I second the homemade food suggestion from Nilly...something that could possibly freeze well... Also, maybe a fun/nice shirt/top for the mom in an inbetween size...since she won't want to wear maternity clothes, but won't fit into her pre-pregnancy clothes either.

NILLY!

Also the homemade food thing sounds good. I'll make a cheesecake or shortbread or something.

Even better would be an entree, like a lasagne, or a casserole -- like vw said, something that would freeze well.

what else is up?

Hi, beth (whose birthday I missed!). I'm just back today from Passover, which has been a whole week. In which I didn't have any computer access, let alone internet access (my parents have both, but I was at their place only at the beginning and end of the holiday).

I don't think I'll be able to go this long without Google ever again. I couldn't even pretend that I know stuff! And dictionaries and encyclopedias expect you to know the exact word you're looking for, not what's related to it, and how can my sieve deal with that, fed only by matzot and still dizzy from cleaning-materials since the former week? I'm so computer-addicted. Sigh.

But I went on a picnic with family and friends, went to an amusement park (and managed to mention Disneyland only around twice an hour, so everybody else forgave me), borrowed a 9000-pieces jigsaw puzzle from a friend, some books from another, another got her "Wonderfalls" DVDs (um, I didn't take them from her, but I got a promise that we'll watch later on), and I didn't get to catch up on all the work I missed while cleaning for Passover. The weather was perfect - in fact, I don't remember such a gorgeous weather during any Passover before. All in all, quite a good holiday.

How's everybody?

[Edited to wave at Hil and vw]

Oh, Nilly, that sounds like a wonderful holiday. I think I'd go nuts without Google for that long too, though.

I had a question for you last week, but I can no longer remember it. Oh, well. So good to "see" you.

How's everybody?

Well, I finally got my actual confirmation (after about three "this is almost a confirmation, but not quite") from birthright israel.

Also, I am very very sick of Passover by now, and have already made plans with a friend to go out for Italian food tonight. Mmm, pasta.

Even better would be an entree, like a lasagne, or a casserole -- like vw said, something that would freeze well.

She's living with her parents at the moment, so that kind of thing isn't really needed, I don't think. Getting her younger brothers earplugs might be though. Hmm.

I have to name-drop. I went to see this off-Broadway play this afternoon, starring Vincent Kartheiser, because my friend used to be his agent. So we talked to his girlfriend at the intermission, and then after the play, went up to the (amazing!!) apartment where he's been staying for the run of the show. Vinnie almost bummed a cigarette off me, but rejected it because it was menthol.

You can all touch me now.

Ooooooo. But also sad, because in my head, Vinnie doesn't smell like cigarettes. He smells like cinnamon.

I had a question for you last week, but I can no longer remember it.

Oy, I'm sorry. If you do remember it, and I'm not here, you know you could e-mail me, right?

Well, I finally got my actual confirmation

Congrats! Do you already have dates and stuff scheduled?

have already made plans with a friend to go out for Italian food tonight.

One of my cousins was dreaming of pizza since Monday. I made sure the salad I got today had pasta inside, but what I really miss is (whitefonted for Hil's sake) the smell of freshly-baked bread.

Congrats! Do you already have dates and stuff scheduled?

June 20-30.

Oy, I'm sorry. If you do remember it, and I'm not here, you know you could e-mail me, right?

Oh, absolutely! I don't think it was anything that important, otherwise I would have e-mailed. Don't worry about it at all. I think maybe it was just that I hadn't talked to you in a while and wondered how you were doing...and forgot that it was Passover, silly me!