ウィリー Willy

うちにはウィリーっていう犬がいます。もう来月の12日で10歳のおじいちゃんです。わたしがアメリカにいたときに家族が飼いだしたので（伝道中）、わたしは彼にとってはよそ者。格下なのです。家族に対する態度とわたしに対する態度、全然違うんだよこれが。相変わらず寒い日が続いていて、この贅沢な犬は、毎日コタツでグースカ寝ています。散歩に連れて行くのも大変。行きたくないとだだをこねます。なんて犬だ！

My family has a dog named Willy. He will turn 10 years old on the 12th next month. My family bought him when I was in America during my mission, so to him, I'm a stranger and he thinks he comes before me. His attitude towards me is totally different from the attitude towards my family. It's been pretty cold, and this luxurious dog has been sleeping in Kotatsu (traditional Japanese heater) every day. My family has been having a hard time to get him out for a walk. He refuses to go out. What a dog!

メガトマト Mega Tomato

昨日断食日前にがっつり食べておこうと思って、昼にマックでメガトマトを買って食べました。携帯クーポンで安く食べることが出来ました。思ったより「メガ」ではなくてちょっとがっかりしました。それでもハンバーガーパティは3枚あったから、かなりの物だったのだろうけどね。

I went to McDonald's and bought a Mega Tomato yesterday before I began fasting(Do Mega burgers exist in the US??) . I used a cell phone coupon, so I could get it cheaper. I thought it was much smaller than I expected. Didn't seem "Mega" at all to me. But, there were three patties in the burger, so I guess it was mega enough, ha ha.

パイナップル Pineapple

パイナップルを植えてみました！去年友達から聞いてずっとやってみたかったので嬉しい！今は寒いのでなるべく暖かいところに置くようにしなくちゃ。葉っぱが大きくなってその上に（よくわかんないけど）パインがなるらしい。

I planted a pineapple. I learned this from my friend last year and I have been wanting to try this. I have to keep this in a warm place since it's winter and very cold now. My friend said a pineapple will grow on the leaves??? I will see what happens.

念願のデジカメで初詣！ A New Year's Visit to a Shrine with My New Digital Camera.

あらためて、明けましておめでとうございま～す！今年もよろしく！　実は元旦にコジマで念願のデジカメをゲットしました！で、さっそくとなりの神社にお参りに行ったときにためし撮りしてみました。あんまりきれいに撮れてないようだけれど、カメラが悪いんじゃなくて、まだカメラの使い方がよく分からないからなんですとよ～。このカメラはすごいっすよ！

Again, Happy New Year to you all! I finally bought a digital camera on the new year's day, and took some pictures at a shrine which is next to my house. These pictures are not so clear, but that's because I still haven't learned how to use the camera yet. The new camera is really awesome!