Emily woke early again, at 6.20, and when I took her into our room she was wide awake straight away and would not let me rest, so I reluctantly got up.
We ventured out into the searing heat for a trial of a Music Together class, held at a Lutheran church in Roppongi. Emily didn't enjoy it, perhaps because it was a small room with about a dozen adults and as many children, and we spent 45 minutes singing and moving around. She only perked up a bit from her sullen state when props and musical instruments were brought out. The rest of the time she was looking out of the window and trying to open the door.
We played briefly in Robot Park next door afterwards, as I felt too guilty to take Emily straight home without much chance to play. There is a series of ever longer and higher slides all accessed via a walkway and stairs. She went straight past the others to the highest, a helter skelter, but chickened out of using it.
Emily had her first afternoon in daycare since we got back. I was worried that she would have forgotten Pokke and be as upset as she was the first few times she went, but when we got there she walked straight in and started playing. I don't think she even cried when I disappeared. On picking up, she wasn't looking out for me as before, and had to be pulled away from the toys to come to me. She then said 'Emily shoe' and was ready to leave.
Apparently Tokyo is now the most expensive place to live, or rather, for a company to send an expat to. That's somewhat different, since they use a 'basket of goods' comparison, and probably include a lot of goods that I don't buy. In any case, as Nick is paid in yen there is no issue with exchange rates, which is what has mainly been the cause of the increase in the cost of sending an expat here.
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