Hello from America! 
This year has already started off with a bang. 
So much going on, it is hard to keep up with it. 
First my son Shouta was in the hospital again, still struggling with his GI track. 
We are getting closer to finding the cause.
I will be very grateful when we can get him fully healed up. 
We did try to have some fun in the hospital though .. He was wearing his fur-suit head 
We had fun, and Sho was finally released on Wednesday!
Then there are our cats! 
I love cats 
We have 3 of them, and there are also 3 3 where my son works. 
So we have lots of cats to play with!
There is one really smart cat at my house and one where Sho lives; Juliet and Scooter.
Juliet is Sho and I's cat.
She was a barn cat for most of her life, living outdoors.
Now she is older, and lives indoors with us. 
Scooter belongs to Michelle where my son works, and is a super smart cat too!
Yuki (white) also got in on this pic in the studio ..
Yuki is one of Michelle's cats that is a lover for sure!
Then there is the drive ..
My two sons live 4 hours apart right now.
I end up driving back and forth between where they are careful for them every week. 
It is hard as a single-parent, but my love for them allows me to overcome this hardship. 
I drove back from Pennsylvania to Virginia again yesterday, from one son to the other.
The drive at least is always enjoyable, a time to think and reflect on everything
and listen to really good music. 
I drive past a really cool ranch and stopped this time to get a picture. 
I also pass-by a really cool power plant, Coal fired (not nuclear). 
And I always stop in Breezewood, the half way point, and goto my favorite
Starbucks (we call it our watering hole) 
I wore my "Mysterious Stranger" T-Shirt from the Fallout game, and put
on my "tough guy" face! 
Hahaha this face is totally not me. 
OuO 
I'm not such a tough-guy though.
I am a romantic at heart (link to my poem) 
I'm happiest when playing games with my sons or running around in our fursuits. 
So as you can see, the new year is already full of things 
I hope I can make it in Japan when I get there.
I worry about that allot, about fitting in and finding acceptance.
Maybe my suit (Voltie) will help break the ice and show others that I 'm really
a playful, happy person that wants to be happy and bring happiness to others.
Is this something that will cause my trouble? 
Thank you for reading !! 
Stay safe and have a wonderful day in Japan and America! 
Kris