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My Honda Odyssey Annoyance

Posted by Netsato on April 26th, 2007

We love our 2006 Honda Odyssey, most of time. What’s not to like? It seats 7 real humans, holds a ton of cargo, luxury car ride, silky smooth engine, a turning radius so tight it’s scary. So what’s the beef? Anyone with a 2006 Odyessy and at least one active child can probably tell you…the […]

Traveling in Japan with Young Children

Posted by Netsato on April 17th, 2007

As a couple, my wife and I spent many trips exploring the ins and outs of Japan. With a JR Rail Pass, and we’d be zipping around on the shinkansen (bullet train) looking for the Japan you don’t see in the travel guides. And then…we had a child. Not letting the baby cramp our style, […]

Traveling to Japan to Pick up Our Adopted Daughter

Posted by Netsato on April 15th, 2007

In September 2006 we got the call from the adoption agency in Japan that we had been paired with a 5 month old baby girl. That call kicked off a whirlwind of activity for us and I thought some people might find useful if I documented some of what we did.
If you’re adopting from Japan, […]

Nintendo Wii - Just What Wii Needed

Posted by Netsato on April 12th, 2007

Okay, so maybe this is a little off topic, but heck, it’s my space. Anyway, you’ve heard the hype about the next generation of gaming systems: Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3, and the Nintendo Wii - and you can find tons of reviews about the merits of each. But from my own […]

Bonding with an Adopted Child

Posted by Netsato on March 29th, 2007

In October 2006, our family brought home a 5 month old adopted child from Japan and our lives have not been the same since. Because she is our second child (technically she’s our third - our first birth son passed away at the age of 7 months, and we second birth son is now about […]