Thulani in Israel, Part One

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Thulani arrives in Israel! Just after he arrived I went to the airport to collect my dad from the airport- he is staying with us for 6 weeks.

We live on the eighth floor of a nine floor apartment building in the city of Ashdod on the coast. Thulani was very impressed with the view from the apartment! I moved to Isreal in 2001 having met my husband to be online. I moved out in the September and we married in the October. Hannah was born in 2003. She is the one holding Thulani at the airport

Thulani is a little worried about being KB (Kosher bear) during his time in Israel but we assured him a kosher diet is very healthy and all that olive oil would make his fur nice and glossy. Late night after all the excitement of Dad arriving.

Thursday 10 February 2011

Today Thulani played with Hani and her new Nintendo DSI which Hani’s granddad brought from the UK- he thought it was great! He met Hani from school and next week he is really looking forward to going to school all day with Hannah.

Friday 11 February 2011

Tonight is Shabbat so mummy is busy tidying and cooking ready for 25 hours of rest- Shabbat starts 1 hour before sunset and lasts until Saturday night 1 hour after sunset. Friday night means all the family gets together for a long leisurely dinner, no telephone, no television and no DSI’s! It’s a lovely chatty time with the table beautifully laid and far too many dishes of food! We don’t mix meat and dairy so no mixing cheese, cream or yoghurt with meat- it makes curries and lasagnes challenging!