Ok, at least *I* think it's hysterical:



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Update:

Dh spoke with ds's rebbe here.  While he acknowledges that the situation is not good here, he thinks that if ds is fighting us on going away, he will manage to get kicked out of school - which would be disastrous.  He thinks we should work on ways to make him realize that he *wants* to go away, much in the way we got him to commit to the "advanced learning" program at his school

The saga continues.....

Current Mood: exhausted

Dh and ds don't feel that the school in Dallas is a "good fit". 

Back to the drawing board.....

Current Mood: disappointed

I'm starting to feel like it's week three of a hostage crisis.  OK, not really, but I have no usable kitchen and haven't since we came back from camp.  The previous owners of the house were Orthodox Jews, kept kosher, but lactose intolerant,  and didn't see the need for dairy equipment.  Except for a tiny, doll sized sink.  We, on the other hand, eat vegetarian and dairy most of the week.  So generally our dairy sink overfloweth most of the week.  While we were at camp,  we were having a bigger sink and dishwasher put in while we were away.  Slight problem.  Countertops which were taken out to put in new base cabinet and dishwasher (which is not connected yet, btw) have not been replaced.  The ones that were supposed to take "2 weeks" have now been 4 weeks and they are saying "maybe next week".  And to top it all off, the one sink that is still there has decided to shoot water out like a geyser when turned on.  So I have NO working sinks and am doing dishes in the bathtub.  Ew.  Just ew.

I hate to complain b/c ba'h, I'm getting a new sink and dishwasher.  But in the meantime, I'm going a bit nuts here.

Dh and oldest ds are leaving in a few hours to drive to Dallas to check out the yeshiva high school there.  I hope and pray that it is a good fit b/c 1) the situation here has been unproductive for him and 2) school starts in a little over a week.  Nothing like waiting until the last minute.

Current Mood: anxious

Despite everything they have ever done to me, disagree with me though they might with the path my life has taken, I had to call my parents today and tell them that I had really under-appreciated them.  Thank you to my parents for never doing anything like approaching my rabbi at my wedding and telling them that they are happy to meet him and would like to discuss his personal savior.  Unlike, say, the father of a lovely convert did at her wedding today.  The rabbi in question would be my dh.  Sort of puts the whole treif buffet-cum-wedding-reception that my in-laws threw us into perspective too.

Current Mood: grateful

And here I thought my Cherry Garcia fetish was a secret....

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