Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Off to the beach


Shailee, age 8.

My kids keep going to play in the miklat (shelter). We live in a row of ten cottages which share a communal shelter.

It turned out that during the stressful moments of the sirens, it was comforting to meet friendly neighbors in the shelter. The children of the complex brought games down.

When we first heard the sirens, the look of anxiety on the children's faces was heartbreaking. But when they found that they would meet their friends in the shelter and play Uno, they relaxed. Now the shelter still holds the allure of a quiet, private place for Uno playing. I guess if the cease-fire holds, the door to the shelter will go back to being locked and the children will be a bit disappointed.
Now we are off to the beach.

2 comments:

Jean Arthur said...

Hi Debby,

Dana were talking about you recently wondering when you were coming home. Got my answer now.
I am glad to hear you are safe. I wondered about where you were located in this conflict. Miss seeing you around the club.

Are you doing a lot of bike riding over there? I imagine it is not easy now with the possibility of bombs coming down. Let's hope this cease fire is permanent.

Good to hear from you.
Jean

Salinda said...

Debby,

Thanks so much for doing this. Glad you are well.

Linda