This is a story about an international couple raising and home educating three young boys on a small island in Japan, half living in buses, engaged in organic, self-sufficient farming in the middle of a mountain forest while dealing with climate, cultural, and personal challenges. These pages are about pretty much anything and everything all guided by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes, Being Happy. Thank you very much for joining us on our ongoing crazy adventure.

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- Super Bowl....um....Monday. Hey I suppose this is what the little guy thought about the Super Bowl this year. Really was fun watching the game live on TV although we watched in Monday morning in Japan. Shai made it until there was only a few minutes remaining in the game.
- Snowing Like Crazy Today. We woke up today to a beautiful blanket of white snow. Me and Akiko took little Shai outside for a couple hours to play. I made this snowman and got a really strange reaction from the neighbors. Everyone was really surprised the snowman had three sections. In Japanese a snowman typically has only two sections. Went and Googled snowmen to make sure I was not going crazy. Although it hailed at my house in Japan before, this is the first time since living in Kenmore to receive snow on a property I own.
- Facebook Post - Yup Super Bowl….um….Monday in Japan. Actually the little dude made it through most of the game. We could actually watch the game live although the commercials were not shown. Next year would really be nice to see Buffalo in the playoffs again.
- Another Fun Party. Another successful party with some old friends and some new friends. We planned a small dinner which turned out to be a regular  party with around 15 people total. A few came after this picture was taken. We continue to learn more about Slovenia from our friends and are now hoping to plan a trip there someday.
- Facebook Post - is with Akiko and completely snowed in at our friend's cabin spending our third night. I am drinking wine which Akiko cannot....guess why? is with Akiko on Palomar Mountain with limited Internet access. Will reply to everyone later this week. Thanks for understanding. Until then.
- House - No Reason Party. This party was already planned and ended up only a week after our previous get together. A pretty small group compared to other parties but lots of fun nonetheless.