188 Winter and extra vacation

We decided on keeping the kids home one extra week after the Hanukkah vacation. We want to pay them back for the missed vacation when we were sick. It’s also cold and raining and they will probably not go out at all at kindergarten. If they anyway watch TV at kindergarten instead of playing outside.. they could better play and watch TV at home.. and play in the garden in between the showers. There is no use sending them to kindergarten in this situation. Kids don’t get sick from playing outside in cold and rainy weather – if they are just dressed warm enough. The more time they spend outside – the healthier. They are rather getting sick from spending a lot of time inside with other kids – sharing all the viruses in a humid environment. duh! There are a lot of people who are sick now.. at least one in almost every family. So I think it’s good to protect the kids from all that too – as long as it’s possible. We’ve been sick enough!

On Sunday we’ll let them go back. We can’t keep them home forever just because it’s winter.

This weekend we’re gonna celebrate my birthday. I’m getting old!

Btw.. Happy new year!
For me new years eve means nothing except for that I have to learn to write the date differently. I’ll have to practice this evening..

187 6th Anniversary

Today is our 6th Anniversary!! Six wonderful years since we got Married!

186 Not so much better..

We all caught the stomach flu. The three-year-old was already feeling better, when we all, my husband, me and the other two kids all caught it the same evening. I have to say this far this Hanukkah sucks. But we still have a few days to go and I hope those days will be better. We are feeling better today. Dude is back at work and I’m trying to get rid of the mountain of laundry.. will probably take another couple of days before I’m done.

I just want to wish you all a happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas.

185 Sick..

Tonight we are going to light the first Hanukkah candle.. And our three-year-old spent the night vomiting.. perfect timing -not!!

Though she seems to be feeling a lot better already.. managed to eat a _little_ bit and drink in the morning.. and she even played in the garden for half an hour, and watched a one hour movie in the morning. Not bad at all!!

Now we just hope that nobody else will get sick…

184 Hannukkah is coming up

Next week already is Hannukkah!
And I’m busy getting the last presents for the kids. They are going to get one present each for eight days.. Well this year also hubby’s parent’s sent them presents for Hannukkah so they are going to get two presents every day.

Hannukkah is a holiday when you light a lot of candles… very nice and cozy in the winter.. The thing here is that the winter didn’t really come yet. We haven’t put on the heating this far, and we have mainly nice weather. But I guess that’s not going to stop Hannukkah from coming.

183 The weekend

We had a wonderful weekend in Haifa.. celebrating hubby’s grandfathers 95th(!!!) birthday. The kids were home with my parents and had a good time too.

It’s interesting to go somewhere without kids.. it feels like something is missing. And now and then you panic.. until you remember that the kids are home with safta. Every time you meet kids about the same size as your kids – you think about them.. and miss them.. even though it’s sooo great to be away for a while.. so nice to not have to bring two giant suitcases for only two days.. to sit in the bus and relax - witout bouncing toddlers on the lap.. to be able to take a long walk – knowing that nobody is going to complain that it’s too far.. to sleep a long night - without waking up at 4,30 in the night – from somebody shouting “fääääääärdig!!” from the bathroom.. To stay in a hotel – that didn’t happen since the wedding night.. almost six years ago.. This wasn’t a fancy hotel.. but for us it was fancy. Everything that is not at home – and some privacy.. is fancy to us!!
To get up, get dressed, eating breakfast – concentrating on what YOU want on YOUR sandwich..

But also of course.. it’s nice to get home.. to sneek in to the kids’ rooms – watch them when they are sleeping.. to wake up the next morning from “fäääääärdig” and see that everything is like it has always been.. that nothing changed, and how extremely cute they are.. To see how happy they are that you are back home again.. hearing the stories of what they’ve been up to with the grandparents.
To come back home with new energy, and know even more to appreciate theese little cuties.

Oboy.. we have to do this again some time.. and then two nights please.. One night was good.. two nights would be just perfect! Next time Eilat…

182 Super cute

I’m aware that my blog doesn’t really look the same it used to … nowadays it’s mainly posts about family and kids. I just don’t have time for every day – blogging.. and the result is a “quick update” once in a while.

Winter is on it’s way to us.. slowly slowly. To be honest I thought we would be in the middle of it by now.. but no. We aren’t. Though the temperatures are starting to drop, and it’s getting colder in the house. We didn’t turn on the heating yet.. we want to wait as long as possible. And still it’s ok. Only in the evening I’m getting a little bit cold.

The kids enjoy playing outside in the cool but sunny weather.. it’s a new world for the baby (new nickname please..she’s soon 14 months) Today she was running after her ball in the garden – giggeling so hard that she almost couldn’t walk. It’s amazing to see a little kid learning about the world.. enjoying every moment.. making cat noises every time she sees a cat, watching a pigeon for almost five minutes.. like she never saw one in her entire life – which is probably true.. She is picking flowers that fell down from the neighbors balcony, collecting them in her little bucket – walking around all happy about what she found.. When we get in she’s bringing her shoes back to their place – all happy that she knows where they go. She’s practising bringing dirty clothes to the laundry room.. but is getting to exited on the way to there – so she’s dropping them on the kitchen floor and gets there empty handed.
I can watch her for hours.. I can take thousands of pictures. I try to enjoy every moment – because I know this super cute age will be replaced by another age.. cute in another way.. pretty soon.

181 Planning on a weekend

The kids are feeling better here.. finally!!

And now we are planning on a short trip without kids.. the first time ever since our oldest was born – and he is four and a half!! Well the reason we are going is not to go somewhere without kids.. it’s somebody’s birthday we’re going for.. and the place we’re going to is not suitable for kids.  So they’re staying with my parents. But we are sure gonna enjoy this!! It’s not gonna be fancy. We’re going there by bus.. and we’re looking for the cheapest bed & breakfast we can find. But I tell you – this is huge for us!! Just to be away.. together.. without the kids.. for a weekend! 

180 Back to Kindergarten tomorrow

Tomorrow the kids are going back to Kindergarten!
They are happy
I am happy!

They are used to be entertained from 7.30am until 1pm five days a week. Four days at home and they don’t really know what to do with all the energy! Today has been a crazy day. We went out in the morning.. and they ended up coughing every two seconds the whole way home. People who saw/heard us must have been wondering what we were doing outside with such sick kids. But what can I do?? They are climbing on the walls at home!!

And no matter how much I try to entertain them.. playing with them.. doing hand craft etc.. they still want daddy home and me working because they think that would be more fun. They don’t realize nothing would be done at home that way. I guess .. that they will some time learn to appreciate clean clothes, food etc..

179 It makes a difference

It’s eleven in the evening.. we just took the baby up from her bed. She’s boiling!! ..red cheeks.. very high fever.. but happy to be up.. watching dad doing dishes.. making funny noises(the baby.. not the dad) It feels good that she doesn’t seem to be so affected from the fever.. but it made her wake up – and she doesn’t seem to be able to go back to sleep. We just gave her fever reliever.. and a bottle.. and hope that will help her go back to sleep.

The other two are still sick too.. both with ear-infections and coughing.. one with fever – one without. Yeay.. we are one happy family at the moment.. The kids stay home at least until Thursday.

Though there is one thing – that makes the whole difference. We have nice weather!! It’s pretty cold in the night.. but the days are.. well.. not exactly warm.. but quite warm – and sunny. It’s the kind of weather that make you happy.. And this is one of the situations when I’m overly happy that we do have a garden. It doesn’t matter how sick the kids are – I can still go out to get some fresh air!! I can still enjoy the nice weather. And kids… aren’t exactly staying in bed all the time when they are sick.. so they can play outside too. It’s great!!

And also.. we spend the days baking.. Nobody is too sick for baking and doing hand crafts and other stuff.. so we aren’t really miserable.. We are actually having quite a good time..:)