Iddo and Etta Update

Hello Family,
It seems that at a certain point (usually after Chanukah till Pesach), everyone gets into a routine and becomes more grossly involved in their own personal lives. Not that this is an excuse, if I needed one, but just an explanation on my current alienation from everything family.

I have been working non-stop in the early intervention world. I currently have 6 children between 12 months and 36 months that I work with (with a 7th client coming soon). I love the work and it keeps me out of trouble. I have been very fortunate thus far to see positive results with most of my children and satisfied parents to boot.
In addition, working at the public school has been wonderful so far. I have a caseload of over 38 children, with all but 1 student in the 6th grade. This is nice since I have another 2 years after this one dedicated to the city, so I will be able to watch the growth throughout their middle school years.

Because of the incredible amount of paperwork, timeliness, and organizational skills that both jobs require, Etta has been helping to create schedules, file paperwork, and tell me what to do and when to do it, so I can be as productive as possible. In addition, she has been asked by our shul, which we are in the process of becoming members to, to help organize their Purim Carnival. If that wasn't enough, she is finishing her degree in psychology this semester and is bombarded with research papers and all that mambo jumbo.

My mother-in-law is also doing well. She is working hard on her private practice in social work. She has an office near Union Square. I don't have many details, but she does love her work.
My father -in-law is in love with his new position as a professor at the Podiatry school, where as fate would have it, he has Goldie Perlmuter’s husband as a student.
My sister-in-laws are also doing well. My niece, Alexei Rose, is having her birthday this Sunday at my mother in laws. Feel free to stop by.


California was wonderful (we were there a few weeks back, but it seems like ions ago). We are planning on going there for the last days of Pesach; we will see how that plays out (i.e. if I can get free tickets on jet Blue)
While summer is still a ways away, we were thinking of doing another backpacking expedition. The destination is still unknown, but hopefully somewhere warm and cheap with kosher food, that is pretty much our three criteria for any vacation.

I'm glad to know everybody is doing well. We should arrange to all go out for dinner one night.
If there is interest, I would even suggest having us all go to a basketball game (knicks), I went to a game last week for just $10.00!!!
We can do J2 Pizza and a game with all the kids. I am willing to sponsor half the tickets or more to make it happen. Even if we only go to half the game it would be a lot of fun.
Let me know.
Love Iddo and Etta