Last Saturday they removed the piano from the second story of our old house. We are thankful to the Klaus family for letting us store it in one of their sheds until the new house is built. The piano movers were very efficient and skillful with their special crane truck--as you can see!
The office area of the house is ready for demolition by a big machine now--hopefully this week it will all come down! You can see how they had to take out as much as they could before they would tear it down.
One day on my way walk back from the house to check on their progress, I saw this elderly man in the park. I have seen him before, but never had the luxury of a camera! He walks on his hands until he reaches the little blue bundle!
These white bushes are also really pretty!
Today I read in II Corinthians about "glorying in one's infirmities." I decided it was time to look at my bothersome pregnancy symptoms in yet a different light--sorry if it is TMI--too much information! Instead of complaining about the profuse amount of "gagging" saliva I seem to be producing, I should "glory" in my new-found ability to spit! (I hadn't been to proficient in the past!) Along the same line, I should be thankful for the ability to burp--and let me tell you, I do "glory" in a good burp--yikes, I am losing my lady-like-ness! I am glorying in the fact that I can figure out a half way healthy small snack to eat every 1.5 hours or so to keep my nausea under control. But, the thing I glory most in is that last week I got to see the baby on the sonogram--wow, what a cutie--and a busy body! God is good! Our baby was rocking around and moving his/her arms around like crazy--no wonder I am wiped out all the time--I provide the energy for this little person too! Anyway, I was very thankful and excited to see the baby and hear the strong heart beat--it makes all of the pregnancy symptoms worth it! Still, that said, I am hoping they let up soon--at least by April 20th when we plan to go to America for a week!
We are heading to Okinawa to take Grandpa Kimura and Akihiro's cousin for a two night trip--will be nice to get to some nice warm weather, even though it is getting warmer here!