Always something going on...

Good morning ^-^
Yea, I know... it's been a while. Sorry. Life has been very hectic this year.

I recently had to ask my boss to rearrange my hours at work. I was finding that the mid-shift I was working was leaving too much burden on my older daughters. I wasn't getting home until 8:00pm, after people started to get tired. It was getting especially hard for them dealing with their brother. He may still be child mentally because of his disabilities, but he is 21 now and he knows it. He seems to find it easier to follow the orders of his mom than his sisters. In his eyes, a little sister is still a little sister, even if she is suppose to be the one in charge when mom's gone...

So, I cut back my hours at work a bit. It means a bit less money, but some things are more important than money, eh. The good news is that I am home and near the computer more often, so maybe I can get caught up on my email and site updates... well, maybe in a couple weeks...

...after Sakura-Con. I am volunteer coordinator again this year and have also helped a bit with the Japanese version of the site. I'm also ANCEA's treasurer now. ANCEA is the parent company that oversees Sakura-Con.

In other news, a chat friend of mine in Puerto Rico named Pedro is going to Japan in June. Amongst his plans is going to Yoshiki Fukuyama's tribute to Nekki Basara concert in Osaka. He already has the tickets! I wish I could go (no money this year) but I am happy that he gets to. It's been fun working with him helping him get ready and introducing him (via internet) to some of my friends over there. I look forward to reading his report of the trip!

I recently added several links to the Spread Peace page. Please check them out. One particular favorite of mine is Eyes Wide Open. Eyes Wide Open is a traveling exhibit put on by a group of Quakers who have figured out a peaceful way of showing the horrors of war. If you can get to their exhibit when it is in your area, please do. It will be in Tacoma on April 12-13. I plan to take the kids to see it.

If you're in the northwest united states, they have exhibits coming up in Washington and Oregon. You can download the flier here. (.pdf format)

Well, see you next time... this month, I hope... well, eventually anyways, eh ^-^

peace