What's new with us
One boy, three parties, 13th birthday
I have no idea what I was thinking when I asked Ron if he wants a birthday party this year. Over the years we have tried to avoid throwing birthday parties in every... Read More
My inspirational talk
I have been invited to be a guest in a Facebook live of one of the millions Facebook group I’m a member in (I think it has officially reached the point of addiction... Read More
Superstitions and Job Searching
I broke the kids. We can no longer leave the house without them searching for cars with the same three digits on the license plate (in Malta all cars have, or are supposed... Read More
Invisible disabilities – Do I tell or do I hide?
Dealing with invisible disabilities, you always have the question – do I tell, or do I hide? Ever since Yon was diagnosed we had to wrestle with this question, and every time we... Read More
Where we've been
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Immigration Misconception
“Are you here for good?”, Is usually one of the first questions I get asked whenever I meet a new person, ever since I left Israel four years ago. My answer is always the same one, and it will come … Read More
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It’s All About Me
I have survived September, which exceeded all expectations and was even tougher to handle than August, and to celebrate the lovely Gina from the blog Cold Tea & Smelly Nappies decided to tag me in a meme. Just in case … Read More
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It’s been a year
Yesterday was September 25. Last year on September 25 was the first time we ever heard the words Ocular Albinism. Last year on this day we took Yon to our first regular eye checkup in London, like we did every … Read More
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Why life is like baking
Life is like a box of chocolates. I don’t think there is anyone alive who doesn’t know this phrase, and when I started to write this post this is what jumped to my mind, but the truth is (and with … Read More
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On being left behind
We are going through some things this past few weeks. It is one of those times when you have things bothering you that you can’t really blog about, for various reasons, mainly because after all is said and done, a … Read More
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tiredness and inspirations
It’s been a heck of a few weeks here at Orli-land. Not all of the reasons why are blogable, and not all of them are related to the fact that my parents are here (who, just because some people weren’t … Read More
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Family visits – oh no they’re here again…
“What time is it?”, “When did they say the will get here?”, “What’s their flight number again? What do you mean they didn’t give us the flight number? Why are they so irresponsible?”, “Did they call already to let us … Read More
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The left side of the road
Today was Ron’s first day at school. He started year 4, so it wasn’t supposed to be a big deal. It is, after all his fifth “first day of school” and with 5 “first day at nursery” before that, you … Read More
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Dreadful Days – 06/09/13
Sorry I am a bit late. I was supposed to open the linky at the first of September, but with it being the start of the school year and everyone excited and happy, I thought there is no place for … Read More
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How do you take the microscope away?
Yon hates haircuts. I don’t know if it is related to his vision problems or not, but it doesn’t really matter, does it? A lot of the things Yon does are a sign for his vision problem if you are … Read More
