Haven’t had a chance to write or, rather, been too tired at the end of the day to write.

Wednesday was the usual and in the afternoon I took Talia and Keren to visit savta and saba.  Ben wasn’t up for it.  He was tired and said he wasn’t feeling so well.  So he stayed home and basically watched TV the entire afternoon while I took the girls out.  Saba seemed well and he enjoyed having us there, as usual.  He gets a big kick out of Keren. Everything she does he laughs at.  So I am happy that I can bring them there.

Yesterday, Thursday, was a fast day and it was just a crazy day.  Talia had half a day of school but Ben had a regular day.  I spent the day baking hamentaschen, cooking for Shabbat and making the last of those chocolates that I was putting in the baskets.  We also spent the day putting the baskets together.  Talia was my ribbon curler.  She loves to curl the ribbon.  The fast flew by and I didn’t even feel hungry by the end!  Maybe I should always start my fasts on a burger? 

Today, Friday, the kids were supposed to have the big parade here where they all march through the streets in their costumes.  It was cancelled due to the weather.  For the last 2 weeks it’s been like summer here and now, in the last 2 days, it’s gotten really yucky out.  We had thunder storms here last night and it was torrential.  I, of course, came down this morning to puddles in my living room.  So, they cancelled the parade but they rescheduled it again for next Friday which will be really nice b/c Lois is coming on Monday and she’ll get to see the parade.  Meanwhile, it is supposed to rain for the next 3 days.  SO I guess Purim will be a washout this year. 

Funny Keren story:  Keren has taken to calling Ben by his name instead of calling him Talia.  The only problem is that she calls him Pen instead of  Ben.  It is just the cutest thing!!  Not so much of a story, I guess, just something that she does.

Below are pictures of the kids in their costumes.  Ben is a pirate and if you aren’t sure what Talia is, she is Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz.  The wig she is wearing is the closest one that I could find to what Dorothy’s hair looked like in the movie.  She also looks a bit like Raggedy Ann, I’ve decided.  Talia went to school today in costume and Ben went to school on Wednesday in his costume.  If you notice that Talia has a red spot below her eye in the picture it’s because she does.  She got hit in the face by a soccer ball in school yesterday and it’s all red just below her eye.

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