Author Archives: Erin

Meet Jerry: Jerry belongs to Jason’s boss, also named Jerry.  Jerry the boss had to make an unexpected trip to the U.S. for a few weeks so we are cat-sitting Jerry the cat.  Jerry isn’t the cat’s real name.  Unfortunately, no one can remember the cat’s real name, so we started calling him “Jerry’s Cat”Continue reading “Cats and Karma”

How is it that the girl who wears her shoes on the wrong feet could possibly be going to college?   OK, it’s true that this picture was taken a while ago.  She’s a little taller now.  And she mostly wears her shoes on the correct feet.  But still, how can this baby be goingContinue reading “Going to College”

My husband missed his calling in life.  He should have been a filmmaker of travel films.  He’s really good at putting together videos of our family’s adventures.  He enjoys it.  And we enjoy his finished products. And though it’s been published before on this blog, I am republishing this.  This classic little 1 minute 25Continue reading “Missed Calling”

I don’t usually do advertisements on my blog; but occasionally someone comes along who deserves a shout-out.  If you ever find yourself in need of a fabulous tour guide in Jerusalem, then Dvir Hollander is your guy.   We’ve used Dvir twice and we now consider him our dear friend.  He’s incredibly knowledgeable about Jerusalem.Continue reading “The Best Tour Guide in Jerusalem”

Here is the latest picture of my oldest child:   Not to brag, but … ok, to brag:  Cecily has it all.  She’s beautiful (reference above pic),  she’s tall (5’11”), she’s smart (currently enrolled in 3 AP classes: calculus, biology and psychology), she’s a starter on the varsity basketball team, she’s a great photographer andContinue reading “Quirky”

We’re still snowed-in; depending on your definition of “snowed-in.”  If “snowed-in” means no school, then yep, we’re still snowed-in.  Today will be the fourth day of no school.  School was cancelled Thursday, (remember our weekend is Friday and Saturday), Sunday, Monday and again today, Tuesday.  All high school finals are postponed until January, after theContinue reading “Weather Apocalypse–Day 6”