Posts Tagged ‘family’

Reading my title now, it does seem weird But I think I’ll leave it as it is. I just wasn’t sure how else to describe the location. “The South” doesn’t quite cut it, as technically, this is the center of Israel, and a bit to the north of the center, actually. For all practical [...]

It’s not often that I share parenting tips here, but today I’d like to share our recently-discovered method of getting our two active boys, aged 5 and almost-7, to wind down in the evening.
Three weeks ago, I was home alone with the boys, their Dad still in the office. I was tired. All I wanted [...]

Sitting here reading the news online, listening to a multi-participant Skype talk in the background.  IsraeliDad on his computer, talking with three of his brothers all in the same time. One is located in his kibbutz up in the Golan. Two others are in India right now, with Oren speaking from on board his boat, [...]

IsraeliDad’s family are quite the world travelers. Out of five sons and two parents, I think we can count on at least two of three being out of the country traveling at any given time.
Today, my dear parents-in-law are leaving us for a month to tour Burma. Fortunately, just before they were about to leave [...]

October is over, so here are a few more pictures to remember it with -
This was the month of the Jewish holidays, and especially the long school holiday of Sukkot.
A few more images from our travels during Sukkot. First, our trip up north to the Golan and the Upper Galillee.
So, sharing a picture of a [...]

We went visiting my 96 years old Grandpa today. The boys are always thrilled about his age, and he challenged them with calculating it again, telling them he was born in 1912. Their first answer was that he was 1008 years old. Dan, who’s only five himself,  was very much impressed by that.
Dan: “Wow, Grandpa, [...]

One last holiday (well, almost) for this holiday season in Israel. After Rosh Hashana (New Year’s) and Yom Kippur, we bring you… Sukkot - the holiday that gives your kids another seven days off school!
Our school decided to bridge Yom Kippur and Sukkot this year, saving the kids having to come for one confusing day [...]

In preparation for our big trip to the US, we decided it was time for our two boys to start learning English. The kids are pretty excited about this, and looking forward to the lessons. Yesterday, we started by learning the names of six animals in English: cat, dog, bird, fish, snake and mouse. IsraeliDad [...]

Next week it’s Rosh Ha’Shana, the Jewish New Year Eve. I think it’s Monday evening. This year, we’re having a week of celebrations pretty much, as we’re ending this year with a wedding, then starting the next year with another  wedding.
First, it’s IsraeliDad’s niece who’s getting married on Thursday. Sweet young couple, about to leave [...]

We’ve been forunate to have a rather cool week this week, actually. Looks like we’re back into the oven today - and about to spend the day outdoors too.This is what today is going to look like, probably:

We’ll have more people over, but my guess is everyone will want to get into our manificent pool [...]