Update #5

A quick update before Shabbat starts. I got a job in debt collection working for a company that collects debt from people in the United States. Hopefully I will not be speaking to any of you in that capacity. I have been on the job for 2 1/2 weeks and it has its us and downs. The location is great in the center of Jerusalem, but the hours are bad, from 3-11 PM. After January (assuming I survive that long), the hours should improve, and I should be working from about 10 Pm to 6 AM. Me not being around in the afternoon and evening has been very hard on Caryn and the kids, but it's only for another two more weeks. We'll see how we all do when I work the night shift. I think it will e much better for all of them, but it will be a difficult transition for me. I also need to see how much many can actually be made on this job, as the base salary is small, but there is potential for huge commissions. We'll see how it goes.

Caryn, Ilan and Gali are continuing to learn Hebrew. Ilan and Gali both understand Hebrew for the most part, nad we even get to hear a few spoken words of Hebrew every now and then. We met with Ilan's teachers, and they said he is doing very well in many areas, but he is resistant in learning Hebrew. We are finding the same thing at home, as he does not want to watch TV in Hebrew, where Gali and Tiki are happy to watch TV in Hebrew. However, they have noticed recently that Ilan as a strong desire to learn how to read Hebrew, so he may be able to improve his Hebrew by learning to read. Gali's teachers and Caryn and I were all in agreement that Gali should repeat Kindergarten next year, which Gali is happy to do, since she loves her teachers. Tiki is getting cuter by the day, and has a full complement of words now. A very cute thing that she does is when she wants someone to be quiet, she says be shush, instead of be quiet. Eitan is crawling all over the place, and eating like a horse. He has recently started pulling himself up, so we are probably only a few months away from walking, although he is a Brody so it could be awhile. Eitan is crying now, so I have to go. Shabbat Shalom and Kol Tuv,
Zumi

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