We’ve been on an early schedule lately, and I’ve been leaving the house much earlier than usual. Part of the reason has to do with our bathing habits. Since I converted the shower to a bath, we’ve been taking baths in the evening, and then I just jump in the morning to wash my hair. It works pretty well so far, and I am kind of enjoying taking a long hot bath before bed. It heats you up to the core, and suddenly I don’t need that electric blanket quite so much.
Anyway, we don’t need to get up so early but we end up getting up anyway, and I hate to just sit around the house when Kuniko is gearing to go, so I’ve been following her out the door.
This early arrival has not gone unnoticed at my school. I think it makes a couple of teachers nervous. They are used to being the early guy at the school and when someone else beats them there, they lose the bragging rights. I don’t mind – I use the time to study, especially with the upcoming test.
Today in one of my classes I went in without much of a lesson plan at all. This is a big deal, usually I plan everything down to 5 minute intervals. I went in with a small photo album of wedding pictures and a worksheet to test their memory. It worked out that the groups that finished the worksheet got to see the wedding pics. Girls were screaming and saying how cute Kuniko was and I didn’t know what to say but “Yes, she is cute!” I guess more modesty is called for in that situation, but I can’t do it…
I had a good recording session with Yamamoto sensei for the listening test. We did it all in just two takes. He only flubbed pronunciation of “blueberry pie”. Now we’re all set for next week’s listening test.
Back home I bought some ingredients for tortilla soup, and Kuniko helped me cook it up when she got back from school. Her voice is still missing, so we’ve had a couple of quiet evenings lately. There are signs of improvement, though, so she should be good to go tomorrow. I hope.
