We're Still Alive......

I've taken such a long break from blogging, it feels a little awkward to start. I'm not really sure if I should try to play catch up...... or just hit the ground running.
When I look over the last year posted I feel sooooo sad that I didn't keep up the effort. (If for no one else, I love to read about our memories).... but for some reason I just haven't been feelin' it.... and kind of dropped of the face of the virtual universe.
But it has been brought to my attention (that's a shout out to Grandma D) that people still care and are interested in what we're doing and want to know if we're still alive..... so here we go.

I finally pulled the house together! Sort of....
It's a work in progress, check back in a few weeks and I'll probably have rearranged the furniture, again.
I'm sooooooo super happy for all of you with your super cute, beautiful, brand new square footage.....etc... (truthfully, I'm jealous......maybe even frustrated)
I was over base housing years ago! But considering this is as good as it gets in Japan, we're making do. Let me take you on a little walking tour of our fabulous new digs....

Step inside and Oh! Here is the Living/Family/Game/Rec Room

Take a glance to your left and now you've entered our Dining/Study/Music/Craft Room

And now if you'll follow me three steps to your left.... This is our fabulous Kitchen!

I think we're talking about 950 square feet? Sometimes I like to pretend we live in Manhattan and feel satisfied knowing that this little place would be worth at least a million.....but then I wake up.
This has been an excellent lesson in learning how little space you need and how to edit your belongings.
Lesson learned........now I'll doubly appreciate a normal size house!

The kids are great! Max and Lillian are still a good age for small spaces. They prefer to be together most of the time rather than alone, so it works out....

Tobias is a handful!...
He is part of the reason that sitting in front of the computer hasn't been tempting this year. He is very busy and doesn't have any patience for me tuning him out. We have a great time though and he pushes me out the door every morning.... he loves to get out and Do Stuff!