Things are hopping around here!  Ds16 got back from CT last night where he was checking out the Waterbury yeshiva; I thought he was going to go last week but there was a delay in the response we got from the administration so it was pushed off until this week.  Though it would have been nice if he went for Shabbos, it worked out well like this since he could see what things usually looked like.

I have a lot to say about his experience and consequent conversations I’ve had regarding what happened (or didn’t happen) when he was there, but time is short – if I have a chance (no promises!), I’ll share some further thoughts about this next week.   Though he had pretty much decided that he would go there prior to leaving, that no longer looks certain at all, but ds isn’t ruling it out.   He’ll be checking out Ner Israel locally soon, which is much larger (the only downside) but perhaps a better match regarding learning level and likeminded peers.

Now the family is off to cheer on ds11, who was chosen to play on the All Star game for his league.  Some of you may remember ds16 was also chosen for this last year in his league so you won’t need explanation as to what it’s about!  But for everyone else, the All Star game is when the three best players are chosen from each of the seven teams in the league (one team gets to choose four players so there are an even number of players), and all of these players join to form two teams to play a game.  To accomodate those of us who are Sabbath observant, the game is played on Friday afternoon, beginning at 4:30.  That makes it a fuller than usual Friday, and that’s where we’re all off to now – we’ll be back right before Shabbos starts so an update will follow tomorrow night!

Avivah