Day 1 of the occupation

Over the next few weeks treppenwitz may suffer from obvious symptoms of sleep deprivation, mal- over-nutrition, hyper-caffeination and sibling rivalry.

You see, Chez treppenwitz is rapidly filling up with siblings, spouses/significant-others, cousins, grandparents and dogs.  Although we marked Ariella's becoming a Bat Mitzvah on her birthday back in January... it wouldn't be official without a small party.  And it wouldn't be a party without family.  Soooo, we scheduled the party to coincide with the cousin's school vacations.

I picked up one sister (with S.O. and daughter) from the airport last night and another (with Hubby and two kids) first thing this morning.  I'll be making another trip to Ben Gurion on Wednesday when my parents (and their dogs) arrive.

From this point until some time after Passover our place will resemble the 'Palace flophouse & Grill' from Steinbeck's Cannery Row.  The sibs and their families are only here for a week or two (first time for both) so I'll be playing tour-guide, hotel manager and barkeep instead of mild-mannered blogger.

Yeah, they'll still be posts... but they will be more like communiqués from the front.

Day 1 of the occupation is not even halfway over.  :-)