Wednesday, April 15th, 2009...3:53 am
Exhilaration
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“I am comfortable with my heart exhilarated.”
We went on a word search today. T-shirt words. You’ll see a slew of them on Kaj’s blog, but this exhilarated quote suited my wound-up, wired and tired son to a T.
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, with numerous halls, ponds, and fountains throughout its statued grounds of deep forests and stair-cased hills was alive with incense, prayer, and multi-toned chanting today. Not to mention the always entertaining temple turtles, who hustled themselves into a chorus line to take our requests…
And the highlight of my day? Well, not every mom would respond this way, but this Monster Mama is soooo proud. My kid ate a grasshopper!
Surprises everywhere.
Just like good stories.
3 Comments
April 17th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Hey, Kaj.
You are the best! Way to eat! Bring back a few for us, ok?
Jean says “I really like that you’re eating a grasshopper. It looked pretty funny. I really want to try one because it looks really interesting!”
We all miss you both. So glad you’re having a great time.
See you soon!
Daddy and Jean
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:20 am
Eating grasshoppers – wow! Kaj could have been St. Urho’s assistant . . . . . glad he is a better eater than his aunt! Sounds like you are having a fun trip (and meaningful). You will have great memories, can’t wait to hear more when I see you or talk to the two of you. Miss you, Cindy
April 26th, 2009 at 11:28 am
“wound-up, wired and tired”…….I love the way these words sound together! They belong together don’t they? I wonder which one comes first (like the chicken or the egg) or if they always come in threes?! I miss you, miss you my friend! Happy Japaning! One more thing…I have created a new word…..you will understand what it means when you relate it to my situation…..The new word: “assicity”. Hope you get a good chuckle out of that one!
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