Author name: Mason Shoma

Getting used to school

I’m getting more and more used to my new school everyday. Today I stayed until nap time and snack time. I think I’m about ready to stay for the full day soon. One big difference between my old school and new school is that the new school doesn’t have as much communication with the parents.

Tuckered out

I went to school school without problem or argument today. There was no mention of not wanting to go to school and no selfishness or mean comments. I was a very good boy. Maybe you could say that I was an overly good boy in order to make up for how I acted last night.

First day of new preschool

Today was my first day at my new preschool. Everything started out fine. I woke up, ate breakfast, got dressed and go ready without any issues. But then a few minutes before I started to feel anxious and started to say, “I’m not going to school.” Daddy took me aside and talked to me. He

Welcome Ceremony at new school

Today I start at my new preschool. I have been prepared for this so I was ready. I woke up and ate my breakfast and did my business. I even got dressed in my school clothes without problem. Today was just a Welcome Ceremony so it was only an hour or so. Nothing to be

Conversations with Daddy on the way home

2025/03/24: Daddy picked me up from school today and we had a nice long conversation that covered so many things. We talked about gummy bears, different cars, the moon, and other observations. 2025/03/31: Another nice long conversation with Daddy after he picked me up from school. It was my last day at my nursery school.

Last day at Akarinoko Nursery School

I made it to school today! No vomiting or any other problems. I was able to eat breakfast this morning, although not as much as I usually do. Still, it was enough to give me energy to go to school. I had a nice day at school and enjoyed my final hours with my classmates

Stomach bug

Boy was last night rough. In the middle of the night I threw up in bed. It was surprising and I kind of woke myself up vomiting. I didn’t cry or anything. I was just very surprised and confused. Mommy and Daddy cleaned me up but I just kept throwing up. What a mess it

Double driving and dinner

After waking up from dozing on the way home from the park, I wanted to play right away. So without even setting foot in the house I started to play with my Mercedes. Then I wanted to practice riding my Strider. Then I wanted to do both. After playing for some time outside, we headed

Annual Hanami at Umi no nakamichi

We went to Umi no Nakamichi for our annual Hanami (cherry blossom viewing). We go every year. When Mommy and Daddy had a final staycation before I was born and took pictures among the cherry blossoms. Since then we have made a trip back every year to track my growth. This year I once again

Traffic jam in the living room

There always seems to be traffic jams in the living room. I don’t know if it is poor city design or lack of clear traffic signs, or simply because I like the chaos of traffic problems. The problem is ongoing.

Last full week at Akarinoko nursery school

We had our evacuation drill today and we all did a good job of evacuating the building and we were supposed to then go for our walk, but it was raining. Luckily, after a bit it lightend up so we were able to take a short walk to the prefectural office. I made a train

Spring Sunday

Today was not as warm as yesterday, but it still is starting to feel more like spring. We spent the morning playing indoors. I made a street sweeper with Lego. I wanted sandwiches for lunch so Daddy offered to take us to a restaurant for lunch. But when we got there I threw a tantrum

Warm Saturday

Today was such a nice day that Daddy decided to wash the car. I offered to help. I did a really good job of shooting the car with the hose and washing certain parts of the car. Daddy washed the parts I missed. We ended up with a very clean car! We also made some

Friday

We had some new babies join our school today. I welcomed them and made sure they felt safe in our nursery school. I know it can be a bit scary at first. But I was there to take care of them. We had our last English lesson today. We have enjoyed this year of learning

Tired Daddy

Daddy often looks very tired. Maybe he is not sleeping well. I wonder why.

Dinner, maps, karuta

We went out to dinner with some of Daddy’s friends from Hawaii and I was very well behaved. I ate very well, but also very fast. Good thing I brought some cars to play with. On the way home I checked out our route on the map. I love looking at maps these days! When

Hanging out with Obachan

After the Tomica festival, Mommy and I had lunch with Obachan. I wanted ramen and I ate really well. Then we went home and just hung out. Obachan bought us some snacks. I got a fruit topped cake. She knows what I like. What a nice day!

Tomica Festival

Mommy took me to a Tomica Festival today! It was very exclusive and hard to get tickets and it was for one day only. Daddy had already made plans to take the car in for its safety check so he couldn’t come. Obachan joined us at the festival. There were so many Tomica to see.

Short week

We often have fun on our walk to school. Today Daddy was holding my hand and accidentally ripped my hand off! Oh, wait, no, it was just my glove. We visited the prefectural office today and enjoyed the view. I’m still having a ball playing memory. But we changed the rules a bit and just

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