Poking my head once more in between ongoing conversations I selfishly ignore, in order to reassure y'all that we're still as OK as possible under the circumstances.

Very strange holiday (Pessakh), and it may get even more strange as we go along, but we are indeed as well as possible under this strangeness, and we're very thankful for that.

Take care, y'all.

(I feel bad for poking my head and posting and running and ignoring everybody, meMeME as possible, but I keep thinking that with all the scary news from around here, it's better than just not letting anybody know anything. Sorry if I'm mistaken.)

Thank you for posting, Nilly, and we are more than grateful every time we see your and Shir's pixels that you take the time to post given all that you're dealing with. Much love to you.

I can't say it better than Jen. I do appreciate that you take the time to check in. Sending love.

Absolutely Nilly, it's always a relief to hear from you that you're okay. Love and safety vibes to you and yours.

The checking-in is very much welcome, Nilly!

What everybody else said, Nilly! Thanks for checking in

Catching up, after traveling for Passover for a while. Thanks for checking in, Nilly and Shir.

I started watching women's hockey after the Olympics, and it's really fun. It's kind of making me want to go skating, though, and I'm pretty sure that would be a terrible idea with the current state of my knees. Maybe it's something to have as a goal, though -- motivation to do my physical therapy exercises more regularly than I have been.

There was a PWHL game at Madison Square Garden last weekend, and my friend's eight-year-old daughter, who plays hockey, got to be one of the kids standing with the players when the starting lineup was announced, so that was pretty cool. That game set a US record for attendance at a women's hockey game. (Canada's record is higher.) I just watched it on TV, but the excitement was palpable even through the screen.

That's all really cool, Hil.

(apologies for grammar/typos, no sleep until almost 4am)

They say there's a ceasefire and I really really wish to believe it, but it only took 9 minutes between the ceasefire announcement last night and the early warning to be near shelter, and until almost 4am I could hear interceptions from nearby areas. It's now a tradition to get one last round of fire exchanges just before/when they're announcing end of fire, but that one lasted for two hours. So, kind of disorienting. And it's not like my own government bothered to tell anyone what's going on, we need to guess by reading the news (and I hear another jet flying as I'm typing this).

Also, there's still Lebanon. But I am - can't believe I'm writing this - getting back to my apartment, and there's a good chance I'll be sleeping again in my own bed tonight. And having a proper shower without worrying about sirens.

And there's a tiny bit of me that's fantasizes on what would have happened if we would have managed to end Netanyahu's government pre Oct. 7th, in the 10 months protest period we had against the government (including general strikes). Not that we had any idea what would be the cost of him staying in office, but man. Could have saved a whole lot of lives.

Shir, thought of you lots at the seder I went to Saturday. (Wherein I was shocked my friend’s step kids did not kill him—he started many years ago using a Haggadah that is for kids, when they were new to this and younger, but they’re now 14 and 14 and 16, and he’s still using that one and I would’ve been so much less polite than they were, at that age, being talked to like I was about 8 years old…)

One of my favorite parts of the haggadah I edited is the seasonal songs (about spring, not about Passover). It was originally intended for young kids, but it's still fun to sing them as an adult.

One of my favorite parts of the haggadah I edited is the seasonal songs (about spring, not about Passover). It was originally intended for young kids, but it's still fun to sing them as an adult.

Is it really even Passover if I don't get to sing the Frogs song? The parts for kids are the best parts!

Dylan (who is almost 19) attended a Seder in Boston with my brother's family, and since my nieces are 4 and 2 he wound up reading the 4 questions as the youngest literate person at the table.