Parents ( mostly Moms ) had a couple of PTA meetings at school of Haruka in kindergarten about dealing with radiation mess of the nuclear plant in Fukushima. Parents were concerned of the kids condition bout the safety limit of exposure ( the school authority limits 30 minutes of letting the kids play outdoor ) and most request from the parents were to remove topsoil from the playground of the school because the soil was exposed to radiation leaks...
Last Sunday, March 22, 2011, the school granted the request with the cooperation of the teachers, staff and parents by digging up the topsoil from the playground ( although the tests showed that the radiation level were low ) so that kids at school can resume playing outdoor activities. The digging started at 8:30 in the morning and wasn't expecting many volunteers to come but was surprised that most of the parents were present.
Sunday, 8:30 A.M. radiation measurement at the schools playground: Before⇒０．５５μSｖ/h
radiation measurement at the schools playground: After ⇒０．１３μSv/h
radiation measurement at the schools playground: After ⇒０．１３μSv/h
Parents, cleaning up school playground
Digging up soil and was replaced by a clean soil
The sand box at school was covered by a blue sheet~ it wasn't used since the class resumed
Working together
The School Director thanking everyone for the cooperation and for a job well done. 
The amount of radiation dose on the surface has dropped and we are hoping that the troubled nuclear plant would remain stable soon.
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Had a wonderful time with Haruka chan
My favorite flower ^_^
We celebrated Mother's Day in a simple way and we celebrated it at home ~ baked cookies with my kids! What makes it more special? I heard my kids talking bout their plans for Mother's Day and that is to bake cookies as a surprise gift for me but the problem is that they don't know how to do it! I was laughing out loud but Wakaba and Haruka melts my heart! It may no longer a surprise gift for me by lending a hand but baking delicious treats with them brings joy and happiness! And the most important of it all, they enjoyed what they do~ from cracking the eggs into the bowl, sifting the flour, mixing the batter and the dough. Believe it or not, they did it themselves~ I only supervised them on what to do, did the cutting of the cookie dough and of course, cleaning the MESS. Lol ! They wanted to wrap the cookies beautifully just like they did to their Dad's gift last 
Wakaba says to her sissy Haruka: ' Wait for your turn, Haruka chan! ' while sifting the flour
Haruka says to her big sissy: ' Oneechan, don't lick it! It's still a powder! ' LOL!
Mom says: ' Be careful not to overmix the dough, Wakaba chan ' 
Haruka chan, doing her part
The vanilla dough and cocoa dough is being ' smooshed ' to make the marble effect
..... and rolled into a log, wrapped into a plastic and chilled for hours
Messy hands and joyful faces 
The cookies may not be in a perfect circle, they did a lovely present for me! 
Marble cookies~ made with love of my kids fresh from the oven ^_^
Mt. Azuma
Lake Hibara
Eco friendly boats is operated at Lake Hibara
My kids with their Daddy
Bandai Azuma Lakeline
Yours truly took full advantage with the whole family during the holiday
Loong road
The climax of our trip was the Snow Corridor reaching four meters in height during the start season but it was 3 meters in height the time we went there
I can't believe I have photos of the famous Snow Corridor during the peak season of the Golden Week!
Average height of 1,622m above sea level
Mt. Issaikyo, 1949m~ one of the peaks of Mt. Azuma
Mt. Issaikyo is an active volcano 
Bandai Azuma Toll Road
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