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Fun facts:
* The first time I visited Israel - when I was 12 - I was turned off by the modernity of it and only appreciated anything related to its ancient history.
* I grew up in New York, surrounded by Israelis, and for most of that time, considered them a different species.
* The day I was supposed to make aliyah, I couldn’t find my passport and missed my flight.
Recent Posts
That mother.
And, poof! Just like that, Koala and I are in the States. The only thing accurate in that statement is that Koala and I are in the States. Koala and I, minus husband, minus mother’s helper, minus sanity. I took my 7-month old on a business trip...
Koala Update: Seven months.
They grow up so fast. They grow up so fast. They grow up so fast. Dammit, I’m surrounded by cliches. It’s getting kinda repetitive. But I’ll take a cribful of cliches for all the milestones Koala has experienced in the last month...
Thankful.
Yes. I celebrate Thanksgiving. Every year. There are some modifications, of course. I serve the big holiday dinner on Friday night, since this Thursday is a weekday in Israel, like any other. I don’t have every exact ingredient; fresh cranberr...
Me is bored.
I’ve been going through a bit of soul-searching lately; one begins to feel more responsible for one’s actions when constantly being watched by the cute, easily-influenced eyes of a littler one. May I come clean for a moment? I’ve be...
Working motherhood.
It would be cliche and boring to say being a working mother is like a big juggling act. Or jigsaw puzzle. Would it be any more exciting to call it an Unscramble? I used to love those. There are so many pieces involved to making a day go by success...
Baby life (in fancy line breaks).
Put out my hand, for a baby boy in need. Just trying to sit up. He takes my outreached hand, and with bite-sized gusto, puts it in his mouth. When he’s done with it, I wipe it on my pants....
