The Codebreakers IV

T ATTY At the Shabbos table Tully’s answers to his parshah questions are more on target. His grasp of the storyline is improving as well. And he now knows clearly how many days are left until Shabbos and actually looks forward to it.

REBBI Tully’s signature “lost look” is fading. It’s replaced with a look of intense concentration as he works to decode the language around him.

TULLY I can do worksheets! I finally cracked the code. I try to make pictures in my head and it helps me understand.

We’re schmoozing about school when Tully shares a tidbit: “My rebbi says we need to bring a spiral notebook ” he informs me “but I don’t know what ‘spiral’ is.”