So I entered a small singing contest

A quick summary of all the new things.

--It's summer! So garden garden garden, and tan tan tan.

--One of my neighbors moved, so no more chickens, and no more garden buddy, but also quieter.
--My children want to play outside all day long.
--I am on page 72 in my Hebrew Harry Potter book. Slowly and surely I am getting better.

--I started working on learning how to write in Hebrew script/cursive. That's how all Israelis write, so that's how we are writing.

Not my writing but an example!!

--My Hebrew is slowing getting better. . . .
--Yonah turned 2 two weeks ago. He impressed the pediatrician with his correct pen holding position, and his coloring of circles, and also his phrases of descriptive feelings, "That's scary." "I don't like it."
--I started doing pushups a little more than two weeks ago. Because I haven't done them in like.... nine years, and I thought it was about time I do them without my knees. And now they are getting easier and my range of motion is improving.
--My parents came to visit a week and a half ago. We had  a picnic, we watched a movie, Naisa saw Finding Dory with Memaw. We grilled. It was very relaxing.
--Ben's parents stopped by for an afternoon recently, we had a picnic, we went to the park, we ate lots and lots of watermelon and turkey hot dogs.
--I entered a small singing contest, solely based in Lancaster County, called, you guessed it, "Lancaster's Got Talent". (No relation or preluding of America's Got Talent, so I will not be on TV."
I will, however, be on the internet. I was chosen in the top twenty finalists. I went on Friday and was recording singing "I'm leaving soon" (an original song about someone you love passing away, to my own (already recorded) piano track. (This was due to the fact that when I went to go get the keyboard to bring along for the recording, it was ninety pounds, awkward, had no case, handle or wheels, none to be found, and I'm afraid I do have limits to how much I can carry for two whole blocks by myself. . .So we finagled a recording (a decent one!) of just the piano part while we were still at the church, and I performed with that recording. ... anyone who knows me know that we can count on one hand the amount of times I have performed without a piano in the last seven years. So I got comfortable after three times through.)
Anyway, this video of me singing my song will be on the internet for voting starting on July 11th. There will be a two week (or three week) voting period, and then on August 5th, the top ten finalists will perform live at Lancaster's First Friday event. So, my friends, if you are reading this, please take thirty seconds of your time to vote (for 4:15 to see my beautiful singing video!!!), starting on July 11th (so ONLY SIX DAYS AWAY!!!!!!)

From Yonah's 2nd birthday

Cute quotes from the kids.
Ben taught them "it's just the wind" when the door jiggles from the wind blowing through the window. So Yonah says that every day.
"Car... blow aWAY!" Yonah shows his concern everyday about the loss of items from blowing away.
"AsSAUCE" applesauce.......