どもども。
Hi there!
皆様、いかがお過ごしでしょうか？
How's your day going today?
さて、我が家では外出自粛生活が続いているんですが、ミネソタでは６月に入って段階的に経済活動に対する規制が緩和されてきて、個人での集まりも人数制限はあるものの良いでしょうという事になりました。
So, my family still continues the quarantined life, but here in MN, they have started gradually reopening businesses under certain conditions from June, which allows that you can have a gathering with a limited number of people.
その発表がされた数日後、パパとママが我が家にやってきてくれました。
A couple days after they released the announcement, Dad&Mom came over our house.
現在パパママは我が家から北に３時間弱くらいかな？の所に家を借りて住んでおり、新居建設中で自分たちのできるところは自分たちで作業しております。
Dda&Mom are temporarily renting a house up north where's about 3 hour drive from our house and working on building a cabin there. They are hiring a builder for the project, but still trying to do wherever they can do on their own.
前に住んでいた家から運び出したパパママの荷物は現在、前の家の近くの貸倉庫や我が家、ブラッド君の家に置いてあります。
Most of their belongings are stored in a storage near their old house, Brad's or our house now.
なので、こちらに置いてある荷物の中で要る物があったら、車で３時間近くかけて取りに来なければいけません。
So, when they need something from the belongings, they have to take 3 hours driving down here to pick it up.
それにママは今年リタイア予定ではあるもののまだ仕事をしており、自粛期間中の現在は在宅勤務で働いているのですが、２週間に１回は仕事場に行って作業する必要があるんです。
Mom still works full time though is going to retire this summer and has worked from home since the quarantined order was placed. Though, she still needs to go in her office which is in St. Paul every other week.
そんなこんなで、パパママがこちら側に来る必要がある時には我が家に泊まっていってもらう事になっています。
So, every time they need to come down to the twin city area for something, they stay over in our house.
久しぶりにあったグランマ＆グランパにも人見知りせず、めいもすぐに抱っこしてもらっていました。
May-chan remembered her Grandpa&Grandma even after a long time not seeing them and asked them for a hug right away.
いつもは家族皆で晩御飯を食べているのですが、この日はめい一人。（何でそうなったかは記憶にございません。笑）
Andy, May-chan and I usually have dinner together at the same table, but May-chan was eating by herself that day. (I don't remember why Andy and I didn't eat with her. Haha)
でもでも、グランマとグランパがいてくれたので全然寂しくない！めいもとっても嬉しそう。
Thoguh, May-chan had great companies for her dinner. She looked happy to be with Grandpa&Grandma.
見て、この笑顔。久しぶりにダディとマミー以外の人に会えたからハッピーオーラ満杯。
Look at her smile! She's super excited to see someone other than Daddy or Mommy. She's spreading her happy energy everywhere.
グランパも変顔対決してくれるから、楽しいよねぇ。
Grandpa kindly played making a funny face with her too. It's fun, isn't it?
グランパにも好きなだけ抱っこしてもらって、本当、ひとりっ子の特権をフルに使っていました。(笑)
May-chan fully used the privilege of an only child and had Grandpa hold her as much as she wanted to as well. LOL
パパママはこの夜我が家に泊まっていってくれたので、めいを寝かしつけた後はリビングでゆっくりお話ができました。
Dad&Mom (Grandpa&Grandma) stayed over in our house that night, so we could have some calm and relaxing time to chat together in the living room.
Hit-chanもこの自粛生活でAndyっち以外の人と話すのはブラッド君とちょっと話したくらいで、それ以外には本当に久しぶりで使っていない英語脳が久々に活性化されたのを感じました。
Me personally, I hadn't talked to anybody other than Andy or Brad in the quarantined life, so I could feel that the fun conversation with Dad&Mom stimulated my English brain which had been in s sleep mode for a long time.
やっぱりね、一般的にそうだと思うのですが、引っ越しだけでも大変なのに、家を一から建てるってすごい労力ですよね。
BTW, it's a lot of work moving itself in general, but building a house from scratch besides moving?? I can't imagine how much time and energy you need to do it.
パパママは費用を抑えるために自分たちでできる部分は自分たちで作業しているんですが、それを覗いても建築業者さんとのやり取りとか、床に敷くフローリングやタイル、棚、窓の種類などなど、膨大な選択肢がある中から予算や好みに合わせて一つ一つ選んでいく作業だけでも大変です。
Dad&Mom are trying to do whatever they can do on their own to save the cost. Plus that, they have to talk a lot with their builder about the project to make sure that everything is going to be fine. It's also a lot of work just to choose which floor wood, tile, cabinet, window etc...you like to use for your house one by one from countless options according to your budget and likings.
Hit-chanは話を聞いているだけで、「大変だなぁ。」と気疲れしちゃいそうなんですが、この先色々な作業が円滑に進んで、早くパパママがのんびりできる本当のリタイア生活を始められると良いなぁと祈っています。
I just hear what's going on the project but almost get tired just to hear how much work they have to go through. All I can do now for them is to hope that everything about the project will go smoothly and they can have a calm and relaxing retired life as soon as possible.
そんな訳で、久しぶりのパパママとの時間、とっても楽しく過ごす事ができました！！！
Okay, this is all for today. I'm glad that we could have a fun time with them for the first time after a long time!!!
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Hi there!
皆様、いかがお過ごしでしょうか？
How's your day going today?
さて、我が家では外出自粛生活が続いているんですが、ミネソタでは６月に入って段階的に経済活動に対する規制が緩和されてきて、個人での集まりも人数制限はあるものの良いでしょうという事になりました。
So, my family still continues the quarantined life, but here in MN, they have started gradually reopening businesses under certain conditions from June, which allows that you can have a gathering with a limited number of people.
その発表がされた数日後、パパとママが我が家にやってきてくれました。
A couple days after they released the announcement, Dad&Mom came over our house.
現在パパママは我が家から北に３時間弱くらいかな？の所に家を借りて住んでおり、新居建設中で自分たちのできるところは自分たちで作業しております。
Dda&Mom are temporarily renting a house up north where's about 3 hour drive from our house and working on building a cabin there. They are hiring a builder for the project, but still trying to do wherever they can do on their own.
前に住んでいた家から運び出したパパママの荷物は現在、前の家の近くの貸倉庫や我が家、ブラッド君の家に置いてあります。
Most of their belongings are stored in a storage near their old house, Brad's or our house now.
なので、こちらに置いてある荷物の中で要る物があったら、車で３時間近くかけて取りに来なければいけません。
So, when they need something from the belongings, they have to take 3 hours driving down here to pick it up.
それにママは今年リタイア予定ではあるもののまだ仕事をしており、自粛期間中の現在は在宅勤務で働いているのですが、２週間に１回は仕事場に行って作業する必要があるんです。
Mom still works full time though is going to retire this summer and has worked from home since the quarantined order was placed. Though, she still needs to go in her office which is in St. Paul every other week.
そんなこんなで、パパママがこちら側に来る必要がある時には我が家に泊まっていってもらう事になっています。
So, every time they need to come down to the twin city area for something, they stay over in our house.
久しぶりにあったグランマ＆グランパにも人見知りせず、めいもすぐに抱っこしてもらっていました。
May-chan remembered her Grandpa&Grandma even after a long time not seeing them and asked them for a hug right away.
いつもは家族皆で晩御飯を食べているのですが、この日はめい一人。（何でそうなったかは記憶にございません。笑）
Andy, May-chan and I usually have dinner together at the same table, but May-chan was eating by herself that day. (I don't remember why Andy and I didn't eat with her. Haha)
でもでも、グランマとグランパがいてくれたので全然寂しくない！めいもとっても嬉しそう。
Thoguh, May-chan had great companies for her dinner. She looked happy to be with Grandpa&Grandma.
見て、この笑顔。久しぶりにダディとマミー以外の人に会えたからハッピーオーラ満杯。
Look at her smile! She's super excited to see someone other than Daddy or Mommy. She's spreading her happy energy everywhere.
グランパも変顔対決してくれるから、楽しいよねぇ。
Grandpa kindly played making a funny face with her too. It's fun, isn't it?
グランパにも好きなだけ抱っこしてもらって、本当、ひとりっ子の特権をフルに使っていました。(笑)
May-chan fully used the privilege of an only child and had Grandpa hold her as much as she wanted to as well. LOL
パパママはこの夜我が家に泊まっていってくれたので、めいを寝かしつけた後はリビングでゆっくりお話ができました。
Dad&Mom (Grandpa&Grandma) stayed over in our house that night, so we could have some calm and relaxing time to chat together in the living room.
Hit-chanもこの自粛生活でAndyっち以外の人と話すのはブラッド君とちょっと話したくらいで、それ以外には本当に久しぶりで使っていない英語脳が久々に活性化されたのを感じました。
Me personally, I hadn't talked to anybody other than Andy or Brad in the quarantined life, so I could feel that the fun conversation with Dad&Mom stimulated my English brain which had been in s sleep mode for a long time.
やっぱりね、一般的にそうだと思うのですが、引っ越しだけでも大変なのに、家を一から建てるってすごい労力ですよね。
BTW, it's a lot of work moving itself in general, but building a house from scratch besides moving?? I can't imagine how much time and energy you need to do it.
パパママは費用を抑えるために自分たちでできる部分は自分たちで作業しているんですが、それを覗いても建築業者さんとのやり取りとか、床に敷くフローリングやタイル、棚、窓の種類などなど、膨大な選択肢がある中から予算や好みに合わせて一つ一つ選んでいく作業だけでも大変です。
Dad&Mom are trying to do whatever they can do on their own to save the cost. Plus that, they have to talk a lot with their builder about the project to make sure that everything is going to be fine. It's also a lot of work just to choose which floor wood, tile, cabinet, window etc...you like to use for your house one by one from countless options according to your budget and likings.
Hit-chanは話を聞いているだけで、「大変だなぁ。」と気疲れしちゃいそうなんですが、この先色々な作業が円滑に進んで、早くパパママがのんびりできる本当のリタイア生活を始められると良いなぁと祈っています。
I just hear what's going on the project but almost get tired just to hear how much work they have to go through. All I can do now for them is to hope that everything about the project will go smoothly and they can have a calm and relaxing retired life as soon as possible.
そんな訳で、久しぶりのパパママとの時間、とっても楽しく過ごす事ができました！！！
Okay, this is all for today. I'm glad that we could have a fun time with them for the first time after a long time!!!
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