Oneg Sukkot

They served ROOT BEET FLOATS at the Oneg tonight at the synagogue where I'm working this year. I was pretty excited.

Productive use of time

While I had intended to read when i went outside with Asher today, instead I began pulling the roots of the pachysandra....asher got involved, my mom got involved - we ended up tearing up a whole section of the "garden" in preparation for the spring. I compared it to the satisfying feeling of pulling out an eyebrow hair. When you get the whole root out it feel soooo good.
and asher is an accomplished digger.

now we just have to hope that there wasnt any poison ivy left in there.

perhaps i will consider gardening as a career.

Vacation excitement

After completing a whole 2 weeks of class, im on a vacation. for the holidays. the rabbis need to be able to go away - i know of people in japan, hawaii, india... so i get a vacation out of it. nice!
it's not like my schedule isnt already a bit of a vacation - i only start teaching tomorrow. so i've been taking advantage of the time and reading a lot. read the new one by the kite runner dude, the 2nd in the rashi's daughter's trilogy, and finally got to the last harry book.
i fear trying to read another book because all three have just blown me away. i got wrapped up in the characters and engaged in their lives - from modern warfare to the rabbinic period and then the world of wizardry. it has been so nice to get to enjoy reading again and even nicer that ive been loving all the books.

asher really enjoys when i read becauase i tend to sit outside with him while he lays in the sun.

my first day of teaching is tomorrow - 2nd grade. 4th grade on Monday...and then no school Wednesday for RH. I love this time of year - a perfect way to transition back to ny....

Life in the Luney Bin

While my landlord and lordess have been very good to me, my little puppy and I challenged their compassion this evening.

First, I took a bath/shower and, upon getting up, leaned too hard on the soap holder. It fell out. Now, understand, this is a problem that has been reoccurring for many years. But, I sheepishly told them and asked if that meant we were getting evicted. The lordess suggested to the lord that he use some duct tape to fix it. Yes, tape.

Then, handsome face decided to grab a pair of the lord's underwear. Given, he's gotten everyone else's this week - it was time to go in on the last resident. However, I sure as hell wasn't going to chase him around for that!