Chchchchchchanges

Job changes, living arrangement changes, and hair style changes, all we can say is that the Lord thankfully remains the same. The last week saw an assortment of changes for us. Yoko no longer works at the photo development shop. She dropped that job in order to teach English at a cram school and to work the front desk at a conversational English school. Both of these jobs are part time and in the evening which gives her the time she needs to take care of her grandma during the day.
Grandma is now living with us. She moved in with us yesterday because her home is cold during the winter, and we will not have to travel in the winter weather to see her.
Erik has a new hair style; this is the forth is his adult life. While in the U.S., Yoko wanted Erik to change his hair; however, he politely refused and instead, agreed that Yoko could choose how his hair is cut while in Japan. So, if you would like to see how stylish Erik is now, click on the link above.
On top of all these changes, we also meet some relatives of Yoko's for the first time. We met Yoko's dad's two sisters and some of their family at a ceremony for Yoko's dad's aunt who passed away a year ago. This is a special ceremony conducted at the one year anniversary of some one's death. The aunt who died did not have any children, so her nieces and nephew took it upon themselves to take care of her arrangements once she died. It was great to meet some more of the family. We had a real nice time with them. One of the highlights is that we ate fugu and lived.