My husband and I had to fly to Japan for a couple weeks on business so we decided to take the kids out of school and make it a family trip. My husband and I had to go to meetings and take care of business so my parents agreed to watch their grandchildren for a week. It worked out very well for me because I could focus on getting things done, but it was a lot of work for my parents. Especially because they have two elderly dogs to take care of, as well. And an eight year old girl and 4 year old boy is a lot of work. They need constact attention and they don't always cooperate. But, everyone seemed to have had a great time and I'm eternally grateful for my parents to agreeing to watch the kids.

夫と私が仕事で日本に行くことになったので子供達も学校を休ませて急遽日本に一時帰国することになりました。 子供達は愛知県にある私の実家に１週間預けて夫と私は東京と京都を駆け巡りました。 おかげで仕事はたくさんこなせたのですが、やっぱり両親にとっては大変だったみたいです。 特に今実家には老犬が２匹いるためすでに母は体力的に負担が多く、 その上に８歳と４歳の孫の世話をお願いしてしまって親には申し訳ない気持ちと感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。 でも、みんなそれぞれに楽しく、満喫した日本旅行でした。