Bloom Where You're Planted: Fun Frolic Fridays...

Saturday is the 7th day of the Jewish week which means Sunday is the first day of the week. Shabbat(future post), which is the Hebrew word for Saturday is also the term that defines the resting day which starts a few minutes before sundown on Friday and ends sundown on Saturday night. [Caution: read the following sentence slowly as your brain will work against you.] This also means that work week starts on Sundays and ends on Thursdays. Which gives rise to "TGIT" instead of the usual "TGIF". This took time getting used to. We always had to think: "Sundays here (Israel) are Mondays there (U.S.). Saturdays here are Sundays there".

School week for the boys is the same as there, Monday thru Friday, since they are enrolled in an American International School. Good for them, otherwise they'll have to attend school 6x/week (future post).

So to recap:

Jason works Sunday thru Thursday.

Kids are in school Monday thru Friday.

I am not permitted to work.

This means Jason and I have Fridays together sans kids! We can do whatever. We can stay in or stay out. Do this and do that. We don't have to worry about who will be minding the kids or what they want to do or if they will enjoy what we have planned.

Less people to consider. Endless possibilities.

The downside is Jason really only has Saturdays to spend with the boys. But we're optimists and so the glass is half full.

We enjoy our Fridays together which is a good thing because someday, everyday will be Fun Frolic Fridays!