One lonnnng play date

Yesterday Ben had two friends over.  It’s the same rotating playgroup that he’s had since swim has been over but last time one of the kids was sick when it was my turn to host.  Last time was easy.  This time, it was the 3 of them and I was exhausted by the time they left.  They also ate me out of house and home.  All the fruit that I had bought for Shabbat was gone!

Anyway, in the evening we had a simchat bat for Ayelet Shitrit’s daughter.  I thought it was next Thursday so it was really good that she called me to remind me!!!  We would have shown up next week instead.  I quickly called Jere and she came over and we went.  After we got home, at 9, and I was zonked, friends who were there also came over and they stayed until about 11!!  Well, that pretty much killed me.  I was soo tired by the time they left that at one point I told them that I was just going to sleep.  Unfortunately, I didn’t in the end.

This morning I had my usual wake-up call at 5:30am (better than 5?  not sure) by Keren.  I ran down to get her just as she woke Ben up.  I sent him back to bed and I brought Keren up with me and she went back to sleep with me until 7-ish.

We had a pretty regular Friday over here.  In the afternoon, at 2, my grandparents came over and we went to the pool here with them.  Keren was in the pool with her arm bands and with a tube around her.  She then decided that she would take all floatation devices off and jump right into the pool.  I was right there so I just scooped her out just as she was about to go under.  It wasn’t scary since I saw it happening.  I just couldn’t believe she did that.  She has no fear when it comes to the pool.  I would like to give her swimming lessons ASAP.

Now it is a few minutes until Shabbat and I have to do the last minute things.

Shabbat Shalom!