Church was called on account of rain!

Wow, Japan, the land of natural disasters. Yesterday we had 2 out of three hours of Church canceled because of a typhoon hitting the area, then this morning there was a large (6.8) earthquake in Niigata Prefecture. We are far enough away that we didn't even feel it, but it is really rough because that place was hit with bad quakes back in 2004. We'd been feeling more small quakes than usual for a few weeks, and they got the worst of it. We'll check in with Masaki's Aunt and Uncle next door to see if his cousin and her family are OK. She and her two kids are supposed to oget here on Saturday for a week long visit.

Other than that we sent off Grandma to the airport today, and she should just now be entering the friendly skies. We had a good time having her around, and once she got over jet lag and lack of sleep she was absolutely an angel around the house. Clark really enjoyed playing with her and I think he'll be in for a bit of a surprise when he discovers she isn't waiting for him in the living room anymore.

We had a fun Saturday shopping....because what do you do when it is pouring outside? You go to the mall of course!

So here is a sampling of what Grandma saw from her perspective(we got pictures from her camera)