First Subway Sandwiches in a YEAR

Garden Flowers

Yard Work

We decided to tackle our giant centipede problem by spraying pesticide all over the garden. The pesticide doesn't actually affect the centipedes, but it kills everything else. No centipede food no centipedes? It's sad though because I don't want it to harm the lizards or the cute little frogs. It may not, because I still see them jumping around.

Despite our efforts, another centipede was found in the house last night. We're looking forward to the weather getting colder so we can forget about them for a few months!!

Zen and the Art of Scooter Maintenence

So Bret has gotten a scooter of his very own. He is enjoying it, and it's acquisition has given us further insight into life in Japan. When I watch anime, I can now identify the licensing sticker on the license plates of scooters! That's something, right?

I am really happy Bret has a new toy, and that he can get to work without bicycling for hours or having to wait for the train (although he still does take the train sometimes). He wants to get another one so we can go on scooter trips, but x dollars of scooter plus x dollars of insurance later I think we'll hold off on that for a while. But it's a thought for next summer!

Next up: buying a rain poncho for maintaining dryness while scooting!

Because of the Mukade....

1) I park my car in the driveway so the headlights face the front door and leave the headlights on until i run inside and turn on a few lights. Then I come back out and turn my car off.

2) I inspect every wall and ceiling before I feel comfortable hanging out in a room

3) I flip the computer chairs over just in case a mukade is lurking underneath

4) I compulsively shake towels, clothes and curtains

5) I re-make the line of powder repellant surrounding our house every week

6) we have a top of the line dehumidifier even though i would much rather have the opposite. But mukade are sensitive to dryness, so the best way to keep them out is to get rid of any moisture

7) Bret has gone through 4 tubes of caulk to seal up the cracks and holes in our house...

We always joke that we wish we'd had a gecko problem instead. I would love to come home to ten geckos in random places around the house.

But at least i'm not afraid of the house being spooky anymore. Just the centipedes!!!

My Best Friend

He comes to the window every night and eats bugs that are hovering around, drawn by the glow of our florescent lights. It's all I could ever ask for in a friend. He's so cute!

I interupt the boring house posts to bring you....

That time I took Alex to a photobooth place in Tokyo

Make-up Room

Also known as the "Bret got tired of my stuff being everywhere room"

Kitchen

the fridge is very mini, and the door likes to bounce back open when you shut it. All part of the fun

Entryway

Upstairs Living Room

Post cleaning and decorating