Our little Zach....he's such a cutie pie. Blue eyes, still blond hair (for now), it's hard to believe he's ours.

He's been a little more difficult to manage as a two year old than the other boys were. But he's getting better, and seems to be pretty happy. He goes to school with me when we take Moshe and Eli, and he thinks he's really going. He gets his backpack and everything, and gets busy doing activities there for the 15-30 minutes that we stay most mornings. Next year he gets to go.

As for everyone else, we're fine. Moshe learned tonight that 5x8 and 8x5 are the same thing (with stacks of blocks), and he was fascinated. He couldn't wait to tell his brothers, who I don't think will appreciate the information as he does. I am really going to try to do more "teaching" things with him....I haven't been, and we're both missing out.

I think I will have Eli and Moshe take turns missing school and staying home with me on Fridays. That way, I get a helper before Shabbat, and we get to spend more time together. This going to school 6 days a week thing is not right for us.

Please write and let me know what is going on with you ... Kimberleiba@aol.com

Shabbat Shalom,

The Goldmans

PS...I made this sandwich plate for Zach one day, and thought it was fun. It should at least make you smile.

Thanksgiving

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

We did get to celebrate Thanksgiving here. Some friends of ours (originally from the US) have a dinner every year, complete with all the American traditional food. I made a tricky but very yummy chocolate kahlua cake. It was good, but I don't know if it was really worth the effort. I had to slice it into layers and add filling in between. Slicing a bundt and moving the pieces without breaking them should be an Olympic event! We also brought sweet potato casserole, complete with Israeli marshmallows on top. If you have ever tried to buy regular marshmallows in Israel, you will know what I am talking about. The only ones here are usually a bag with both white and pink mixed together--and the pink ones are flavored, well, pink. Unfortunately, the white ones also end up tasting pink, but we tried separating them for 2 days beforehand. At the party, they also served sweet potato casserole, complete with REAL mini marshmallows brought from the States! I ate that one. It was delicious. Living in Israel brings trials which no one who hasn't experienced it would understand.

Shabbat Shalom,

The Goldmans