2009

Merry Christmas

To all of my friends, I want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! May today be filled with nothing but fun, family (whether the family God gave you or the one you picked up on the way, or a mixture of the two), Christmas cookies and joy.

This year, sadly, I don’t have any minutes left on my army phone card, or I’d make calls…but know that I love each and every one of you and that (like every year) my Christmas cards are going to be at least a month late..

Merry Christmas

To all of my friends, I want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! May today be filled with nothing but fun, family (whether the family God gave you or the one you picked up on the way, or a mixture of the two), Christmas cookies and joy.

This year, sadly, I don’t have any minutes left on my army phone card, or I’d make calls…but know that I love each and every one of you and that (like every year) my Christmas cards are going to be at least a month late..

Working, working, working…

It’s 22:40 and I’m still working, though thankfully back at my place on the Kibbutz and in something far more comfortable than a uniform. I’m going to shower soon, finish up the work I have slated for tonight, blog, send some emails and then pack my bag  for tomorrow and head to bed.

Tomorrow I’ll be in my office tying up some loose ends during my prep-time (06:25-08:30) and then working alongside my commander for the rest of the day. I’ll be teaching in Tel Aviv tomorrow night (this will then be followed by another fun filled day at the office on Wednesday).

Thursday is dedicated to wrapping up the week. Friday I’m at home but I’ll be seeing a student at my place in the morning. The rest of the weekend (and Sunday, since I’m taking a day off) is dedicated to cleaning up my inbox (I know, I know…it’s been a bad two years…mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maximus culpa) and studying Hebrew grammar (I’ve been getting private lessons recently and I was handed about fifty pages of homework today — at my request — and I’d like to finish it so the teacher will give me more things to work on).

Anyway, I’m tired (and smelly from four days of guard duty) I have a hiking/guard duty bag that needs to be cleared out, a messenger bag which needs to be packed and a speech that isn’t going to write itself.

Peace!

– M

Working, working, working…

It’s 22:40 and I’m still working, though thankfully back at my place on the Kibbutz and in something far more comfortable than a uniform. I’m going to shower soon, finish up the work I have slated for tonight, blog, send some emails and then pack my bag  for tomorrow and head to bed.

Tomorrow I’ll be in my office tying up some loose ends during my prep-time (06:25-08:30) and then working alongside my commander for the rest of the day. I’ll be teaching in Tel Aviv tomorrow night (this will then be followed by another fun filled day at the office on Wednesday).

Thursday is dedicated to wrapping up the week. Friday I’m at home but I’ll be seeing a student at my place in the morning. The rest of the weekend (and Sunday, since I’m taking a day off) is dedicated to cleaning up my inbox (I know, I know…it’s been a bad two years…mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maximus culpa) and studying Hebrew grammar (I’ve been getting private lessons recently and I was handed about fifty pages of homework today — at my request — and I’d like to finish it so the teacher will give me more things to work on).

Anyway, I’m tired (and smelly from four days of guard duty) I have a hiking/guard duty bag that needs to be cleared out, a messenger bag which needs to be packed and a speech that isn’t going to write itself.

Peace!

– M

Guarding this weekend…

So, in a post that is clearly forthcoming in my eventual plan to get back into daily blogging (oh blogging…and writing…how I’ve missed both of you)…I’ll explain why I have guard duty this weekend…for now, however, a check list of things I’m in the process of doing and/or need to get done:

  • Buy snacks
  • Drop off laundry
  • Dishes
  • Download some TV episodes to watch when I’m not on active guarding (if I could marry my iPod…I would…) currently downloading
  • Pack bag (hand warmers, books, medical supplies, etc)
  • Make sure I have chargers for everything
  • Take a picture of the ketusha/qassam menorah

And he’s off!

Guarding this weekend…

So, in a post that is clearly forthcoming in my eventual plan to get back into daily blogging (oh blogging…and writing…how I’ve missed both of you)…I’ll explain why I have guard duty this weekend…for now, however, a check list of things I’m in the process of doing and/or need to get done:

  1. Buy snacks
  1. Drop off laundry
  1. Dishes
  1. Download some TV episodes to watch when I’m not on active guarding (if I could marry my iPod…I would…) currently downloading
  1. Pack bag (hand warmers, books, medical supplies, etc)
  1. Make sure I have chargers for everything
  1. Take a picture of the ketusha/qassam menorah

And he’s off!