The Plan

it is 8:00 a.m. in the holy city of safed.  it is warming up and i'm  praying that it won't be excessively hot for the holiday.  i took the dogs out at 7:00 a.m.  i didn't want to get up but the dogs kind of nudged me.  i picked some small roses for the table.  they will probably dry out by tomorrow night but i don't really care.  it is customary to cut greens and hang them on the walls.

i have a plan of action this morning.  i will go back to the supermarket in a moment.  i need to buy dog food.  i saw a game yesterday and i think i will buy it for my granddaughter.  the post office for registered mail moved from the bakery to the lotto store.  i had to pick up some mail for my friend who is still stuck in California.  i saw that they took over the dog food from the pet store that went under before the rona.  it was a bit expensive and high end for my dogs.

i want to wash the floors this morning.  i don't think that i will have the strength to use buckets of water.  i think i will have to use a wet schemata today.   it is a bit alarming how terribly tired i feel.  i think i get this way every summer.  i want to make the tiramisu today.  it is better when it sits for a couple of days.  i'll tackle the lasagna and Israeli cheesecake tomorrow.  the kids are coming tomorrow.  i don't know what to expect.  i haven't seen them in months. i hope the baby doesn't cry when i hold him.  i made the graham cracker like pie crust yesterday for my friend's cheesecake.  it is in the freezer.  i am debating whether to bake the cheesecake today or wait until tomorrow.

i am only in charge of the holiday afternoon dairy meal on Friday morning.  it will be a combined effort.  i bought four assorted packages of mini ravioli.  i have spinach and cheese, sweet potato, and plain cheese.  i don't know if i should mix them all together or put them into separate pans.  i usually just top them with olive oil and parmesan.  i used to make two types of sauces.  i would do a tomato sauce and i would do a sour cream mushroom sauce.  somehow, i stopped bothering.  everyone seemed happy without a sauce.  someone from the Sephardi clan will probably make pasta and mushroom sauce.

i  am also making a greek salad.  i am doing it a bit differently this time.  i want to make a bed of baby spinach leaves and arugula.  i will add chopped cucumbers and cherry tomatoes and top it off with black olives and red onion and feta cheese.  voila!!  i don't know what to serve them when they arrive.  i have some tuna in the pantry.  i might have some eggs leftover to make omelets. i was toying with the idea of making my banana and oat flour greek yogurt pancakes.  i have real maple syrup in the closet.  i would do it tomorrow.

the Sephardi mom will make the evening meat meal and the 3 Shabbat meals.  i will be a guest for three meals.  it is going to get intense.  i ant to pick more roses and lavender.  i will place some in the bedrooms.  i will buy some crackers or fresh bread for when they come.  i have potato chips, corn flakes and chocolate kinder surprise eggs for the kids.  i have marvel dolls for my grandson and lol dolls for the granddaughter.  i bought them before pesach.  i am really anxious. 

there are going to be 4 dogs in the house for three days.  my kid's dog is actually the size of a large rat.  she gets along quite well with my small girl dog.  tiny, the male dog is a bully.  he has become the alpha male.  the male dog downstairs is afraid of his own shadow and highly nervous.  he has been known to bite a grandchild or two.  tiny doesn't bite people.  he has a bad reputation because he chases people and comes off as aggressive.  he has become huge.  i found him when he was a tiny puppy, hence his name.