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I have a big extended family. We do a lot of things together and one of the is Zumba. My aunty teaches 2 classes in Pearl City. They are on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:00. So everyone goes to support her class. Its a big class, on average there are 40-50 people there. Normally my mom and dad goes, my grandma, my sister, my cousin. Then there is my Aunty and her husband and my dads brother. We all take the front row, and it is a lot of fun. Its really just go at your own pace. If you do the dance moves enough, they start getting easier. The class lasts for one hour and we sweat a lot. I don’t think I am the most coordinated person. When I am supposed to go left, I go right. The main thing is we have fun, and I just want to get a good cardio workout in. I normally workout 3-5 times a week, and this is something easy to do on the days I dont really feel like working out. It is probably the activity that breaks the most sweat. I play raquetball with my Dad and I dont sweat nearly as much as when I am doing Zumba. I can go running and hiking and I still dont sweat as much as Zumba. I dont know what it is about jumping around and dancing, but it must be really good for the body if it can make me sweat like that.

2枚目のキルトは「黒船を主題にして、まわりに開国時の異人さんを配置して. . . 」と、アイデアは膨らむばかり。そのためには、アップリケの勉強を、と本を開いてみると、ローラーカッター、ヒュージブルウエブ等など、小学生時代にフェルトを使ってちょこちょこやっていたアップリケとはいささか事情がちがっています。こういった器具のお陰でアップリケは飛躍的に進歩しましたとあります。こうなったら、本の通りにやってみるしかないと決めました。コンピューターで機能するミシンをなんとか使いこなせるようになったと思ったら、今度はヒュージブルウエブ、フリーモーションジグザグ. . . . .

あなたの一言が、うれしかった。
あなたの一言で、頑張れた。
あなたの一言に、ありがとう。
とろみどりさんへ

「退職する」と知らせていた患者さんからこんな手紙をもらった。本当にこの方の役に立っていたのなら、心の底から嬉しい。看護師やっててよかった。

最後の勤務。

もう一人ちゃんとあいさつをしておきたかった患者さん。退職を伝えたら驚いてた。「また、絶対看護師をしなさい。するべき人なんだから。僕が言うんだから間違いない。ありがとう、これからも頑張ってね。」涙。勤務中です、我慢。できない。穏やかに勤務が進んで、朝が来て、終わりました。おつかれ、自分。患者さんからの言葉はでかいな。ほんま。ありがたすぎてどうしよう。看護師またやりたい。

Andrew and I went with a couple of friends to this place in Annapolis called Chick and Ruth’s Deli. They sell the standard American cuisine of burgers, fries, shakes, hotdogs, and sandwiches. Andrew went specifically to try their colossal burger and shake challenge. They give you a 6-pound milkshake and 1-pound burger which you must finish in one hour. If you do you get a t-shirt. Andrew did it. He struggled a little but was able to finish it, and he was amazingly able to keep the food down. No more strawberry milkshakes for him.

日記ご無沙汰してます。
6年間働いた職場。
今から最後の勤務に行ってきま〜す。
眠いけど頑張ります。よし。

Hi again. We had Spring Break this week.  Steve and I wanted to rest and plan a few things, but nothing ever goes as plans. My dad got news last week that his cancer has spread, even after going to Chicago, Illinois for three special new treatments.  He was very depressed.  They want him to do chemo therapy.  He asked Steve to take care of his rentals for him since chemo might make him sick and tired.  He has two rentals that are empty and need work quickly so they can generate some income. My brother and I went Tues. with mom and dad to Chemo Education to learn about side affects, and so on.  Leslie got to relax and do some shopping nad having a friend over to watch movies and spend the night.  I haven’t got to do much other than catch up on some cleaning and laundry.  I’ve had to watch the boys (my grandkids) some because Jennifer, our older daughter works for one disabled client.  Today she is starting with another one, and will be getting a third one the beginning of April.  I have tried to learn some strokes on my computer to navigate around in web sites.

Have a great and blessed day!

Jena

Wow! Two days in a row at NACOS. I haven’t done that in a while. I’m glad I did though. It kept the things I learned from yesterday fresh. I just have to be consistent at it so I can learn a lot quicker. I’m slowly learning to form my own sentences. NACOS teachers have been very instrumental in my progress. I know that’s a given because without instruction how can you progress, but what I was trying to say was without THEM I don’t think I would be learning as quickly as I would be in any other form of instruction. Unless of course I was living in Japan and having to survive on speaking Japanese alone, then of course I would learn quicker I think, but to not take anything away from not being in Japan, I feel this was the best move I could have made in choosing the NACOS system of learning. If I ever hear any of my acquaintences say to me they wish they could learn to speak Japanese, I know where I’m sending them.