Klita Kalah

I will let OOS speak for himself when he finally gets set up in his apartment but for now the highlights (lowlights?) of their trip.

After finding out that their apartment will not be ready until next week, OOS and OHDIL went through the process at JFK, said their l'hitraots to the family, and shlepped their kids and bags to the gate.

Shmuel was not feeling well so they got less than 2 hours of sleep.

Because of the recent war, the Jewish Agency was apparently understaffed and much of the paperwork that usually gets done on the NBN flights had to be done upon their arrival in Israel.

Bad news: They were about the last ones processed. Good news: By the time they got to the luggage carousel all the bags were out. Bad news: The bag carrying their port-o-crib was missing.

They finally got to the apartment they will be using until next week. BH, we have family on both sides that are pitching in to give them help. One family is shopping for them and one is sending some kids to play with Shmuel for a while.

They are looking forward to a good night's sleep (assuming that Shmuel can sleep on a mattress on the floor).

"All beginings are difficult."