Guri & Gura - with a cold

Yesterday = streaming cold with 2 extra layers on. Little's class with Minnie, and felt welcome & mostly useful. Guri & Gura in J + E a first. Little ones into big class to sample the majors, meet Choriso etc

Couldn't wait to get home of this 1/2 day; caught 90 mins kip on sofa before my day job...bed before 9. Knackered.

Still not in great condition ( headache but no runny nose) & with Choriso = nice welcome. Jim Time without music (Madge needed her cord back) so a good job I actually know the songs! Also with cheerful student teacher Izumi - not the mental one that runs up to bow & shout onegaishimasu at me.

'Do you like bananas?' to chorus 

using f/cards instead of music

Yes/no faces again

homemade broccoli soup

Finished on time. 

Middle ones take +50% time drawing. 

Was quick & fun. 

1st Jim Corner requested; poster printing their names best I could think of.

Tokyo & Yamagata this w/end - and Dec lesson plans requested by next Thursday. Yes, I'll do that now (given it takes longer to translate & print. Yada.

Broccoli Ice Cream repeating

Spent (half day) gawping at...; think she knows (even sat on me as well when the boys piled on top - almost enough pressure to decent chiropracting session - left a bit!)

Repeat of Broccoli yes/no lesson plan, 

this time more jumping at end for YES. 

Big success.

Can id this more often, please?

Impromptu going home Jim Time = 4 songs off the cuff.

Happy Birthday Mum...wish I could spend a fraction of my time with you :(

Looks like I'm going to Yamagata next weekend via Tokyo. Love to travel but this all will be at top speed & lacking in socials. Don't think my colleagues have the first clue about the peripherals beyond this tiny centre of the universe.