Mirpesset

The new dig

The boys playing together

This is the front view

Yemin Moshe this is the house I'm in now

Re: Back To The Drawing Board

I feel as though im surrounded by working Ema's. I really have mixed feelings about what I should do. I dont have a masters and feel like in Israel its even harder to get the type of job I want. Thats not even starting with the idea that i feel like I am usually swamped with housework and childcare. I joined a mommy and me at the park and all 8 woman worked or went to school part time. It was truly impressive how they made there lives work. I felt unambitious and unsettled. I know I am not going crazy yet at home and I am very much enjoying the time at home with both boys but I just wonder if I am missing something. Maybe a great hobby? I know i am a feminist (and maybe falling for peer pressure...) but we will see. Truth be told my next long term goal is ulpan. Step by step right? Its funny, I ran into my madricha from Seminary and she asked what I was doing and I told her I was at home, she continued to tell me to have my career now because no one will higher me when I have been out of the workforce for a long time. Do you think that is true?

Deal of the Century

Hotel Jacob is now open.

For a limited time (anytime in next two years) you and ___________ can stay for free 5 minutes away from Emek Rifaim!!! We thank G-d just signed a lease for a three bedroom apartment! It's really nice and has a huge merpesset (balcony)J. We are moving in July and are moving our stuff in next week. I can't believe we are really residents of Jerusalem! I also can't believe we did it, finding a place, using an agent, negotiating a lease, and the pressure of signing one in a different country. But now I get to move onto the next challenge, finding appliances, a gan, and getting us all temporary passports. There is rarely a breather. I really enjoyed living rent free in yemin moshe but I am excited to finally feel at home.

 

On a different note, I have yac's work phone and for some reason I get phone calls for Dona and for Yoni ALL THE TIME! At first I was confused, then helpful now I'm pretty annoyed. I get asked to take a message, give them there new number and one time Yoni even called and asked me who called for him and in the future to give them his new number (for real) I said no! It's so weird, in all my years of having a phone I never had this problem, it seems like it should happen more frequently but anyway, how weird is that.

Shabbat Shalom all!!! 

Back To The Drawing Board

Good news and bad news. Ill start with the good news: We got out first new friend Shabbat invite!!! Unfortunately we had to cancel because both boys have intense runny noses and I did not think that would be a good first impression for the family with a young child. Also I met up with another mother with a young child at a park and it was really nice! So hopefully I can really try to build friendships (it feels so off to have to start from scratch.)

Anyway so on Thursday I went to drop Ez off at Gan and both Ganenets were outside (one working on gardening, the other cleaning the sand), this was bad enough but then after she escorted me and Ez inside she went back outside and left the 6 kids alone with me with the door to her house open. I stayed about 5 minutes until she came back and was a bit perturbed by the whole situation. Not only is this unsafe but I am paying her a handsome fee to watch my son.

I spoke to my mom about it afterwards and she freaked out, rightfully so, but this led me to feel really uncomfortable sending him there for the rest of the year and now I need to find a new gan. So I posted to some advice sights but I am nervous it's too late to get him in anywhere. Do you think im overreacting?

By the way did everyone catch Netanyahu's response to Obama? It's AWESOME!!!!

Happy Lag Ba Omer!!

T.V. Thinking

So I have been watching Modern Family, so many people ( Es, I think u were the first)had recommended it but it did not sound to good so we held off for a long time. Its sooo funny, I laugh out load a ton and really like that its short episodes so you don't loose to much time watching. It has gotten me thinking a ton about the idea of a starter wife. It seems so unfair that women have a wonderful struggle to raise children, struggle in the beginning of when they both start working only to get divorced later and replaced by a younger wife who gets a finished product of a man and a family. I mean this really does not sound fair.

Anyway that's just what was going on in my mind from watching the show a bit. Things here are good, my current issue is how long should I stay in America when Yac will be back here. He is coming out for the first week and then flying back to Israel. I was originally going to stay an extra two weeks but we now have an option of me staying longer with the kids.

1) there is no Gan so Ez and Osh would be with me all day

2) super hot in Israel in the summer

3) Yac will be in tax session again and wont be home till 11:30 most nights

4) I can chill with judith and friends and family

BUT...

I will be away from Yac, so how long should I stay for...3 weeks, 4 weeks or even five weeks. He wants me to stay for five weeks but I really feel uncomfortable with how that sounds. I know he will be really busy...

Anyway that's one current question.

We are in the middle of negotiations for an apartment, YAY, but this part is super scary because its so hard to take on the responsibility that it entails. With Hashems help it will work out for the best.

Last update is I got together with a new friend, she s really nice and she did not stand me up! ( that has happen a ton lately) we are trying to make a mommy play group, I hope it will work.

Shabbat Shallom!

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Cheryl Jacob