3.21.2011

Spring Awakening

Welcome Spring! We've missed you. And thank you for bringing some sprouting flowers with you. We were worried they wouldn't arrive because of our black thumbs. You rock.



3.16.2011

Shake, Shake, Shake...

If you've been reading this blog for any amount of time, you'll know that Tim and I spent the beginning of last year living in Japan. This earthquake business has been an interesting experience for us. Especially considering that we could have easily been there for it. In fact, about two weeks prior to the quake, Tim was put on a short list to go back a.s.a.p. to help with the end of the project.

Needless to say, I am thankful.

On the other hand, we do have friends and co-workers who are currently there and, from what I can tell, it's been a stressful and interesting journey for them. Yokosuka, where we were stationed, is located about 300 miles south of where the most devastating damage has been. Life seems to be going smoothly now, with the exception of scheduled black-outs and constant aftershocks.

If you'd like to read some first-hand accounts of what some of the wives experienced during the quake, here are some links:

Tim's boss' wife, who have lived in Yokosuka for about 2 1/2 years, was at the base school with her son.

A fellow RA friend from college, whose husband is an ASTE, was at home. The same home we had while we lived in Japan. (This is likely the experience I would have had, had we been there again.)

The wife of a a friend from my Senate days at WSU, who now works with Tim.

and finally, A high school friend of mine, who has lived in Japan for about two years, was interviewed on King 5.

Last year, we were in Japan reading about the destruction in Haiti and Chile. We even had a tsunami alert. This year we're home, reading about Japan. It has been surreal.

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3.09.2011

Rainy Day Pottery

Last Friday Laurie came down to visit for the afternoon. Tim got to have lunch with us prior to work, but the afternoon was ours to fill. Anything that would take place outside, was out of the question (if you can't tell from the title of the post). I suggested pottery painting and it just so happened that Laurie had been wanting to do that for a while!

Laurie chose to decorate a pasta bowl...
Her finished product...
After the fact, Laurie realized that when the bowl is full, it goes from saying "Eat." to "Fat." We figure it will be the best diet supplement ever. :-)

And I worked on an oversize mug for Tim's daily tea...
If you can't tell, I was trying to do an argyle pattern.  It started out so well.  And then it just went downhill...
My blue diamonds turned into random blue lines. If you know Tim, you know how precise everything has to be with him, so it went from being Tim's tea mug to a family mug. 

Here's the inside...
I'll pick up the finished products sometime this week!


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3.02.2011