[M.A.P.L.E. XII-25] Uncle!

A week ago, one of my sisters gave birth, and tonight, Samantha and I took dinner to them and got to spend some quality time with the newborn, M——.

Although that was 28 words, I will let the picture be the remainder of the post.

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My Summer Session: 32 days

Honeymoon: 66 days

אתמול היה שיבעה וארבעים יום–שהיו שיבעה שבועות לעומר

[M.A.P.L.E. XII-24] Frwrt wtht vwls

Fftn mnt tmr strts nw.

Ths pst hs a chllng tht cn b sn rdly. Spcfclly, hr cm th rls:

  • Wrds wll b wrttn wtht vwls…
  • Bt wrds tht strt wth vwls wll hv tht vwl only.
  • It wll b accptbl t us on-lttr words sch as “a” or “I”
  • Th lttr “y” wll alwys appr
  • Vwls mght appr t clrfy smlr-lkng wrds [e.g. diry vs. dary: diary vs. dairy]

Whr t strt? Tdy ws a nc dy. I md pncks fr brkfst wth lftvr bttr frm lst Frdy. W us a grddl srfc bcs th pns tht w dsgnt fr dary dn’t sm t hv a nn-stck prprty. Th grddl gvs mr srfc ar anywy.

Aftr etng brkfst, I rd my bk t my prnts’ hs. Th rd tk jst ovr 27 mnts and ws jst shy of 6.00 mls. A slght wnd blw agnst me, bt th rd ws mstly esy. It is gd t knw tht I cn stll rd at a pc of ovr 12 mls pr hr.

In ordr t nt mk ths a cmplt diry pst, and als bcs it tks lngr t thnk whn t rmv vwls, th impts fr ths pst is th fct tht I wll rd Trh on Strdy fr a bt mtzvh. In th Trh, thr ar n vwls, and als n pncttn mrks. Cntxt cn b usd t prnnc wrds crrctly. I wndr hw dffclt it wll b fr my rdrs t mk sns of ths pst? It hs bn a chllng fr m, bt in Hbrw, th snds “O” and “U” smtms hv cus, by usng th lttr ו. Th snd “y” cn b indctd wth th lttr “י”, whch insprd ths pst.

Tm hs rn ot, and ths ws fn, dspt chllngng, t wrt!

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M Smmr Sssn: 33 days

Hnymn: 67 days

אתמול היה שיבעה וארבעים יום–שהיו שישה שבועות ושישה ימים לעומר

[M.A.P.L.E. XII-16] Arrows

Yesterday, I drove to Omaha with Samantha, because we saw “Legally Blonde” at the Alamo movie theatre that evening with cousins. However, I hung out at my Aunt Cheryl’s house rather than at Samantha’s office.

On the drive there, I was on a stretch of Dodge Street that had five lanes, but only up to three of them were usable to a certain direction of traffic.

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