Day 14 (two weeks)

First and foremost, Señor Pee-Pee has (thus far) been contained. Oh yeah. Baby Spiderman's nicknames are well-nigh endless. Last night marked our first foray into the new world of Israeli diapers. (And 95% of what I know about diapers was formulated very well by my oldest brother, hereafter known as Mooshub. I called him to complain about diapers claiming to be more than they are and he said, "Sure, the diaper can hold 14 pounds of baby...assuming the baby doesn't pish.") We bought Israeli size 4 diapers (8-14kg, go figure), slapped the Urinator into one, and prayed. He woke up with a soaked diaper and dry PJ's (and bed). Yay!

It was another calm day here on the kibbutz; I think I'm ready to get into a routine: I found myself --gasp--BORED at one point today. It was lovely. Still, boredom is not exactly an experience I'm looking to prolong. I even went so far as to gather everything together in preparation to hem 4 pairs of Husbinator's pants. Talk about settling in, eh?

Wednesdays on the kibbutz is a produce giveaway: they put lots of boxes of produce on the loading dock outside the dining hall, and people just take what they want for the week. I'm looking forward to salad with lettuce, instead of just cucumbers and tomatoes. I also have the largest head of cauliflower I have ever seen soaking in a bowl in my shower. Mmmmm... mashed cauliflower. Soon with less bug-matter!

Also tonight was the kibbutz's annual "shuk tzeddakah." It's a combination flea-market/carnival, with all proceeds going to charity. We went for about 20 minutes. It was a great atmosphere, and I'm glad we went. Still, it would have been much more fun if we actually knew the people around us. We're working on it! (One of the booths was "Guess Who's in the Picture." I thought it would be lesser-known celbrities, but it turned out they were posters of old kibbutz photos. Tons of fun for not us. All-in-all, it made me want to get to know people. Success!