enjoyed smearing icing all over her hands and watching her big brother open all her presents.
I think the only possible response for that is to ask for pictures.
we've very happy and relieved to be here.
Oh, so much yes. I remember your posts from the time.
Happy Birthday little Clara.
Happy Birthday, Clara! Hope you're feeling much better today, than you were a year ago, Fiona. I feel the need to add how very much I love Clara's name. It's so beautiful.
I think the only possible response for that is to ask for pictures.
Seconded.
Happy Birthday, Clara!
And Nilly, hope you're steering clear of unnecessary dangers.
Thanks, Fred. Nothing was fired to the area of Tel Aviv, so I'm pretty safe around here.
Very happiest birthday for Clara! Smear some cake on your brother while you're at it.
I'm glad you are OK Nilly. Also, I hope my friend Terese's cousins in South Lebanon are OK. There were various reasons fleeing was not an option for them; their only vehicle was a truck which would have been considered by the IDF to be a legitmate target, and they really are in no physical shape to walk across the desert on foot. Also to my friend Simona's mother in Israel. (Simona is an Israeli expat living in the U.S.) Simona's mother is extremely stubborn - refuses to go to shelters in her neighborhood. She says "I'm 75 and if it is my time, it is my time. I'm going to stay in my nice house and not be miserable in an uncomfortable shelter." Which understandably terrifies Simona.