January 2011

We got our new post assignment-

JERUSALEM

We will finish our time in Guatemala next January, take 6 weeks of home leave, then head to Washington DC for 10 months of Hebrew language training.

I am trying hard to keep focusing on Spanish, although I want to start checking out the Hebrew alphabet.

I am particularly excited because I want to buy some of these:

This is a Yad, or Torah pointer. It is used to help you keep your place (see the pointing finger on the end?) as you read the Torah from right to left. Yads can be very plain, embellished, ancient...I think they are cool. I will be in the perfect location to start a collection.

We are excited, although we won't be going for 2 years.

!MAZEL TOV!

Destination pending

Our final bid list was sent yesterday. Don't know how long we'll have wait to get the email notifying us where we'll go (M says maybe as early as next week). I'm pretty excited and a bit nervous. Our top 10--

1. Dusseldorf

2. Frankfurt

3. Paris

4. Paris

5. Istanbul

6. Jersualem

7. Jerusalem

8. TelAviv

9. Budapest

10. Sofia

I hope they don't have to dip below 10. It wasn't easy coming up with 20 workable posts, considering timing and the fact that all the posts in Mexico had to be disqualified (M born there=dual citizenship=no political immunity) and we have 3 perritos.

Wish us luck!

Our Little Pixie--Ava

(Picture taken before Ava's first haircut from Aunt Staci)
M and I found this message on our voicemail yesterday...(we could hear Sally whispering in the background)

S: "Hi Nana"

A: (pause) "Hiiii Nana"

S: "Hi Grandpa"

A: "Hi Gwampa"

S: "This is Ava"

A: "I frowed up"

S: "This is Ava"

A: "I frowed up"

S: "This is Ava"

A: "I frowed up"

S: (one more try) "This is Ava"

A: "This is AFA"

S: "I love you"

A: "Wuv you" (smack, smack)



Deelicious!!!!