Adina's latest project

She gave it to me, and it's now up in our new bedroom. We designed it together, and she did all the sewing.

Rachel Reading to Yosef

Quilt Rachel Made for Adina

Quilt and quote

I just finished Tom Sawyer, where I read the following.

"There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure."

I have to say that without being married to Yehoshua, and especially having Yoshe Ber be a part of my life, I never would have appreciated this book.

Here's a quilt for Yakov and Nechama Shofnos' new baby.

Shots from Hanuka

The Third Floor

Here are some shots of our new third floor. These were taken a few weeks ago and we are still not totally moved in. We are moving up here, Adina and Feri are moving to our old room and Adina and Feri's old room is becoming a guest room/home office.

Here is the design of our closet I did using Google SketchUp

And here is the actual closet our carpenter did using wood

Bonus shot of Adina with Rachel's glasses

Update

Dear all,
I am now the proud owner (or sharer with Adina) of a new Macbook, thank you Yael for shlepping it back from the US. The old one's screen died after something fell on it. I found life without easy access to a computer to mostly be a relief - I got a lot more reading done, and felt less distracted, although there were many many annoying moments when I couldn't get phone numbers, etc.
Ferri had a great Chanukah party last Friday, complete with reenactments of the Jews learning Torah and keeping Shabbas in caves, emulating dreidels, and doing a "Mi l'Shem Eli!" dance (this is a statement originally from the Sin of the Golden Calf that according to tradition, the Maccabees used as a rallying slogan. It means "Those on HaShem's side, come to me!") Followed by the BEST SUFGANIYOT I'VE EVER HAD, made by one of the gannenets.
Chanukah starts Tuesday night - I wish everyone strong Jewish pride, and a wonderful holiday!
Love,
Rachel
P.S. Started third trimester.