Tiptoe, Tex and The Chicken
 

Well, the package arrived today. The kids have really accumulated a lot of "stuff". I am in the process of downsizing in preparation for their trip to Japan.

It's very nice to see my little Tiptoe again and to finally meet Tex and The Chicken. Tex is very charming - handsome dude, and The Chicken is much smaller than I thought and sort of rubbery. It looks like a piggy bank I had when I was a kid.

I will put them back into the postal system tomorrow - on their way to Kathy's brother's place in Ithaca, New York.

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How do you say Bon Voyage in Japanese?
 

Hi Pinkie -
Glad the "kids" arrived in good order and that you have had time for a short reunion.

Wish I could go to Japan! How lucky are these little creatures???

Bet you had fun going through the journal, which is quite thick by now.

I'm sure the package will get to Ithaca in time. My brother said he'd be honored to accompany the trio and I've made sure to reserve rooms in a hotel near my brother's conference so I can take the trio, my four children and my brother to see the big Buddha and some awesome gardens near the ocean in Kamakura and maybe visit a hot springs spa. (Places I haven't been since before my eldest, now 15, was born and a first for the rest of our group.)

I hope that they won't be hit too hard by jet lag. We'll keep the running around to a minimum but try to make the most of wherever we go.

I am glad to see Tex still has the lymphedema sleeve. It is going to be a long flight.

Also, I think that Tip, Tex and the chicken should go back to Ohio mid February and wait it out with Laurie. They could go with her to the delivery room and be the first in the Her2 Family to see our little one!

They can at least help pass the time until labor begins!

Does that add a camera to the mix?????