Our First Care Package from Mom

 This poor box looks like it went through hell on the way here. It was all dented and misshapen when we got it. When I opened the door, little old postal worker was straining to hold the box up, and he was holding it sideways. It had pretty much lost it's shape entirely, so it looked like he was hanging onto a big heavy beanbag.

 Japanese customs is pretty serious biz, and they seriously open all foreign packages and rummage through them. Despite the outward appearance of the package, nothing inside was damaged.

We tore into the box and spread everything out on the kitchen floor. Unfortunately, it's all but impossible to ship meat to Japan, but Mom sent us plenty of good ol' American food.

A lot of the stuff she sent is the kind of stuff we were used to having at home, but just can't get in Japan. She sent a ton of mac & cheese, which we had for lunch today. We got some tortillas and refried beans, which is good because there is virtually no Mexican food available in our area. The Lipton soup is going to be really really nice this winter when it's really cold. There's a giant Jiff peanut butter, which I can't live without. They have peanut butter here, but it's more expensive, and they don't have Jiff, which seriously tastes the best.

Now we can eat like Americans!