Since I am off schedule and it is past my bedtime I am going to TRY and keep this short. But suffice to say, after what started out as a lost cause yesterday I managed to accomplish a few important things AND get a day off too! Yesterday afternoon I had to run into Jerusalem to get to our bank before Memorial Day and Independence Day began, because then banks would be closed or on short hours and I really needed to pick up our new checks. No, they don't mail them out here. What started out as a chore ended up being very fortuitous because I got to go to the Western Wall which I have not been to in maybe a couple of years, because every time we need to go into town it is a mad dash to get everything done! Anyhow, great weather and the underground tunnels were open! Hurray. Usually it is a guided tour and they are booked way in advance. However, they were open up to the synagogue for afternoon services and it was really inspiring. Plus there more archeology sites that have been started since I was there last and that is always fun too! To be there during the set up of Memorial Day was also really inspiring. Because to think that 43 years ago I would not have been able to go to the Western Wall is really sobering. In 1967 Jerusalem was reunited and once again we were allowed to go and pray at the wall. I actually have a lot more thoughts on that, but I will save it for tomorrow.
Anyway, after I got my dose of spirituality and moral pride I headed over to the mall like a good American! Couldn't be helped since I have really been wanting to go. It has the Gap! Plus Columbia and North Face. It was like a tractor beam pulling me in, how could I resist! It was great to window shop through there. Plus, NO KIDS! What a Mother's Day!
And not only did I manage to get our banking done, take care of another banking issue and hit the highlights of the city, I also managed to get a serious amount of exercise in because I walked every where instead of busing it; AND on the way home, I even got work done! I love having wi-fi on the go for my laptop. It so cool!
So all in all, not bad for what started out as not a good day!
Today was another productive day which included grocery shopping, taking Y to school, socializing with a friend, work, cleaning out the laundry room, and helping D fix the washer.... how many times can a laundry room flood in one day?! Which is why ours is now sparkling clean and the garbage is gone! I also spent quality time with the kids learning about beavers and watching a great show on whether or not Robin Hood could really have existed. It was put on by Discovery Channel and we watched the whole thing on You Tube. It was great! Gotta love the internet! While I did not get everything done on my list, I am feeling pretty accomplished all the same! May our coming weeks continue to be successful and I hope everyone else has a good week too!
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