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小学校を訪問

今日の朝は家でずっと交渉。本格的に最終段階って感じなのでかなり、ドタバタしております。お昼はミーティングに行き、夕方はトーランスにある小学校を訪問しました。

I had to get a lot of work done this morning since we are getting to the final stages of the negotiations. Things are going really well and I really feel like I was able to make a huge stride in last couple of days. I had a lunch meeting today in Torrance and discussed about all the arrangements that needed to be taken care of.

訪問したのはJoseph Arnold小学校のGATEと言う優等生が集まる放課後のクラスで、Alleycat Gazetteと言う学校新聞の次号の記事としてのインタビューの依頼がきました。さすがに、優等生ばかりなので小学４〜５年生と思えない程に、大人な質問ばかりでビックリしています。が、インタビューとQ&Aセッションが終わり、ではサイン会・・・ってなったら皆は大喜びで子供の素顔がみれて嬉しかったです！！

After the meeting, I went to the Joseph Arnold Elementary school and visited the GATE(Gifted And Talented Education) class for an interview for the next issue of the Alleycat Gazzette which is published by the GATE class students. The students were very intelligent and I am very happy to meet all the kids. At one point I was a bit concerned since all the kids seemed to be too mature for their age, but once I started signing the autograph cards, they seemed to brake loose and definitely seemed like they were all active kids!! I really enjoyed the time there and I appreciate their interest on interviewing me and I hope to have some time to visit them in the near future again. It was also my pleasure to meet the son of Stuart Ross and his wife, who is being deployed to Iraq next week. I am extremely grateful for the sacrifices he and all of the soldiers in Iraq make so we can lead safe everyday lives.

夜に家に戻ってきて、まずは家の掃除。明日の朝に妻と息子がいよいよ日本から戻ってくるので独身生活は今日まで・・・！？！夕飯は恐らく二人は時差ボケで外にでるのが辛いだろうからハヤシライスを作ってます。自分は明日LAの空港に妻と子供を迎えに行って、家に戻りすぐにまた空港に行ってマイアミに向かいます。今週末はフェラーリチェレンジに仕事なのでせっかく息子と会えたと思いきや、一緒にいれるのは日曜日までお預けなので少し寂しいです・・・。でも、息子の為にも仕事は頑張らないと！！

I came home at about 5pm and I had to clean up the house since my wife and my son is coming home tomorrow from Japan. It will be the last night of being single again which I did enjoy for couple of weeks...although I definitely missed seeing my family. However, I will need to pick them up at the airport, drop them off at the house....and will have to leave immediately back to the airport to catch my flight to Miami. I will be working at Homestead for the Ferrari Challenge race week end and will not be able to spend much time with my son really until Monday. To celebrate my last evening by my self...I am cooking some Japanese style Beef Stroganoff..we call it the Hayashi Rice. I figured my wife would be tired from the flight and it would be good to have something to eat when they get home without her having to cook anything.

ハヤシライスも良い感じにできたのでこれから夕食です。今日のハヤシの隠し味は赤ワインとマスカルポーネチーズ・・・！？！美味しいかちょっと心配です・・・？！？（笑）

Here is the Hayashi Rice with a secret ingredient...well not so secret if I'm telling everyone but I added a bit of Red Wine and Mascarpone Cheese to give a mild and bold taste.