and so....hmmmm...well...okay...uh-huh....

There seems to be an epidemic of "what the heck do I blog about" going around. No...I'm sorry, that's wrong...I have plenty of things to blog about, just no energy to actually do it. After spending the last hour or more, sitting back here in my little corner of the house, trying to read other peoples' blogs....praying for some kind of divine intervention to help me get my "blogging mojo" back, I finally realized what the problemo was.

It's about 11:30 on Friday night, here in Japan....If all were right with the world.....I would actually be sitting on my mom's patio in my pink flamingo boxer shorts (you expected something else!!) and 'grandpa-style' t-shirt, drinking coffee and talking with LindaLoo (my mom!) and possibly having a muffin while we discussed why we hadn't gotten up at the crack of dawn to go out to eat pancakes at the Lion's Club Breakfast (at which my brother, who has to be the head Lion by now...is cooking, as well as my nephew Rafe, who can give you lessons on making the perfect pancake!!!)

Man!! I was having a pity party and didn't even realize it!!

Ah, yes, 'denial'--a great state to be in!

Okay...time to shake it off Debbie-doo...let's get some pictures posted and put together a post and then get to bed so we can be rested for class tomorrow and then maybe, just maybe, a really great post can be written tomorrow!! (Remember...I've got some good stuff...some bloggy bling/love I got and need to pass on, NOT putting a picture of my ass on the Internet but still getting involved in others doing it, cooking classes in English....oh so much, much more!!) Please come back again, okay? Please? Okay. Thanks so much.

So...yesterday, as I was walking to one of my classes, I passed by this car.....just another example of how the Japanese meaning of something and the foreign meaning are really, two different things!!!

~~~~~~~~~~Oh yeah...Big Brother Security...I'm feeling all safe and cozy now!!!~~~~~~~~~

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Wednesday, I had a cooking class. On the menu was:

Taco Salad on Rice

Guacamole

Debbie's Pineapple Salsa

and

Quesadillas

The day was fun....there were 16 people there...15 women and one brave man! They were divided into 4 different groups and I leaned something very important that day.....MY STUDENTS DON'T READ DIRECTIONS!!!! :-D And I know this because.......? Because I had to say "Go back and read what it says." about a gazillion times!!! It's a good thing that I like this class and that I have a good sense of humor!!! (It really was a hoot!!)

I took some pictures, and will post them another time, but...

this one....is my favorite! This is Mrs. Hirota. As we were having our meal, she noticed that she was using a spoon to eat her salad...and I was using chopsticks.

She: Debbie....you are really very good at chopsticks.

Me: And you are really good at using a spoon!

3...2...1....We both got a good giggle out of that!!!
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Speaking of quesadillas....the other day, Issei had noticed that I had bought a few packages of tortillas in preparation for the cooking class.

"I haven't had a quesadilla is such a long time. Can I have one in my lunch tomorrow?" And so...that is what he got. Roasted chicken quesadillas, 2 tator tots, 2 cheese fried wontons, fresh veggies and of course, the Hard Rock Cafe wet towel to make sure he was all clean.. Issei's mommy was rocking the "gaijin (foreign) momma bento" that day!!!

.....and last but not least.....

FLAMINGO FRIDAY!!!

These are tea cups my mom sent me for Christmas a few years ago! I lrrrrrve them so much!!!! Aren't they great?!?!

And with that....I bid you all a good night...oyasumi nasai!!