We had a wonderful
last few days of the fall holidays, spending much of the time with our
grandchildren. The weather on Wednesday evening and Thursday was perfect, so we
were able to spend one last day in the Sukkah,
joining Dina and family on Wednesday for dinner (yummy barley/split pea soup)
and Simmie and family Thursday for lunch (stuffed shells and Wynelle’s Pot Pie,
an old family favorite from Sundays at the Moosewood Restaurant). On
Friday the whole family gathered for a pizza (with a wide variety of toppings) birthday
lunch for Noah, who is now one year old.
We had a quiet Shabbat lunch with Simmie and family and
then went over and spent some nice time with Julia and Noah while the older
children were off with friends. It is really wonderful to have time alone with
the little ones since our attention is so often focused on the older children
when they are around. It was especially heartwarming to see Noah with Barry,
whom he clearly found extremely entertaining. I think Barry could have gone
over one of his radiation oncology lectures and Noah would have enjoyed that,
too!
On Sunday we were
supposed to go up to Brookline with Eliana for lunch and shopping for the Bat Mitzvah gift we still owe her but I
think she was just exhausted from all the holidays and did not feel up to
going, so this excursion will wait for a subsequent trip. Realizing that
everyone was busy trying to get back into the swing of regular life, we decided
to head back to New York.
This will be the
first full week I have had at home since way back before all the fun started over
two months ago. The only items on my calendar are (a) enrolling for 2018
benefits, and (b) my Sandostatin injection on Wednesday. I spent most of the
morning organizing my closet and drawers to prepare for the colder weather
which undoubtedly will come. Sometimes those mundane activities are quite
welcome.
Have a good week.
Love,
Rebecca
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