I tried Natto

Natto is a foul substance. 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natto

It is rotting beans with mustard and soy sauce. 
I have loved every bit of food I have had in japan. Sushi, miso soup, takoyaki, its all good! But this stuff is horrible. Even Will doesn't like it, and he eats everything. I don't care if it is healthy and good for you. I would rather die young, fat, and oozing disease than to have to eat this stuff ever again.

Mamma Mia!

This blog has no pictures. Last night, we spotted an Italian restaurant while driving back from the curtain and yo-yo store. It is called 'Mamma Mia's Italian Buffet' in Kitagata (a town next to Mizuho-shi where we live). We weren't sure what we were doing when we got there, it was bewildering. The waitress told us some things in Japanese....not sure what she said, except for the word "90" or 'kyū jū'. Luckily there was a couple from Switzerland visiting their Japanese friends. They explained it to us....

here's how it goes:
You've got 90 minutes to eat what you want for 1300 yen (about $15.00). This includes drinks of a large variety and a dessert bar. The food was good, although a long way from Italy. Will's favorite was the squid pizza with mayonnaise. He also liked the asparagus pizza with extra mayonnaise. The pasta was good though.

There was also a coffee/tea bar. We got cappuccino's that had the cutest pictures in them. I got one with a rabbit design, will got a rabbit too. Our second was a cat and seal. Wish we would have had our camera.....next time! We will go again.

This is a picture of Will's new Yo-Yo. That's the only picture

Refills (10.10.10)

So, I've noticed in Japan that they seem to sell refill packs for a lot of things, such as: dish soap, laundry detergent, fabric softeners, shampoo, conditioner, and bath soap. I am sure there are others too. It's a pretty smart idea, it cuts the cost and probably reduces the amount of large plastic bottles being tossed.

Here are some pictures of the refills for laundry detergent. I paid 248 yen for it (about $3.00). It pretty much fills up the entire bottle. What a deal!

Ono Clover Kindergarten Sports Festival Day 2010

On September 26th, we went to the Ono Clover Kindergarten Sports Festival Day, which was a Sunday. Will works there once a week for four hours. It was a lot of fun and the children are extremely cute. They did dances, gymnastics, races, and songs. At one point, Will had to wear a rabbit hat and dance around with them. I had fun taking pictures of it all. I already posted some of these pictures on facebook, but here they are as well. We also have a video with a compilation of a few of the songs and dances and races. There was a lot more going on than that, though.

This lady was in the adult relay race. Will was also in this

I love this little girl and am currently drawing up plans to kidnap her so she can be my very own

This is the girl who had a dream, according to her t-shirt

Will was trying to get this girl to smile for the camera. She wouldn't do it though

Kappa Sushi video

Here is a very uninteresting video of Will and me eating cheap sushi. It's the cheap type of sushi, like the Mcdonalds of sushi but it is very good. Just don't eat the sea urchin one, even Will didn't like that and he likes everything.