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notinjersey May 5, 2026

Israel Trip 2026 Diary Part 3

On Monday, April 6, the family and I split up for a little while, since the boys wanted to go on a bike ride and I wanted to go shopping. In the morning, I went into the Old City to go to the in home studio of a woman who sells hair coverings. I was planning to buy something to wear at my nephew’s wedding. The Old City was locked down that day and everyone was being questioned as they entered. I was able to say that I was visiting this woman, and they let me in. Zachary had lots of conversations with his friends about how they could prove that they were actually living there and needed to be allowed in!

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notinjersey May 4, 2026

Prime (and Other) Purchases in April 2026

I’m back sharing my Prime (and other) purchases for April 2026. I’d like to share some of the things I bought in Israel as well. These links are affiliate links, which means that if you click them and make a purchase, I may receive a small incentive.

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notinjersey May 1, 2026

April 2026 Favorite Books

Welcome to my April 2026 Favorite Books post! This monthly post is where I share the 5 star books I’ve read so far each month. You can see the first half of my April reading here and I will share the rest of my April reads next week, on Thursday for the Share Your Shelf link up. The Amazon links to the books I’ve read are affiliate links and if you use them and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission.

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notinjersey April 30, 2026

Israel Trip 2026 Diary Part 2

In my last post about our trip, I covered from when we left home through almost a week later – most of that time spent traveling, and then celebrating the beginning of Passover. That brings me up to Sunday, April 5. We had decided to leave my sister-in-law’s house and rent a place to stay in Jerusalem, because since there weren’t a lot of tourists able to visit at the time, we were able to get a great price! We loved staying in this very central location, close to Zachary’s dorm so he could go back when he needed things. So that day we moved into our new place.

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notinjersey April 29, 2026

April 2026 Month In Review

Last month, I was upset because of all my changed plans. This month worked out much more as expected! But it was a different type of month for us, since we were away for half of it.

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