That’s the Plan  

Golda: We like to handle things in a laid-back way, and they always get done. That’s what the last minute is for, right?

Ruchi: I tried so hard to help you be organized in advance. Did you realize how much pressure I would be under at the last minute?

Ruchi

“SO.”Zevi had that glint in his eye, like he was about to spring a surprise. “Guess who booked to fly in for Succos?”

“No way. Your parents?”

He nodded.

“Wow.”

It shouldn’t have really been a surprise. My in-laws have three married couples living here, no children at home, and two of my sisters-in-law were due to give birth around Succos time. But still, a trip to Israel was a big deal. They’d be leaving all the marrieds in America behind, and I’d wondered if they would actually do it.

“I think Mimi really begged them to come,” Zevi said. “She’s so worried about how she’ll manage with Yossi when she has the baby. And with it being right in the middle of the Yom Tov season….”

“Right,” I said, but honestly, I had my babies here, we didn’t have much family around — we coped.