No not that one! We are already married and for 7.5 years too! I mean the other "M" word. Yes, that is right.......Moving. Uggghhhhhhh! I hate it! However, it seems that we have developed a pattern of moving approximately every two years and it would seem that our time is up here in beautiful Karnei Shomron. So if we like it so much why are we moving? Well I would like to see my husband everday and the kids need to see their father everyday. Now, if he had a job where he had to be gone that would be one thing, but if a move can make the difference between how much we see D. well then, I think that is the wise move. So we are moving to a place called Tel Tzyion. It is a 35min. bus ride to Jerusalem instead of an 1hr. and 45min. Big difference. The bonuses are that, D. won't have to leave until 8:00am everyday and will be home by 8:30 everynight, we are close to the city with out having to be in it, which means more trips to the zoo, especially since the twins will be getting a zoo pass for their b-day from their marvelous Aunty Tutu and Uncle H! It also means we can go in for Kollel events and go home the same night and visit all of our friends who live in Jerusalemand go home in the same day with out a huge shlep. We are also closer to the central bus station for going to visit friends in the N. and S. hurray. The idea that we can go to the Shuk for veggies is great and we can meet D. for lunch is also great! Oh and the apt. has a yard and NO STAIRS! And it is really well cared for the couple we are going to be renting from bought it, up graded and are now moving back to the States. So really nice place for a good rent. BUT......and there always is..it means starting over. New friends, new neighbors,etc. It is a more religious neighborhood and we had to be interviewed, although brief, to make sure we would stick to the general principals of the neighborhood. Not a problem although a bit different than what I am used to. Also, very little in the catergory of lets say....GREEN! As in minimal trees, grass, vegitation. Except for our lovely little yard. Coming from Oregon I need my natural green surroundings and being a Duck of course. D. said I had to choose between seeing him and having trees. I said it was a tough decision....He wasn't so happy with that answer so I decided I had better decide on seeing him everyday instead of the trees. I think it is a good choice. On the up side we are at the end of the street, near the bus stop and it is a dead end so few cars and a view. We are in an apt. building with a total of 6 tennents, so not so far off of what we are used to now. The bedrooms are small, but we have our own Master bathroom which is unheard of in Israel. And the kitchen is tiny but with room to add cabinets, etc. And the living room is big and has a tiny study off of it for the computer and D.'s stuff so we can keep the kids out! Yeah. It will be hard to say good-bye to all our friends here, but hopefully they will come and visit us and we can always come out to visit them too. Hopefully this will be our last move for a long time. And for anyone who is curious, we will still be in the West Bank, but a lot closer to the city.
In other news.....in my sister's blog she commented on the V. Tech Tragedy. It is a tragedy that was felt here in Israel too. As one of the proffesors who died, was an Israeli and a Holocaust survivor. Not only was he Israeli, but he was laid to rest in Raanana. Which is very close to where we are now. D. was hoping to go to the funeral, but unfortunately with the fact that it was a Friday, the buses would not make it practical for him to go and be back by Shabbat. I think it just shows how small our world is getting and that one tiny pebble sends out so many ripples. My prayers go out to all those who were affected by this senseless tragedy.
I would also like to point out something else too while we are on the topic of violence. Although I do not wish anyone to go through this type of tragedy it makes a handy point. As I said we have a friend from the States here now and in the three weeks she has been here, there have been two major shootings in the U.S. One in Gresham, Or. at a highschool where Thank G-d no one was killed and the Virginia Tech. Tragedy. Can I just point out that at least we know who our enemy is here!
And finally the family news!
As I said we are moving and had to go through a little interview and check our potential new place. We had to do this last night at 9:00pm! Yuck! So rather than cart all the kids in and stay somewhere and deal with getting them back. We left S. with friends overnight and just brought the twins in who are just still young enough to sleep where ever and be OK the next day. This is the first time we have left him overnight in two years! And we have never left him with friends just Grandparents. He was really tired and had fallen asleep at 5:00pm and we had to leave at 6:15pm so our friends came and got him in a stroller. He woke up a bit and was sad, but by the time I called to check in he was fine. I guess a little ice cream makes up for being ditched by the parents. It was really hard for us to leave him overnight, but really smart. I got hom at 12:45AM and there was no point in waking everyone up to go get him. So he stayed and went to Gan with his friend. I will pick him up in an hour. On the flip side it was nice to have a slower morning than usual. Although I still have not gotten as much done as I would have like. Anyway, our big boy is growing up and staying with friends now. Yikes! I am not ready! But I am glad he did well.
The Twinnies are snoozing now so I better get some stuff done before they wake up! OOOPPPPSSS! Too late!
La'Hitraot!
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