Well that's my holiday over. I started working again on Saturday but it wasn't too bad really.

On Saturday, Aya was attempting to pack her suitcase for going to the UK (and actually had it done) when she called me upstairs. She was in a quandary about whether she should or shouldn't go. She's been having doubts for a while now but was still going to go in a 'going on holiday' frame of mind but when the crunch came, she decided not to go at all. Obviously I'm happy about it and happy that she decided herself that she would rather stay here. She'll start looking for a job in Osaka and I don't know if she plans on living with us while working or finding a flat later on but at least she will be nearby whichever decision she makes.

On Sunday we all had to go to the baseball ground to mop up the rain - mop up is the right term since we used buckets and sponges!! When I arrived at 7.30 am and saw all the water, I thought it would take hours but with the amount of people there, we managed to get the ground cleared in just over 1.5 hrs. After that there was a tournament for the 2nd year team (4 matches) and nothing for the first year kids or mothers, so it was pretty boring. I was very tempted to go home but I knew that they were going to be handing out one set of uniforms plus the parents' t-shirts so had to stay. Keita's new number is 18 which he is happy about since it is the number for the Ace pitcher for professional baseballers! Another good piece of news is that the manufacturers that are making Keita's shoes have decided to make a second pair as a present to him so that at least cuts the price in half - whatever that price is going to be. When I got home, Setsuo had been the perfect housewife and had also cleared the roof verandah!

Since I thought I was going to be going to the airport this morning and didn't think I'd be back in time, I cancelled my adults 2pm class so I don't have lessons until 4.30 this afternoon.