try this

i am AB-gata and so is Noriko`s Mother. hopefully i will stop by the 100 yen shop to buy a balloon or two.

this morning while doing achikochi i was able to watch one of my favorite shows

morning snack. finally i am getting to try some of the snacks my little sister (the one living in France) sent me right before i left for Japan. we have been doing some cleaning this morning but now it is breaktime before the next guest arrives . . . a nurse around noon. two helper-sans came around 8am. and one or two will return around 5pm. Noriko`s Father is resting. oh, yesterday we helped him to sit up. he looked 100% better. and he was even reading (looking at) the evening newspaper. it was probably his first time to sit up since the end of December. it is hard to imagine laying down 24 hours a day every day. today we may see if he can sit in a chair. little steps.