Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow!

Hey Guys,
Well tomorrow, I am going back to America. Mom, Dad, Nat, and me, have been packing. I started with a lot of things; now I have very little.
I am really happy for my cousin; she graduated.
I think that when I get home I will, go onto my bed, and go to sleep. Because, I will probably have jetlag, from Israel. Let's hope not!
Roni is sleeping right next to me. He is so cute. I can't wait for my friends to see him.
Right now, Nat is at Eitom's (his friend) kibbutz; Sdot Yam. I am also listening to Who Let The Dogs Out! That's one of my favorite songs.
I just want to say that I am getting really excited, to go home.
This picture is of me in one of my favorite dresses. With Roni.
With Love,
Sammy

Petra

Sorry I didn't write in a long time. I've been touring Petra. Petra is in Jordan. It was really fun. We first crossed the border, then we met our driver. He took us through the Wadi Rum. That's just plain sand, and mountains. It was so hot. Then he took us to our hotel, it was beautiful. We stayed in a room, that room looked like a cave. I slept on the couch.
In the morning we went to a place where you can climb the Monastery, that's 1,500 steps! I took a donkey. In the start to get to the Treasury, we took horses. Then we took camels to get to the Monastery. Then donkeys! At the top we saw an amazing view. It was really fun!
I can't wait until June 30th. When I go home I can't wait. I have another sleepover on the last day of school.
Love,
Sammy

Happy (Early) Mothers' Day

Hello,
Today I gave Mom a pot with paper weights in it. And I gave her a note, with a poem:
You're the best,
I'll put you to the test.
The way you read to me,
I feel like a honey bee.
I love you.

I didn't sleep well last night, I had a bad headache. My brother had a sleepover, and his friend said, 'Why is your sister up at 2:00 A.M.?' I had a wet towel on my eye. I think it was because, I had a play date, and Katie and I used glitter on our art projects, so some must have got into my eye. Well my Mom saved me, with contact solution, I put some in my eye, then I slept 'till 8:30. That reminds me of a funny story that happened at school: We had to make projects for reading, so my partner Do Yup, and I wrote by accident, #3 Eye Contacts!
But we changed it.
We also gave Roni a bath, he is getting so big. I don't think he likes the bath at all, we washed the car, too! When we gave Roni a bath we got all wet. Love, Sammy

P.S. This picture is going to be on Annie's Mac and Cheese!!! Dad brought home a lot.

SLEEPOVER!!!

Hey,
Today I 've been having tons of sleepovers. First with my friend Micki, then with my friend Shiraz, and then tomorrow with Luima. Oh wow! I can't talk much, because I have to go to a friends' house. Well, this is very short. But now I must say goodbye. Love,
Sammy
P.S. I had a half-mile run, and I increased my speed by 40 seconds.
Cool!

Little Roni

Hi Everyone,
We now have two dogs. One is Sunny, who you know. And then the new one Roni. We named him Roni, for Ra'anana. We live in Ra'anana, Israel.
Today we have a lot going on: First we ate breakfast. Then we will go to my favorite pasta place, Spaghettim. Then Mom and I will go to our art class. And then we will go to our friends' house for dinner. We have a big day. But for now I'm just listening to, my favorite song, from High School Musical, Breaking Free. This is a picture of me going diving in Eilat. We are going to see the dolphins. I am about to go under. We have a one-on-one instructor. It was so exciting. Love, Sammy

I Miss Home

Today was O.K.. I played with Luima and Katie, and Shiraz. At recess we ran all over school. Then after school, I went to pick up Dad at I.D.C. Then we went home. Nat and I played too!

This weekend we will have a sleepover, and go to tornado. Tornado is at the mall. It's a game you can play. You have to save the town from a tornado. It's really fun!
Today Shellye (the counselor) came to our room. We talked about friendship, and being left out.

I can't wait, to come back home! I really miss home. I think I am getting my ears pierced tomorrow. I better get to bed tomorrow, I have to take the M.A.P. tests. So I better go brush my teeth.
Love,
Sammy

Back Home

I can't believe it's been a week and eight days! I have been having so much fun. Now I am sitting in the Milan airport. I am going back to Israel. But the one downer is... we get home at 5:00 a.m.!
So it'll be really hard to wake up for school, maybe I will sleep on the plane. Well anyway, I am kind of sad, because I had to say goodbye to my Grandma. We were almost crying. But I got a new doll from my doll collection. And Nat got a lot of quarters from all over America.
Mom said Nat and I can have a movie night. Where we watch movies with two friends, then go to sleep.
Dad's going to New York in a week. So we'll get more mac and cheese. He says this trip was our last trip until we go back to Wisconsin. Before we left home, I found some hair gel, so I put my hair in a odd hair style.
This is a picture of me at the toy museum. My favorite exhibit was the dolls.
Love,
Sammy

Portugal

Hi Everyone,
I left Israel to come to Portugal.
We have seen lots of things.
I love the beach.
My Grandma is here.
I am still on Spring break, because of Passover, and we just got some extra time, to play.
We went to see Castle De Pena in Sintra.
In Sintra we picked up tiles, we found a place where a man makes tiles.
We got one that said Casa Goldstein.
With a decoration on it.
It was beautiful.
I will be going home on Monday.
So I will write more when I get home.
Love,
Samantha Goldstein

Israel

It's been another day in Israel. I'm loving it here.

I've been going to AIS since October and I'm loving it there.

I've made so many friends. Especially one of my friends, Katie, and Luima. They are my best friends.

It's Passover and we're celebrating it with friends and family.

We went to get a kosher for passover brownie at a cafe. It was so yummy.

We're leaving for Portugal in a few hours. At 2:00 a.m.!

I don't really think I'm going to get up.

I have a little bit of a fever, but I think I'll recover by then.

I'm feeling better by the second.

My teacher from last year, Mrs. Theisen, and Nat's teacher that he would have had at Northside this year, Ms. Hoyt, came to Israel last week.

We took them to Ein Gedi. It was so great.

I'm going to be a writer when I grow up. I've already written some great stories.

One is about a girl who sees a dog and wants it, but it gets adopted before she can buy him at the pet store.

Another is about Halloween.

And I'm writing one now. Except I have more stories that I didn't tell you about because they are chapter books with no main parts.

I don't know if I should be a dentist, artist, writer or even a dancer.

I don't know.

From,

Sammy

P.S.

Above is a picture of my friend, Luima and me on my birthday. She's my best friend. She's from Angola.