a balloontwister’s aliya saga

Well, good news…

Are you sitting down?
I’m heading home to spend the next three weeks in Israel.
I was already told I can spend purim week home. Then I was told that next week will be slow and thatI can work from home.. so I just asked if I can spend the middle week home as well….. and ..I got the OK…
so I’m in Staten Island with Penina and Tamar for Shabbos and then Sat. night I head back to Israel.
SO for the next few weeks, I get to accomplish the dream of every oleh and oleh wannabbee…
Work in ISrael Online and get a US salary…. WOO hoo..
I’m not kidding… the biggest concern for olim and oleh wanabbees is the working situation..
work by commuting? WOrking online? WOrking for a Israeli company …..
so Boruch H-shem I get to spend the next three weeks in ISrael with thr family AND my parents..
Yes, My Mother IS coming. I’m not sure how many pills my father will have to put in her food that day… but… thursday they will be on their way.
The only difficult part will be the next week, Penina and Tamar are in Staten Island for the week. She’s here for work, Penina that is. Tamar is here to wreck my in laws’ house. SO far the biggest wreck is Tamar as she has fever, this after throwing up on Penina on the way home.
Chamood?
This morning after landing in Teterboro I went to see Yossi and have some software installed on my laptop. I was surprised to see he also has a dell laptop with a large screen. I think it was a mistake for me to get the widescreen. Some of you get a laptop or computer for its performance, yes?
Not when you are on the road.
If you have a large laptop you get weird looks from people in the airport, on the plane…
Ever try working on a laptop on the plane trying to drink a coffee… ?
Not easy….
Its the SMALL laptops that are the cooler ones…. It also fits better in your briefcase… Oh well, I’ll know for next time…
Other than that things are going pretty well, as I am excited to be home… not SO excited to be home with the kids….without PEnina.
Starting sunday its going to be Daddy
1. Preparing breakfast and Lunch for the kids for school
2. Car pools to soccer, gymnastics, school
3. Cleaning…. ok, I’m kidding about this one.
4. Baths. (The kids are no problem, I was talking about myself)
5. Everything else… driving to tutoring, homework… oy..
Its going to be fun….
Well, I’m going to sign off and try to do some work before shabbos.
U.D.