week 2, day 1 -- sunday, march 15th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- stuffed vegetables

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one walk, going up to the shopping center and one lap around the park before coming home

activites for the day:

** lots and lots of work on my website all day long
** 20 minutes of PT
** lots of knitting in the evening

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 7 -- saturday, march 14th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- pasta with homemade sauce

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

complete rest for the day.


activites for the day:

** only knitting and watching tv all day long
** cook in the evening, after Shabbat goes out

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 5 -- thursday, march 12th

a fantastic day!! we found the most perfect school for Tamar :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- pasta with homemade sauce. garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, walking all over the place when we go to Jerusalem -- walked too terribly much


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** go to the bank and then to Jerusalem. i'm not looking forward to these activities. -- done
** work from 6pm till midnight -- nope. i was too tired.
** send out at least 35 previews -- nope.
** get at least 1 order (it's going to happen ) -- nope.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 4 -- wed, march 11th

a very good day !! very, very productive and fun :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- stuffed bell peppers and green cabbage. stuffing is brown rice and ground beef. sauce includes lots of tomatoes, garlic and cilantro.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour. -- done


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** knit a bit for my mid-day break -- done
** work from 3pm till midnight -- done
** send out at least 35 previews-- done.... got 45 out !! yay me !!
** get at least 1 order (it's going to happen )-- sadly no order came in

onward and upward !!:-)

week 1, day 3 -- tuesday, march 10th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 cup brown rice, 2 chicken hot dogs, grilled vegetables

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour.


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning
** knit a bit for my mid-day break
** work from 3pm till midnight
** send out at least 35 previews
** get at least 1 order (it's going to happen )

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 2 -- monday, march 9th -- Papi's Birthday :-)))

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BELOVED PAPI... THE VERY BEST FATHER ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE

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an absolutely WONDERFUL day was had by one and all. i had a great talk with my Papi late in the evening. he's so great :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour. -- nope. didn't have the time.


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** knit a bit for my mid-day break -- done. even knitted for awhile after work.
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- nope. no time.
** work from 3pm till midnight -- done
** send out at least 35 previews -- done. got 41 preview out :-)))
** get at least one order !! :-))) (it's going to happen) -- done. YAY for me.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 1 -- sunday. march 8th

yep, i'm starting this again... and with tons of renewed energies after all that sickness nonsense. here we go..........

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour. -- done


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** knit for a few hours in the evening - - done
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- done
** keep laundry going -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

Tel Aviv, February 2009

the sunset on Racheli's birthday. i was standing in the middle of the street when i took this picture. HA!

Tamar and i, on the way to the bus stop. Nina is taking the picture.

a typical *band* on a typical Saturday in Tel Aviv / Yafo. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

the Lookout Point, which scared me to death, since i'm scared of heights! about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

Rico, with part of the Tel Aviv Riviera in the background. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

remnants of the Ottoman jain, established in the 19th century, to hold rebel Arabs. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.
the Tel Aviv Riviera. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

the Yafo Boardwalk. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

view of Tel Aviv from the Yafo Boardwalk. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

The Yafo Clock Tower. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

Racheli's 23rd birthday party, in Oren's tiny apartment. there are 5 other people in the apartment that can't be seen in the picture.

one of Sunny's tattoos :-)

the remnants of the British something-or-other in Yafo.

goofing around, as always.

the beautiful cake that Sunny make Racheli. it says *Racheli* and the butterflies are made of Tweel.

get this... an EGG shop in the middle of a very busy commercial street in Tel Aviv !! :-)

this huge dog was just haning out with his owner.

an example of the many corner shops in Tel Aviv. this is a produce stand.

another sample of *the corner store*... this one is a spice store.

my adorable Nina and Tamar, as we go to Tel Aviv

i've been so sick...

i've been so sick that i can't even be on the computer for more than a few minutes at a time.

it's a combination of the flu and bronchitis, and it's just not leaving me alone.

actually, today, tuesday, i'm finally feeling somewhat better, but i still feel a bit weak and like i need more rest.

so.... i won't be on here too often, until after the move next sunday.

in the meantime, enjoy some of the pictures that i took while i was in tel aviv for Raceli's birthday.

peace out everyone :-) !!!

check out those kids of mine !!!

take a look at the kids, on the right-hand side of this page.

aren't they just the most beautiful people you've ever seen??

and what about Racheli and that killer body !! YIKES :-)

week 7, day 7 -- Shabbat, feb 7th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 large schnitzel with 2 cups whole wheat spaghettie -- Nina made this yesterday and it's delicious !!

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one walk, just going in whatever direction i feel like going when i leave the apartment

activites for the day:

** only knitting all day long
** working on the website for a few hours after Shabbat goes out this evening
** 30 minutes of physical therapy

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 6 -- friday, feb 6th

another great day. walked for about 1.5 hours and ate very good. Nina made us a delicious Shabbat dinner :-)

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 5 -- thursday, feb 5th

a great day!! good on food, good on walking, good on working on the website and my knitting project.

sorry that i keep forgetting to post my daily thing.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 4 -- wednesday, feb 4th

everything was good. i just forgot to post my daily thing because i've been too busy with other things.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 3 -- tuesday, feb 3rd

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken with roasted veggies on a bed of brown rice.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one walk, coming home from the meeting with a new client -- ended up walking 3 hours !!!

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website !!! -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- done. Racheli's afghan is coming along nicely :-)


onward and upward !! :-)