just four pics from our outing yesterday

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We went on an outing yesterday to an amusement park on a kibbutz. It

was hardly Thorpe Park but it seemed to have something for all ages,

and the best thing was that Grandma and Grandma got in for the

cheapest rate of everyone; as it was understood we'd just sit around

and watch!

In fact the entrance fees were quite clever; the kids cost more than

the adults...well it does make sense if they are going to be the ones

actually doing things!

Anyway, just four pics from it.

Ruthie

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> Anyway, just four pics from it.

>

> Ruthie

Looks like you're having fun! I'm not surprised you were hoping for a bit of

peace when you came home though. Much as I love it when my sisters and

their children come to stay I do breathe a sigh of relief when they leave -

we have seven children between us and it's just manic - not helped by the

fact that elder sister lets her two year old have long daytime sleeps so

he's up till 9 or 10pm!! I do miss my quiet evening time when I don't get

it. Do you manage to get any peaceful time at all when you have guests?

Hannah, 27

Mum to Bethany 7, Lawrence 5 1/2, Verity 3, Alfie 7 months

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I do miss my quiet evening time when I

don't get

> it. Do you manage to get any peaceful time at all when you have

guests?

>

> Hannah, 27

Here in Jerusalem my bedroom is my haven, much more so than in

London. As you might recall, my London bedroom is (1) the

entertainment centre for the house with the only PC's and TV in it

(2) I have no private bathroom so when we have visitors I am fighting

for the bathroom along with everyone else and have to get dressed

decently before venturing out to the loo. Here in Israel I have my

own bathroom, the PC is in here yes, but there's another one upstairs

with no internet connection, just games; and I made jolly sure mine

was an incredibly boring one with no games on, so nothing to attract

the kids. The room is also bigger than my one at home, the computer

alcove doesn't take any space away from the room itself, and it also

has a good sized veranda to sit out on, on sunny mornings. In other

words, if it had a fridge and cooker I wouldn't ever have to leave!

So if things do get a bit hectic downstairs I can retreat here and no

one will bother me, well, except Zehava wanting to borrow my makeup,

etc.

Ruthie