It's been two weeks

And finally the stress caught up with me in a more dramatic way that made me stop and rest. I woke up with a headache that I didn't shrug off until mid afternoon. Spending two hours on the bed (not sleeping because the wind was strong enough to make the house shake) was beneficial.

We received official notice today that CAJ is planning to start up again on the 4th of April, but also that most of the days or half-days off in the remaining 10 weeks have been cancelled in order to make up for two mostly-lost weeks of schooling. It is going to be a tough run to summer holidays. I doubt that anyone will be completely recovered from the trauma we've experienced, though possibly the younger children will have not had such a tough time. I know our three have been relatively well shielded from all the news (we don't have a TV connected to an antennae and we've been careful what we let them see on the internet) and because we didn't have to evacuate, they've had a relatively stable time of it. But I suspect that many students will take some time to settle back into school life again. Teachers too, perhaps.

So, life continues on. This coming week we have Spring Break. Our middle son was supposed to be going to Soccer Camp for two days and nights, but that was cancelled in favour of a 5-day day-only camp at CAJ. Very convenient for us! We'll see how the week pans out, we're hoping the weather warms up enough to enjoy a day trip to one of the big parks in Western Tokyo. And we also have our mission's two-year review on Tuesday. We have to fill in one of those long forms evaluating the past two years and then discuss it with our Japan Director and his wife. I'll have to think carefully so that the last two weeks don't bias my responses too much.

I also thought you might be interested in reading what other Tokyo-based missionaries are writing on their blogs. A friend wrote a good blog post here called "What I didn't learn in science class..." and another friend wrote one here with some 'spot on' words on taking a Biblical Perspective on the fight or flight tension we've been dealing with over the last fortnight. And here is one from a friend who's gone back to the US for a little while, showing us how difficult it was to leave, even though she felt it was the right decision.

Well, it's off to the shower and then form-filling out for me.