Acceptance!!! Partially

Finally recieved my acceptance letter for the "Teach English in Israel" program... 6 weeks after the date on the actual letter :) Hello, Israeli Government... here I come!!!

The good news is, guaranteed employment in israel for at least three years. The bad news? Well, 1) the program starts in 3 weeks and 2) we haven't actually been approved to make aliyah... still.

Hopefully my hebrew is good enough that I can do it sans ulpan?

Here's to wishful thinking!!!

Now if only I could figure out what to take with me...

Why do I even try? I know that I am mkaing Aliyah, and I know that I am doing it this summer. But so far, I don't have approval, I don't have a visa. I don't have a flight date and I don't have money. Why?
Because I don't have Jewish Agency Approval on my health form. Why? NO CLUE!!!
But until I do, I can't move. I can't get my visa... and I still haven't found out about this teaching english in israel program. Why? NO CLUE!!!

It's getting pretty frustrating.
I'm getting pretty annoyed. I'd sort of like to start packing up.

I don't know why I even bother going to regular clothing stores anymore... thrift stores are just SOOO much better. I mean, the clothes are used, and they are outof style. But who cares? Where else can you find such a variety? Such prices? I mean, I bought all the summer clothes my kids need... even a few pairs of shabbos shorts- so cute! And new dress pants and clothes for interviews for the DH... and for about $1.50 per item...

How can you beat that!!! It's seriously "one-stop shopping!"

I just got a bunch of fuzzibunz diapers from someone- they are great but are a size large and don't even fit my big boy! And he's in 4t clothing! So i'm painstakingly taking out the elastic... what a PITA. It's sewn all the way in. But i'm going to make them with adjustable elastic - my foray into using button hole elastic for one-size diapers... we'll see if it works.