Planning Scrapbook

I've finished my outline for my Israel Scrapbook


It's two pages, divided into Page 1- Misc,Culture,Precept Teachings, Page 2 - is Strictly sights and visits. I have approximately 150 pages planned, I guess I should buy a stack of black paper at Micheals, and buy other stuff in bulk!!! I already had ordered some things from Scrap Your Trip, Mouse Memories doesn't have anything for Israel. I thought my Italy book was thick??!! I guess I will have two volumes also!! Ugh!!


Now I really want to sew something representing this trip, the problem is I have a lifetime of colors, patterns and ideas in my head just from memories of the past two weeks!! Ugh, how do I condense them into a few??

All these pictures are military related, hopefully I don't go missing after I post these:

Wire, common around the city of Jerusalem

Security at the Temple Mount

Satellites from the Air Force very close to the Lebanon Border

The UN compound between the above mentioned satellites and the Syria Border

Friday post Israel

How do you live life as a normal person after this trip!!?? Not very easy. We took two of the three kids to see the new Indiana Jones movie. Even that leads to Israel, there really was a Mr Jones and he had the hat, was an archaeologist in Israel!! The movie, pretty predictable, they do make fun of Indy's age, but still had a swarm of bugs scene, lots of narrow misses, the bullwhip, the bad guys lost, and a missing treasure. It's entertaining, that's all I could say!! Ok, more pics:

A closer look at the Dome of the Rock - all original tile mosaic work!

In the Old City, just looking up an alley way!

Overall shot from Southern Steps

David Arthur and wife Margaret (she's from Columbia!!!)

Overall shot from area called promenade - a beautiful park, overlooking old city area, gold domes are the Russian Orthodox Church

Catholic Church outside of Garden of Gadsemene, statues are Matthew, Mark, Luke & John

Cave where Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947, somehow, picture went back to sideways, so tilt your head sideways to look at it!

Some "tidal pools" at the Dead Sea

Dead Sea, going down below sea level. It is real hazy here, below sea level issues, I think!

More Pics

More pictures, blogspot was threatening to crash with the last picture on previous post, so this is part two of two:

Olive Tree on Mt of Olives - these date back to that time, they are HUGE!!

Jerusalem Cityscape

Jerusalem Rooftops

Don't worry people, there's a lot more to come!! The cat is is now threatening a revolution if I don't pet him, got to go!!

Israel, 2 days later

I feel like I just want to bust!! Don't know where to start, scrapbooking, quilting, making sure I noted every little word Kay said and that I learned in my Bible, where, where I ask?? Ok, maybe laundry is a key spot! I did order about 200 pictures, that's the first order people, I have to get organized! So, here are a few:

Dolly & I in front of our bus - the red bus, we were the best!!

Sea of Galilee from our hotel in Tiberias

Avi (our Israeli Guide) grafting Kay in as the Gentiles! in Caesarea

Israel is extremely well planted!! Just like California in a lot of views!! This is from the Mt of Beatitudes

Nazareth from a restaurant - looking into town, didn't go in because it's occupied by PLO

The Jordan River at our baptism site!

Skinny ole me on a camel (poor camel) I might be the "straw" that broke the camel's back!!

Camel and desert before going up to Jerusalem - this might be my Christmas Card!!

Food at a gas station, not sure this would pass DHEC codes here, but this is what I ate a lot in Pita Bread with hummus - it's yummy!!

The Western Wall, we are now in Jerusalem, notice the much wider side for the men, women are still very second or maybe fifth class over there!!

Back in the USA

Well, we are h0me!! Got in early this morning. Happy Memorial Day everyone!! First thing I did was take a nap, all right, a really LONG nap. Now going to do hamburgers on the grill with Mom & Dad and Julie. Then I will start on my tall laundry pile!! I've separated the purchased items from the scrapbook items, from the sewing items, and then the work will start. I've downloaded one picture disc, I have to do the other, then I'll start ordering pictures and blogging with some.
It's so nice to see English on Blogspot again!! It was weird trying to deal with Hebrew. Now maybe I will spell things a little better!!!
BACK IN THE USA AFTER AN AMAZING TRIP OF A LIFETIME!!!

Shabbat Shalom Y'all !!

Well, we are on our last day, sleep on the plane tonight, and home in the morning. Happy Memorial Day to all!! Yesterday was very moving!! Made it to House of Caiaphes, Kay did a teaching of this in the early morning!! We saw the 40 steps that Jesus used when Judas betrayed him and the 40 steps he took to the upper room for the Last Supper!! The pit Jesus was dropped in (didn't remember that part) where they rubbed vinegar in his wounds then soothed them with honey, only to let them heal for a short while where the would rub more vinegar into them, continuing this process. After breakfast we went to the Israel Museum and saw the model of the City of Jerusalem, then the Dead Sea Scrolls!!! After all that we went to the Garden Tomb, and had communion after seeing where Jesus was reserected!! Communion was held in a little chapel, so moving, imaging singing Amazing Grace at church, now image singing that in Jerusalem at the Garden Tomb, after communion where you learn you get to keep the cup!! Not a dry eye in the house!!! My eyes are really puffy this morning. We are on to one last teaching from Kay, the Holocoust Museum and then it is time to pack, eat our "last supper" and on to the airport!!! This trip, oh my, this trip, once in a lifetime!!!
Kenny, don't forget us in the a.m.!!! I know you won't!!! I miss you!!!
Please everybody forgive my spelling!!! I need to brush up on my Hebrew typing skills!!! We didn't get to go on the computers yesterday, it was Shabbat, no work allowed!!
Love to all, Beth & Dolly!!

Mother - don't worry, my health has been very good, not even the first skip of the heart!!!

Free Day

Well, yesterday, Thursday, was our free day. Wow!! 5 of us did the Kinnesset, 2 (me) of us did the Supreme Court, Wow, then we shopped, which i did not partake in, I just kept them company. The Kinneset was HIGHLY security conscience!!! Like at the Paris Embassy, we had to leave everything in bags, including our passports and retrieve it afterwards!!! Bullett proof glass everywhere, no parking in front, only allowed in front of the checkin bldg right before your tour starts. So, no cameras there!! Nice artwork in lobby, huge tapestries and mosiac all by the same man, which I will google when we get home. We saw the chamber floor or whatever they call it. They have a woman speaker and we saw her arrive in a helicopter with gun ships. They are only in session Mon-Wed, so no session but a few were in. Then, Carl (the baby Politican) and I went to the Supreme Court. We sat in on a trial, only word we understood was Hamas, so we left. The prisoner was typical Hamas evil man, scary looking!!!!! The stories I can tell. I will always remeber this!!! Dead Sea, Sea Scrolls and Masada today!! Lili, tell Brilli hi!! Love to all, Beth & Dolly

Wednesday in Jerusalem

We survived the early wake up call. We did the Mt of Olives and had a teaching from Kay. She really has been amazing. Walked down the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden of Gadsemenne (sorry for spelling!) Very moving, saw real olive treese that you know had to be at least 1000 years old!!! Wow!! Went to Tower of David museum, very well done, but that spot is not the real biblical spot. Weather was much more tolerable today, yesterday was very hot!!! I've got a great Isreali tan!!! Got some great wall hangings that will be used in an art quilt!! Bought a skirt that I intend to tear apart for the fabric, (it was cheaper that way!) I forgot to say we are staying in the Sheraton Hotel, the other hotel has most of our people, but it is full!! About 30 people are here. Fruit and veggies in this country are awesome. We had Pickled plums today, very good!! Still don't like the dates, but Dolly loves them, she has a handful of dates everyday. Oh, the olives are to kill for!!! yum. Saw lots of soldiers here today, even the off duty soldiers carry loaded machine guns!! You hear helicopters at least every 15 minutes overhead, so very safe here!!! At the Western Wall, we go thru security 2 times!!! People here from all over the world. We've met some amazing people here from our tour too!! Ken, you wouldn't have been able to handle the crowds, nobody does lines organized - and you wouldn't not have been able to convert them, even with a booming voice!!! Are Jewish Guide, Avi is so great, he's also in the Air Force Reserve, all married men serve until they are 45, they are called the old guys, so they will be last to be called, but he trains anti aircraft skills regularly. He's also quite a star here, he's a private guide also, taking people like Laura Bush on special tours. He also does commercials for Honda Motors!! I'm spending sheckles!!!! Ok, I'm tired, tomorrow, hopefully Kinnest, Supreme Court, and shopping for Dolly - my sheckles are gone, but I won't pass up a bargin!! Friday off to the Dead Sea, Dead Sea Scrolls and Masada!!! Wow!!!

Jerusalem!!

We arrived in Jerusalem yesterday afternoon, after having lunch in a Beduin Tent where we both rode a camel and saw a baby donkey being born!!! What timing!! The surrounding mountains are so dry, much different then what we had at the Sea of Galilee. We are off to the Southern Steps, the Holocoust Museum, and one other place, can't remember!! My journal is already proving tooo small!! On Thursday a group of us are going to try to do the Kinnest and the Supreme Court!!!! Aren't you Jealous Ken?!! I've been sitting with a guy from Texas by way of Cambodia who is a Young Republican!! We've had the best time with him. He's taking care of all of us single women!! Bye for now, we have a tight scedule to maintain!! Love, Beth & Dolly!

Sunday, May 18

I'm on!!! Google is so smart, no Hebrew error messages!! Ok, we are completely enlightened but exhausted!! If I had a scheckle for every amazing I've said I'd be rich!! We are leaving the Sea of Galilee tomorrow, it's been awesome. (there I go ago again) The country side is beautiful, alot like the San Jaquin Valley, tons of agriculture!! These people have computerized cow milking and drip irrigation! Yesterday was the re-baptizing in the Jordan River, again amazing!! Today we did Capernaem, and the Mount of Beatitudes - plus a short boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, and then dinner at a wharf restaurant. Tomorrow it's on to Jerasalem!! We are having the time of our lives!!! Love to all, hi to all pets!! Beth & Dolly!!!

Ok, no spell check, forgive my spelling today and the rest of the trip!!

The Day is Here

We are leaving in about 40 minutes!! Bye for now to all. I will be safe!! Starbucks left me his usual "love ya" present a 9 inch lizard, found it just as I was zipping the suitcase!! Glad it wasn't inside, hope it wasn't inside ever!! Can you imagine security if that thing was in there!! How embarrassing to have to tell them, "oh it's just a present from the cat". I will miss all of you. Watch the blog for updates!
Love, Beth

Our Hotels

Check out our hotels!!

http://www.gaibeachhotel.com/eng.html

http://hotels-of-israel.com/laromme/index.html?gclid=CPK2xfW1n5MCFRc0kgodrgtlqQ

I'm going to be hard to live with today!!!!

A New Mother's Day Wish

One More Mother's Day wish!!

Happy First Mother's Day to Micheline!!!

The twins aren't here yet, but they will be soon!! Happy Mother's Day!! This will be your calmest one - enjoy it!! Love, Beth

This is Micheline and one of her furry kids, a great dane name Pele (hopefully spelled right)

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!! My Mom is basking in the glory of her three daughters. Me, I'm basking in the glory of my three step kids and my two fury kids. Juile is basking in the glory of her sweet fury kid, Suzie is basking in the glory of her sweet, smart child and her two fury kids. Our offspring be it, acquired, fury or by birth are what make us who we are. Happy Mother's Day to all especially my Mom - who started the ball rolling for all of us!! We were going to take my Mom out for breakfast to a restaurant up the lake but Mom reminded us of bad weather coming through, and guess what she was right. Storms all today in the forecast. They clear up only on Tuesday, the day we take off for Israel. So she's even clearing up the skies for us!! Happy Mother's Day, Mother's Know Best!!

Mom admiring the Great Mom - Mother Nature

Mom's Brood - Julie, Me, Austin, Suzie, Dad, Mom

Trip Layout

This is our trip layout:

You will visit these and other important sites:
Chorazin
Dan
Caesarea Philippi
Megiddo
Mount Carmel
Golan Heights
Sea of Galilee
Caesarea by the Sea

in Jerusalem:
Temple Mount
Caiaphas’s House
Mount of Olives
Garden of Gethsemane
Garden Tomb
Western Wall
Praetorium
Pool of Bethesda
Holocaust Memorial, Yad Vashem
Shrine of the Book ( Dead Sea Scrolls)
Citadel of David ( Jerusalem Museum)

We fly from Newark, NJ to Tel Aviv then bus it to Haifa - I think. We only stay in two hotels the whole trip, just make day trips from our two central locations.

Can't wait, I'm packing today and sewing a light cotton jacket. In some places we have to have shoulders covered, which in my case with the never ending hot flashes is an issue. But I have found a very lightweight white cotton, that will go with everything, plus I have a hat. So. I'm off to do some birthday errands for a friend and get my summer clothes out of my parents attic. They have tons of room, and neat packing boxes that everything hangs in during the off season. Bye for now, Beth

Bible Study last class

We just had our last class until the fall. Now we are really excited about Israel. It's all starting to get very close!! So excited!! Plus I already got my new credit card after cutting up my correct one yesterday. So now I can shop, not really, probably won't be doing much shopping, just getting full of love and knowledge!!!

dumb and dumber

Doing real stupid things all day today!! While trying to be efficient, I cut up my old credit card, got out the new one, preparing for my trip. Yeah, yeah, yeah, did I cut up the old one, that's a big fat NO, I cut up the new one. I leave in one week!!! Ugh, called the credit card co, they are expressing me a card, put fraud protection on it for a month and noted on my account, I will be in Israel!!! Bought the best birthday present for a good friend. Princess cookies from Williams and Sonoma, only to find out she loves to bake, just not cookies!!! They never come out right!!! Well, she's getting them anyhow!!! Off to get my hair de-grayed!! Bye!

Countdown til I-Day!

7 days until we leave for Israel!! I'm so excited!! I will try to blog everyday from there, but no pictures, unless it's easy from there. Leave comments to communicate with me. I won't have an international phone. so..

Yesterday was as pretty as any day gets here on Lake Murray. Temperature was about 85, no humidity, lots of sun. Me, I'm sunburned to prove it. Didn't think I was getting that much. Bogie was our captain, and reassured everyone that this was his lake!! Now, I'm going to chiropractor, Bogie is coming, Dr loves Bogie, everybody does, he's so cute!! Then a few errands, and it's home to pack!!! Got to see which clothes in my wardrobe I can still fit in!!

Help

Did a whole Blog on counting down to Israel, where did it go???





Oh well, 7 days until I leave. Schedule full of gym appointments, hair, nails, meetings and packing. Today it's off to Chiropractor, so I can make it on the horrendous flight!!! Anybody ever flown on El Al?? Security ought to be interesting!! Got to go start the errands!!

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dome of the rock

Dome of the Rock

Jordan River where we will be re-babtized!!

Um... Galilee I think. These are all of images, but soon I'll have my pictures, can't wait!!!

Countdown to I-