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
Latest Posts
Almost Thanksgiving
Ron doesn’t believe in magic anymore. Hidai said it’s magic that we got him to believe this far. I just don’t get it. How can you not believe in magic? I told him, everyone needs a bit of magic in … Read More
Lemon Tree
A couple of weeks ago I started writing this post about what happened in our lives over the half-term and Halloween and how everything is going kinda fine. And then something weird happened – in about three days it became … Read More
Jews at 10
I am actually waiting for Jews at 10 to start, and am feeling only slightly ashamed for it :). I have to say I sometimes find it surprising just how Jewish we are. I mean, obviously we are Israelis, and … Read More
Grandparents in London
My boys are watching yet another football match (it really sometimes seems like the football matches never end… If it is not this league it’s the other one, if it is not a live one it is a recorded one, … Read More
On Autumn and Connections
I seriously can’t believe it’s the end of October already. Time is such a funny thing isn’t it? On the one hand it tends to fly away (especially when you have lots to do, 3 hours a day to accomplish everything you … Read More
My Way
I miss baking. I started writing this Post about 2 weeks ago. Because I did. I do. I miss baking. It grounds me. It makes me calm. It makes me happy. I find that whenever we move, I need to … Read More
Kids and Catch-ups
The house is oh so quiet – kids are asleep, Hidai is still at work, and the windows are closed so I can’t hear the sounds of defeat from the last Arsenal lousy match. I spent the last 45 minutes reading … Read More
Dip Your Apple In The Honey
Jewish New Year, commonly known as Rosh Hashana, is always my most nostalgic holiday. It’s the first holiday after a long long break so it means that Ron forgets all his Jewish knowledge or enthusiasm for everything traditional,Yon is so young he definitely doesn’t care … Read More
Lost
So I got lost for a bit, well maybe more then a bit. I’ve been feeling lost for a while now. Which is, I guess, the main reason I haven’t been here. I haven’t even visit the Blog let alone … Read More
September
I’m sitting outside Yon’s nursery door while Yon is inside playing, thinking about firsts. It is the first time I’m doing something like this. It is a well known thing in our tiny family – daddy takes to school, mummy takes … Read More