Taking a Family Picture

Yesterday we went to church to take a family picture.

It's for the church directory.

We hadn't used the wheelchair in a while, but we made it.

We got dressed up for the picture.  We dressed Hajime in one of Dad's shirts and some pants and he looked pretty nice!

First, a picture with me!

Then, a picture in our yard...

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　

And then we arrived at church.

Hajime's nose was very runny, so he had to take pictures with tissue stuffed in his nose, but we took it out for the church picture.

It was the first time in a while that he went out, and his secretion was normal.  It is very important for him to move around like this, so that was good.

Well, we are finally going to Disneyland next Saturday!


(translated by MS)

I Love NHK!

It has gotten very cold the past few days.
The sun is very strong and it is hot if I don't close Hajime's curtains.  But the wind outside is very cold so I check to see where the sun is no longer hitting and open the windows to let fresh air in.
If the sun were a little less strong, I could open the curtains earlier.
And our windows are old and warped, so it's a struggle to get them open.  It's like I have to pull them as hard as I can and fight and fight and then finally they open.

The past few days, I've been leaving the TV on NHK during the day, and amazingly Hajime has been watching the whole time!
When I asked him before, "Shall I turn on the TV?" he would say no, but now he's saying he'll watch NHK.  I'm surprised.
So Hajime is watching TV all day.
It makes me happy.
He is watching everything...from the Wide Show to the news to cooking shows.
I am so grateful to NHK.  Thank yoouuu!

This is the same Hajime who didn't want to do anything every day.  It's a good sign!


(translated by MS)