Learning important words in Japanese today
保育園 (ほいくえん, hoikuen)
保育園 (ほいくえん, hoikuen)
March 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Learning important words in Japanese today
保育園 (ほいくえん, hoikuen)
保育園 (ほいくえん, hoikuen)
First day as a big kid at hoikuen! (The little uniform ahhhhhh)
April 1, 2024 at 5:14 AM
First day as a big kid at hoikuen! (The little uniform ahhhhhh)
New release: Doraemon Tanoshii En Seikatsu Youchien Hoikuen (2006 - ) - https://www.myabandonware.com/game/doraemon-tanoshii-en-seikatsu-youchien-hoikuen-ysj #abandonware
October 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New release: Doraemon Tanoshii En Seikatsu Youchien Hoikuen (2006 - ) - https://www.myabandonware.com/game/doraemon-tanoshii-en-seikatsu-youchien-hoikuen-ysj #abandonware
Okay, kiddo's hoikuen isn't evacuating so our neighborhood should be safe but like juuuuust in casesies we'll take the cats upstairs when it should be hitting the mouth of the river nearby. Hnnggg well fun great start to the day
July 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Okay, kiddo's hoikuen isn't evacuating so our neighborhood should be safe but like juuuuust in casesies we'll take the cats upstairs when it should be hitting the mouth of the river nearby. Hnnggg well fun great start to the day
The big goodbye was had! He's off to hoikuen and I'm all teary bc he gave me a second crushing hug and whispered "I'm miss you" BUH HUH HUH
June 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The big goodbye was had! He's off to hoikuen and I'm all teary bc he gave me a second crushing hug and whispered "I'm miss you" BUH HUH HUH
The kids at my kiddo's hoikuen filled out two each, and my kiddo wished for "a big big big T-Rex" and that he could fall asleep next to me one night XD
At Tanabata (七夕) people write wishes on colourful paper strips called 'tanzaku' (短冊) and hang them from decorated bamboo fronds.
In ancient times people originally etched poems on the leaves of sacred kajinoki (梶の木 'paper mulberry') trees and offered them to the gods.
In ancient times people originally etched poems on the leaves of sacred kajinoki (梶の木 'paper mulberry') trees and offered them to the gods.
July 8, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The kids at my kiddo's hoikuen filled out two each, and my kiddo wished for "a big big big T-Rex" and that he could fall asleep next to me one night XD
Kiddo says he wants to go to a different hoikuen b/c he's the only one with yellow hair and some of the other kids push him because of it.
Apparently his best friend stood up for him and also punched one of the kids so while I don't condone child on child violence WELL DONE SORA-KUN GET THEM
Apparently his best friend stood up for him and also punched one of the kids so while I don't condone child on child violence WELL DONE SORA-KUN GET THEM
May 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Kiddo says he wants to go to a different hoikuen b/c he's the only one with yellow hair and some of the other kids push him because of it.
Apparently his best friend stood up for him and also punched one of the kids so while I don't condone child on child violence WELL DONE SORA-KUN GET THEM
Apparently his best friend stood up for him and also punched one of the kids so while I don't condone child on child violence WELL DONE SORA-KUN GET THEM
Getting all the kindergarten (hoikuen) supplies ready is basically a bunch of weird side quests XD
But look at these cute "lesson bags" 😂😂
But look at these cute "lesson bags" 😂😂
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Getting all the kindergarten (hoikuen) supplies ready is basically a bunch of weird side quests XD
But look at these cute "lesson bags" 😂😂
But look at these cute "lesson bags" 😂😂
Sometimes when you live in the country and the local grocery stores buy from local farmers, you get a bonus pet in your veggies XD
Anyway, kiddo now has a caterpillar from a head of lettuce, has it in his bug case with lettuce for noms, & took it to hoikuen b/c kids in Japan bring pet bugs to class
Anyway, kiddo now has a caterpillar from a head of lettuce, has it in his bug case with lettuce for noms, & took it to hoikuen b/c kids in Japan bring pet bugs to class
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Sometimes when you live in the country and the local grocery stores buy from local farmers, you get a bonus pet in your veggies XD
Anyway, kiddo now has a caterpillar from a head of lettuce, has it in his bug case with lettuce for noms, & took it to hoikuen b/c kids in Japan bring pet bugs to class
Anyway, kiddo now has a caterpillar from a head of lettuce, has it in his bug case with lettuce for noms, & took it to hoikuen b/c kids in Japan bring pet bugs to class
kiddo wore a skirt to hoikuen today (not the first time, the other time was over pants) and today the kids and teacher told him that brothers don't wear skirts, only sisters do. He told us rhis when we asked him how the day went as a complaint about a bad thing that happened. So upsetting
July 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
kiddo wore a skirt to hoikuen today (not the first time, the other time was over pants) and today the kids and teacher told him that brothers don't wear skirts, only sisters do. He told us rhis when we asked him how the day went as a complaint about a bad thing that happened. So upsetting
So Paw Patrol is really popular in Japanese Hoikuen right now and it's a common language between kiddos, regardless of background, so as much as I =_= hrrmmm at the show, I want to make sure kiddo can bond with the kids over the same stuff they like.
Thank god the firefighter one is his fav XD
Thank god the firefighter one is his fav XD
May 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
So Paw Patrol is really popular in Japanese Hoikuen right now and it's a common language between kiddos, regardless of background, so as much as I =_= hrrmmm at the show, I want to make sure kiddo can bond with the kids over the same stuff they like.
Thank god the firefighter one is his fav XD
Thank god the firefighter one is his fav XD
We brought the kids to their first day at hoikuen and Ghost is so confused. He was even crying a bit? 😭😭
April 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
We brought the kids to their first day at hoikuen and Ghost is so confused. He was even crying a bit? 😭😭
Good GOD this weekend >_<
Last weekend, Kiddo likely had noro. The on Saturday, wife gets food poisoning (probably) that took her out for 2 days, one of which is a work day for me. Now kiddo has to come home from hoikuen b/c he has a fever. CAN WE CATCH A BREAK PLZ
Last weekend, Kiddo likely had noro. The on Saturday, wife gets food poisoning (probably) that took her out for 2 days, one of which is a work day for me. Now kiddo has to come home from hoikuen b/c he has a fever. CAN WE CATCH A BREAK PLZ
February 24, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Good GOD this weekend >_<
Last weekend, Kiddo likely had noro. The on Saturday, wife gets food poisoning (probably) that took her out for 2 days, one of which is a work day for me. Now kiddo has to come home from hoikuen b/c he has a fever. CAN WE CATCH A BREAK PLZ
Last weekend, Kiddo likely had noro. The on Saturday, wife gets food poisoning (probably) that took her out for 2 days, one of which is a work day for me. Now kiddo has to come home from hoikuen b/c he has a fever. CAN WE CATCH A BREAK PLZ
I think I’m the opposite of most parents of 2 year-olds. We are basically completely ready to go, but it’s 6:50am and the hoikuen doesn’t open till 8…
April 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I think I’m the opposite of most parents of 2 year-olds. We are basically completely ready to go, but it’s 6:50am and the hoikuen doesn’t open till 8…
I can safely say I’m the only one at my daughter’s hoikuen entrance ceremony wearing Prince socks…
April 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I can safely say I’m the only one at my daughter’s hoikuen entrance ceremony wearing Prince socks…
He comes home, opens the door too my office "Dedeh! I made Master Sword at Hoikuen!"
Me: "What?? omg show me!"
Him: "you have to come outta da office to seeeee"
And thus I'm easily lured away from work XD
Me: "What?? omg show me!"
Him: "you have to come outta da office to seeeee"
And thus I'm easily lured away from work XD
January 28, 2026 at 6:56 AM
He comes home, opens the door too my office "Dedeh! I made Master Sword at Hoikuen!"
Me: "What?? omg show me!"
Him: "you have to come outta da office to seeeee"
And thus I'm easily lured away from work XD
Me: "What?? omg show me!"
Him: "you have to come outta da office to seeeee"
And thus I'm easily lured away from work XD
Up early for the performance at hoikuen, love living in the country, all the parents dress accessibly, more casual than not lol
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Up early for the performance at hoikuen, love living in the country, all the parents dress accessibly, more casual than not lol
Okay now we're under a week to go until Veilguard my plan is:
Wrap up Trespasser that night so I can go in, full feels.
Wake up early with kiddo. Turn on computer & start the download so that by the time he's off to hoikuen, it'll be ready.
Fill bowl with Halloween candy. Play all day XD
Wrap up Trespasser that night so I can go in, full feels.
Wake up early with kiddo. Turn on computer & start the download so that by the time he's off to hoikuen, it'll be ready.
Fill bowl with Halloween candy. Play all day XD
October 25, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Okay now we're under a week to go until Veilguard my plan is:
Wrap up Trespasser that night so I can go in, full feels.
Wake up early with kiddo. Turn on computer & start the download so that by the time he's off to hoikuen, it'll be ready.
Fill bowl with Halloween candy. Play all day XD
Wrap up Trespasser that night so I can go in, full feels.
Wake up early with kiddo. Turn on computer & start the download so that by the time he's off to hoikuen, it'll be ready.
Fill bowl with Halloween candy. Play all day XD
The strong wind warning has been lifted, so kiddo can go to hoikuen, but since the typhoon was today, I had to make him a bento which is very fun the occasional times I need to make one, and he keeps saying that "Dede is very good at bento" which makes me so happy XD
June 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The strong wind warning has been lifted, so kiddo can go to hoikuen, but since the typhoon was today, I had to make him a bento which is very fun the occasional times I need to make one, and he keeps saying that "Dede is very good at bento" which makes me so happy XD
So K1 did not get a spot in daycare/hoikuen..all private ones are full, all neighboring cities are full, all temporary places are full.
???
W....hat? How the fuck are we supposed to live? Work? Anything?
???
W....hat? How the fuck are we supposed to live? Work? Anything?
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
So K1 did not get a spot in daycare/hoikuen..all private ones are full, all neighboring cities are full, all temporary places are full.
???
W....hat? How the fuck are we supposed to live? Work? Anything?
???
W....hat? How the fuck are we supposed to live? Work? Anything?
So apparently Santa came to hoikuen today and Bryce gave him the Santa mask as a present. He packed it to take to give to santa, so there was forethought lol XD
His teacher said it was lovely & that santa was happy
And it's like aww, cuuute, but also like WHY DO I FEEL LIKE IT'S PART OF A SPELL XD
His teacher said it was lovely & that santa was happy
And it's like aww, cuuute, but also like WHY DO I FEEL LIKE IT'S PART OF A SPELL XD
There is nothing more awesome than kiddo art especially when they accidentally create an eldritch Santa mask & are also wearing a shirt that could sound like a threat when combined with the mask XD "MAKE A WISH"
the strips of paper are his beard btw
the strips of paper are his beard btw
December 20, 2024 at 4:30 AM
So apparently Santa came to hoikuen today and Bryce gave him the Santa mask as a present. He packed it to take to give to santa, so there was forethought lol XD
His teacher said it was lovely & that santa was happy
And it's like aww, cuuute, but also like WHY DO I FEEL LIKE IT'S PART OF A SPELL XD
His teacher said it was lovely & that santa was happy
And it's like aww, cuuute, but also like WHY DO I FEEL LIKE IT'S PART OF A SPELL XD
K1 is sick at home (feeling better than yesterday luckily).
DH is bringing K2 to hoikuen, but he too started a runny nose just now and I bet they come back together 😂😂
It's day 2.
Day 2!!!
DH is bringing K2 to hoikuen, but he too started a runny nose just now and I bet they come back together 😂😂
It's day 2.
Day 2!!!
April 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
K1 is sick at home (feeling better than yesterday luckily).
DH is bringing K2 to hoikuen, but he too started a runny nose just now and I bet they come back together 😂😂
It's day 2.
Day 2!!!
DH is bringing K2 to hoikuen, but he too started a runny nose just now and I bet they come back together 😂😂
It's day 2.
Day 2!!!
Sometimes there are good reasons to be late for work. This is one of them. (Technically I am at work, sitting in the car park outside the hoikuen)
December 22, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Sometimes there are good reasons to be late for work. This is one of them. (Technically I am at work, sitting in the car park outside the hoikuen)
Kiddo getting so sucked into Zelda and playing the games with me, I'm living the nerd dream 💚 and now we have ART! AHHH! The first is Link between Worlds (with sword, shield and golden bees lol), then Echoes of Wisdom, then Link's Awakening (Egg Zelda), & then he made the Master Sword at hoikuen XD
January 28, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Kiddo getting so sucked into Zelda and playing the games with me, I'm living the nerd dream 💚 and now we have ART! AHHH! The first is Link between Worlds (with sword, shield and golden bees lol), then Echoes of Wisdom, then Link's Awakening (Egg Zelda), & then he made the Master Sword at hoikuen XD