News and Views from the Oshikas

I'd never even thought about the hot and cold ...

2011-05-27T08:47:14.552-07:00

I'd never even thought about the hot and cold tap thing! but I'm there with you on the carpets in bathrooms (public bathrooms ewww).

As for the racial diversity - whole swathes of the UK are very homogenous white celtic/anglo saxon. I grew up in a village which 100% caucasian, and went to a high school with only one non-white teacher. There is more racial diversity in the bigger metropolitan areas but not so much outside them, even now.

... and these are stunners (glad the kids are happ...

2011-05-26T08:26:21.524-07:00

... and these are stunners (glad the kids are happy helping your research)

She's being the older child. They have that &...

2011-05-25T16:02:40.177-07:00

She's being the older child. They have that "I'll take care of the world" attitude. (Speaking as the oldest child in my family. I used to drive my sister nuts!)

Yes, I'm impressed too. When I first started t...

2011-05-23T11:31:40.735-07:00

Yes, I'm impressed too. When I first started taking the Wee Guy back to the UK the playgrounds were dull and boring, just as I remembered them. But in the last few years we've played in some incredibly adventurous schemes. There's a real move afoot to provide adventure grounds, where children can push themselves to the limits in a safe environment but still practise their judgement about what they are able to do in such spaces. Even I've been tempted onto some of the swings, climbs etc!!! (not bad for an old gal)

Mmm Cambridge! My grandfather was at Christs and I...

2011-05-23T11:27:43.117-07:00

Mmm Cambridge! My grandfather was at Christs and I tried to follow in his footsteps (unsuccessfully). It is an amazing city.

Looks like a beautiful village!

2011-05-20T09:50:15.829-07:00

Looks like a beautiful village!

2011-05-20T09:49:16.969-07:00

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All those nice photos. You are in a different cul...

2011-05-19T17:20:38.804-07:00

All those nice photos. You are in a different culture setting.

This is great! Keep posting :) "Moms 'n&#...

2011-05-18T13:18:47.387-07:00

This is great! Keep posting :)
"Moms 'n' Toddlers group eh, you're clearly settling in already!!!

It's nice to meet all of your family again!!. ...

2011-04-11T16:38:44.842-07:00

It's nice to meet all of your family again!!.

Welcome Back!!

So nice to have you back in the blogging world! V...

2011-04-11T14:28:27.635-07:00

So nice to have you back in the blogging world! Virtual Hugs and Hi's to all!

Welcome back! It's a big news. I'll sprea...

2011-04-11T09:02:54.441-07:00

Welcome back!
It's a big news. I'll spread the info out to my friends and folks.

I realize my grand children are growing quite handsome.

Welcome back!!! :-)

2011-04-10T15:52:03.293-07:00

Welcome back!!! :-)

He is too cute! I love his crazy hair. :) Thanks f...

2010-04-14T17:45:18.043-07:00

He is too cute! I love his crazy hair. :) Thanks for your comment on my blog about sleep training, we're having a rough nap day today so it makes it easier to know others have gone through this, and it's normal. Rough, but normal. Your kids are adorable. :)

Oh Angie I think that is AMAZING and so great that...

2010-01-14T17:32:15.434-08:00

Oh Angie I think that is AMAZING and so great that you let her do that. I know a lot of parents who are always stopping their older toddler or preschooler from helping too much with the baby, for various reasons. And I'm sure there are plenty of things that you DO have to stop Little Miss Helper from doing, but I think it's super cool that you encourage her to help her lil bro. :)

So cute!!!

2010-01-11T08:32:41.679-08:00

So cute!!!

Tomio has a lot of hair!!!

2010-01-07T11:08:45.806-08:00

Tomio has a lot of hair!!!

so beautifully written...

2009-12-02T19:57:26.326-08:00

so beautifully written...

aw, sweet!!! Steph

2009-11-19T19:10:04.162-08:00

aw, sweet!!! Steph

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2009-11-14T07:38:53.345-08:00

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Happy to see that my nursing pillow is being passe...

2009-11-12T06:11:07.717-08:00

Happy to see that my nursing pillow is being passed on to another "mommy"! :)

This is EXACTLY us too, except there is a tv and a...

2009-11-07T15:07:47.527-08:00

This is EXACTLY us too, except there is a tv and a lot more toys and dishes around! :)

So adorable!! And, I'm really impressed with T...

2009-10-16T19:50:02.153-07:00

So adorable!! And, I'm really impressed with Tomi's head control!!

lol... we have a picture of William in the exact s...

2009-08-04T06:15:16.337-07:00

lol... we have a picture of William in the exact same pose. I have to dig that out and send it to you guys. They must discover some really funny positions while in the womb.