T-minus five and a half....

WOW...five and a half days to go....!!!! 

Ran to McDonald's to grab a cup of coffee and get online for a bit...got my lists written...and pretty much checked off. 

We hauled all of our cargo to my daughter's house yesterday-not much actually. I have 2 boxes to repack as they seem a bit heavy. 

We have just basic necessities left in our room...yesterday while I was on my run I was thinking about how nice it actually is to have so few possessions. 

Later that evening Masaaki and I were talking and I told him that I am dead set against any sort of a complicated  life in Japan. I am going to keep it as simple as possible. 

I've learned so much these past several months...one thing that has really stood out was the fact that the material things we "thought" we needed...really didn't matter. I've never really missed them to tell the truth. 

Thanks for all the prayers for Japan...Lord knows they desperately need them. I am praying that I will be "useful" once I arrive because there is so much that needs to be done. I don't have money at the moment but I do have a willing heart. 

Ok...off to teach another class and then to get some styrofoam peanuts or something to wrap my shamisen in so it doesn't get smashed on the plane. I should have just left it in Japan on the last trip!!!

over and out (for the moment)