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94 PITCH & PUTT
1 Hudson Rd, Washingtonville, NY 10992
“Great place to bring your family.”
845-496-6418
Hours: Daily 12pm- 9pm
APPLE POND FARM
80 Hahn Rd, Callicoon Center, NY 12724
Great farm, nice food all the time and always friendly people
845-482-4764
www.applepondfarm.com
Call for hours
AUTOBAHN INDOOR SPEEDWAY
2272 Palisades Center Dr, 2nd Floor, West Nyack, NY 10994
Go-kart track in West Nyack, New York
(845) 535-1515
10AM–11PM
Belleayre Mountain
Ski Center
181 Galli Curci Rd, Highmount, NY 12441
A ski resort
845-544-2005
www.barryvillesportsman.com
Hours:Call for Hours
BASHA KILL WILDLIFE
Wurtsboro NY 12790
Place is beautiful nature area 845-754-0743
info@thebashakill.org
Bear Mountain State Park
Route 9W North, Bear Mountain, NY 10911 845-786-2701
www.n.y.s.parks.com
Hours: Museum and Zoo: 10am-4:30pm
Park: 8am-Sunset
BILLY BEEZ
1 North Galleria Dr, Unit-C 218 Middletown, NY 10941 845-673-3352
www.billybeezus.com
BELLEAYRE MOUNTAIN
181 Galli Curci Rd, Highmount Ny 12441
55 trails (including moguls) & 8 lifts are open to skiers & snowboarders on Belleayre Mountain
845-254-5600
www.belleayre.com
BETHEL PASTURES FARM
181-Remenschneider Rd, Jeffersonville, NY 12748
914-425-5838
Hours:Call for Hours
BRIDLE HILL FARM
190 Hemmer Road, Jeffersonville, NY 12748 845-482-3993
HORSE RIDING
www.bridlehillfarm.com
Call for Appt.
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP
3771 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, NY 10994
Create your own stuffed animals at this specialty chain, also stocking toy apparel & accessories. (845) 353-1895
Hours: 10am–9:30pm
CANAL TOWN EMPORIUM
107 Sullivan st, Wurtboro, NY 12790
AMERICAN HAND-CRAFTED, ONE-OF-A-KIND GIFTS, FURNISHINGS, JEWELRY, HOME DECOR AND MORE 845-888-2100
www.canaltowne.com
Hours: Daily 10-5
CAROUSEL WATER AND FUN PARK
1018 Beach Lake Highway Beach Lake, PA 18405
570-729-7532
Hours: Daily: 11am-6pm
CATSKILL COUNTRY CERAMICS
4852 State Rt 52, Jeffersonville, NY 12748
845-482- 3651
Call for Hours
www.catskillcountryceramics.com
CHUCK E. CHEESE
250 W Rte 59, Manuet, NY 10954
Kid-friendly chain known for its arcade games, play zones & mouse mascot.
(845) 627-2788
11AM–9PM
CATSKILL FLY FISHING CTR. AND MUSEUM
1031 Old Rt. 17, Livingston Manor 12758
845-439-4810
Hours: 10am-4pm
CATSKILL MOUNTAIN GOLF
27 Mutton Hill Road, Neversink, NY 12765
845-985-7377
Call for Hours
CATSKILL MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CO
149 Aaron Court Kingston
845-332-4854
Call for Hours
CINDER TRACK BICYCLE RENTALS
6 Railroad Ave, Mountaindale, NY 12763
845-434-4433
Hours: By appt. only
COLONIAL BOWLING LANES
78 Brookside Ave, Chester, NY 10918
845-469-3005
Hours: Daily: 11am-11pm
www.bowlcolonial.com
COSTA’S FAMILY FUN PARK
2111 US-6, Hawley, PA 18428
570-226-8585
Hours: Daily: 10am-10pm
www.costasfamilyfunpark.com
CUNNINGHAM PARK
196-10 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 Jumbo park featuring multiple sports fields. (212) 639-9675
6AM–9PM
D & H CANAL PARK
58 Hoag Rd, Cuddebackville, NY 12729
845-754-8876
Call for hours www.neversinkmusuem.org
DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL LINEAR PARK
Off Rt. 209, Wurtsboro, NY 12790 co.sullivan.ny.us
845-888-5040
Call for Appt.
DE HOYOS MEMORIAL PARK
38 Dillon Road Monticello, NY 12701
845-794-2500
Call for reservations www.townofthompson.com
DUTCSESS COUNTRY FAIRGROUNDS
6636 US-9, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
The Dutchess County
Fairgrounds is the home of the annual Dutchess County Fair
845-876-4000
Hours:10am-10pm
I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. I am excited to inform you of my new office location at 445 Park Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I have joined the excellent ParCare Women's Health Group, where I am providing both obstetric and gynecologic care.
Additionally, for the convenience of our patients vacationing upstate during the summer months of July and August, my office will be located this summer in Woodbourne, NY. I will be seeing patients at the Maimon Urgent Care Center 432 NY52Woodbourne, N.Y. 12788, where we will also provide sonography.
For appointments, please call ParCare OBGYN at 718.963.0800.
I look forward to continuing to provide you with the highest quality of care at our new locations.
Sincerely,
Andrew Scheinfeld, M.D.DOME 2030
321 East Broadway
Monticello, NY 12701
Featuring 360 Degrees of Multi Sensory 7D Viewing Ride Experience. 845-999-DOME
www.Dome2030.com
ELEAZER HARDING HOUSE
183 old Mountain Rd.
Otisville, NY 10963
Garden, cooking hearth, exhibits.
Different craft demonstrations monthly. House tours by appointment. 845-386-5214
Call for Hours
FAMILY FUN FARM & LASER TAG
65 Friedman Road, Monticello, NY 12701
Amazing Place fun For All ages kosher food on premises. 347-480-FARM
Hours: Daily 11am-6pm
FARM SANZ PETTING ZOO
218 Firehouse Road, Woodburne, NY 12788
Very good place for kids
718-809-1405
Hours: Sun-Thurs:
10am-8pm/Fri-8am-2pm
FORSYTH NATURE CENTER
1295 Lucas Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
845-399-3053
Hours: Sun: 9am-4pm/ Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm
FORT DELAWARE MUSEUM OF COLONIAL HISTORY
6615 Rt. 97, Narowsburg, NY 12764
845-252-6660
Hours: Fri-Mon: 10am-5pm www.scgnet.us
GERTRUDE’S NOSE LOOP/ MILLBROOK MOUNTAIN
5281 Route 44-55, Kerhonkson, NY 12446
845-255-0752 nynjtc.org
GILLINDER GLASS STORE
51 Erie Street, Port Jervis, NY 12771
845-856-5375
Call for Hours
GRAHAMSVILLE LITTE
WORLDS FAIR Rt 55, Grahamsville, NY 12740
Hours:9am-6pm
Great place to run, walk, play baseball, basketball or tennis 845-985-7367
GREY TOWERS NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE
122 Old Dwego Tnpk. Milford, PA 18337
570-296-9630
Call for hours
GENES BOATS
3429 State Rte 55, White Lake, NY 12786
Boat rental service in White Lake, New York 845-583-9787
10AM–6:30PM
HADLEY HORSEBACK RIDING
At The Villa Roma-Calicoon, NY 12723
For directions & Reservations
845-887-4880
Call for hours
HANOFEE MEMORIAL PARK
136 Sunset Lake Road, Liberty, NY 12754
845-292-7690
Hours: Daily: 8am-Dusk www.townofliberty.org
HARNESS RACING MUSEUM
240 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924
845-294-6330
Hours: Daily: 10am-5pm www.harnessmuseum.com
HOLIDAY MOUNTAIN FUN PARK
99 Holiday Mountain Road, Monticello, NY 12701
845-796-3161
Hours: Tues-Sun: 12pm-7pm www.holidaymtn.com
HORSEBACK RIDING AT REUVENS RANCH
19 Mountaindale Road, Greenfield Park, NY 12435
845-647-7556
Hours: Call for Reservations
HUDSON RIVER ADVENTURES
Newburgh, NY 12550
Boat rental service
845-220-2120/ 800-979-3370
Hours: Call for hours www.prideofthehudson.com
HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM
50 Rondout Landing, Kingston NY 12401
845-338-0071
Hours: Daily: 11am-5pm www.hrmm.org
INDIAN HEAD CANOES AND RAFTS
3883 Rt. 97, Barryvilla, NY 12719
800-557-8777
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-2:30pm
JERRY’S THREE RIVER CAMPGROUND
2333 State Route 97, Pond Eddy, NY 12770
845-557-6078
Call for hours
THE SPORTS CONE
180 Sawkill road, Kingston NY 12401 845-331-2545
Hours: Call for Hours
JUCKAS STABLES, INC.
1204 Rt. 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
“Personal Attention and staff is very professional as well as friendly.”
845-361-1429
www.juckasstables.com
KATSKILL KIDS PLAYZONE
5219 Main St, South Fallsburg, NY 12779
845-436-5262
Hours: Call for hours
KEDEM ROYAL WINERY
1519 Rt. 9W, Marlboro, NY 12542
845-236-3651
Hours: Sun-Thurs: 10am-5pm www.kedemwinery.com
KELDER’S FARM & MINI GOLF
5755 Rt. 209, Kerhonkson, NY 12446
845-626-7137
Hours: Daily: 10am-6pm www.kelderfarm.com
KITTATINNY RIVER TRIPS, Paintball & Zip Line
3854 Rt. 97, Barryville, NY 12719
800-356-2852
Call for Hours
Krieger Memorial Park Woodrige, NY 12789
845-434-7447/7855
Hours: Daily: 8am-8pm www.co.sullivan.ny.us
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE PARK
342 Dr. Duggan Rd, Bethel, NY 12720
845-807-0287
Hours: Daily: 9am-Dusk www.scva.net
LANDERS RIVER TRIP
5961 NY 97, Narrowsburg, NY 12764
800-252-3925
Hours: Call for Hours www.landersrivertrips.com
LIVINGSTON MANOR COVERED BRIDGE PARK
130 Covered Bridge Rd, Livingston Manor, NY 12758
845-807-0287
Hours: Call for hours
LIVING TORAH MUSEUM
57 Old Falls Rd, Fallsburg, NY 12733
877-752-6286
Hours: Call for Hours
LEGOLAND NEW YORK RESORT
1 Legoland Wy, Goshen, NY 10924
845-410-0290
Call for Hours
LIBERTY FARMERS MARKET
119 North Main Street Liberty, NY 12754
845-439-1230
www.catskillmountainkeeper.org
MINISINK BATTLEGROUND PARK
County Rd 168, Highland, NY 10516
Activities & interactive exhibits aimed at entertaining & educating young children.
MINNEWASKA STATE PARK PRESERVE
5281 Rt 44-45, Kerhonkson NY 12446
845-255-0752
Hours: 9am-9pm www.nysparks.com
MINNIE FALLS PARK
Mountain Lake Rd.
Hours:6am-10pm
MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE
1000 Mountain Rest Rd New Paltz, NY 12561
855-883-3798
Rock Climbing: 845-256-2752
Boating: 845-256-2186
Hours: 7am-Dusk www.mohnk.com
MOHONK PRESERVE
3197 rd, 44 55, Gardiner, NY 12525
845-255-0919
Hours: 9am-5pm www.mohonkpreserve.org
MONGAUP POND CAMPGROUND
231 Mongaup Rd, Livingston Manor, NY 12758
845-439-4233
845-256-3099-Regional Office
MORNINGSIDE PARK
11 Morningside Park Rd, Hurleyville, NY 12759
845-434-5877
Hours: 10:30am-4:30pm www.campingfallsburg.com
MOUNTAINDALE PARK
85-160 Mountaindale Park Rd, Mountaindale, NY 12763
845-434-7337
Hours: 8am-dusk
NEW CITY BOWL & BATTING CAGES
90 N Main St, New City, NY 10956
Batting cage center
(845) 634-4977
12–10PM
NEVERSINK FARM
635 Claryville Rd., Claryville, NY 12725
845-985-2644
Hours: Daily: 12pm-6pm. www.neversinkfarm.com
NEVERSINK VALLEY
Area Museum
26 Hoag Rd, Cuddbackville, NY 12729
845-754-8870
www.neversinkmuseum.org
Distance: 26 miles
Est. Travel Time: 34 min
NEW WINDSOR CANTONMENT
374 Temple Hill Rd, New Windsor, NY 12553
845-561-1765
Hours: Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm
NEW YORK STATE
Fishing Hatchery
402 Mongaup Rd, Livingston Manor, NY 12758
845-439-4328
Hours: Daily 9am-4pm
Weekends 8am-12pm
OAK RIDGE FARM, INC.
222 Hessinger-Lare Rd, Youngsville, NY 12791
845-482-4686
Hours: Call for hours
OLD RHINEBECK A ERODOME MUSEUM
9 Norton Rd. Rhinbeck NY 12751
845-752-3200
Hours: 10am-5pm www.oldrhinebeck.org
PARTY ZONE USA
364 Route 211 East Middletown, NY 10940
845-343-7278
Hours: Mon-Thurs 4pm-8pm, Sun 11am-8pm
PAYNE’S WATER SPORTS & Boat Rental
11550 NY 17B, White Lake, NY 12786
845-583-1000
Hours: Daily: 9am-7:30pm
PORT JERVIS BOWLING
17 west main street Port Jervis, NY 12771
845-856-2113
Hours: Call for hours
POTTERY & GLASS LAND
14 Green Ave, Woodridge, NY 12789
917-744-1887
Hours: 11am-8pm
PALISADES CLIMB ADVENTURE
4590 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, NY 10994
845-727-3500
Hours: Call for hours
QUINNZ PINZ BOWLING
13-19 Railroad Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
845-343-8121
Hours: Call for Hours
RING HOMESTEAD
257 Lybold Rd. Middletown, NY 10941
845-361-3842
Hours: 9am-6:30
www.ringhomesteadcamp.com
ROOT N ROOST FARM
64 Mineral Springs Rd, Livingston Manor, NY 12758 Farm
845-292-9126
RIVER GALLERY
8 Main St, Narrowsburg, NY 12764
845-252-3238
Hours: Call for hours
www.rivergalleryny.com
ROLLING STONE RANCH
282 West Shore Rd, Bethel, NY 12720
845-583-1100
Hours: Call for hours www.rollingstoneranch.com
ROSCOE “O & W” RAILWAY MUSEUM
7 Railroad Ave, Roscoe, NY 12776 607-498-4346
Hours: Call for hours
RUACH HACHAIM PARK Monroe NY 10950 845-774-7275
Hours: 3pm-7:30
Sam’s Point Area of Minnewaska State Park Preserve
400 Sam’s Point Rd, Cragsmoor, NY 12420 845-647-7989
SPLASHDOWN BEACH
16 old RT 9w Fishkill NY 854-897-9600
Hours: Daily: 10am-7pm www.plashdownbeach.com
STARLIGHT MARINA 26 Marina Road, Monticello, NY 12701 (845) 796-2628
9AM–7PM
SPACE FARM ZOO AND MUSEUM
218 Route 519, Sussex, NJ 07461
973-875-5800
Hours: 10am-5pm www.spacefarms.com
RAH’s Playland & Parlor 180 Sawkill Rd, Kingston NY 12401 845-331-2545
Hours: Call for hours
STONE WALL FARMS
136 Callicon Center RD, Jeffersonville NY, 12748
845-482-5302
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-7pm
SULLIVAN COUNTY DPW
100 NORTH ST Monticello NY, 12701
845-807-0326
SWINGING BRIDGE MARINA
371 Starlight Road, Monticello, NY 12701
I highly recommend this place to anyone who wants a nice relaxing evening”
845-794-6530
Hours: Call for Hours
TARRY BRAE GOLF COURSE
387 Pleasant Valley Rd. South Fallsburg, NY 12779
GOLF COURSE
845-434-2620
Hours: 8am-6pm www.tarrybrae.com
TANTILLO’S FARM MARKET 730 NY- 208, Gardiner NY 12525
845-256-9109
Hours: 12pm-9pm
www.tantillosfarm.com
THE CASTLE FUN CENTER
109 Brookside Ave. Chester, NY 10918
Amusement center featuring skating, rock climbing, laser tag, an arcade & more.
845-469-2116
Hours: Daily 10am-11pm www.thecastlefuncenter.com
TML AIRCRAFT INC.
Cherry Ridge Airport, Honesdale PA 18431
570-253-2454
www.tml-aircraft.com
TORAH ANIMAL WORLD
63 Old Falls Rd. Fallsburg NY 12733
“Very interesting place to visit.”
877-PLAN-A-TOUR
Hours: Call for reservations
TOWN OF THOMPSON PARKS
179 Town Park Rd, Monticello, NY 12701
“Awesome place for kids.”
845-796-3606
Hours: Dawn-Dusk
TRAILSIDE MUSEUMS & ZOOS
3006 Seven Lakes Drive, Bear Mountain, NY 10911
Exhibits exploring local geology & ecology, plus rescued & rehabilitated wild animals.
845-942-3861
Hours: 10am-4:30pm www.trailsidezoo.org
TREVOR ZOO
282 Millbrook School Rd, Millbrook, NY 12545
845-677-3704
Hours: Daily: 9am-5pm
TROLLEY MUSEUM OF NY
89 E Strand Street, Kingston NY 12401
Museum dedicated to the history of rail transportation, with an on-site store & trolley rides.
845-331-3399
Hours: Call for hours
UPPER ROOM FARMS
186 Airport Rd., Mongaup Valley NY 12762
845-250-4085
CALL FOR RESERVATIONS
www.upperroomfarms.com
VERKEERDERKILL TRAIL
400 Sams Point Rd, Cragsmoor, NT 12420
Hiking area 845-647-7989
Hours: 9am-9pm
WALNUT MOUNTAIN PARK
73 Walnut Mountain Rd, Liberty, NY 12754
845-292-7690
Hours: Daily: 8am-dusk www.townofliberty.com
WOLF BROOK AREA
Garnet Health Medical Center 68 Harris Bushville Road Harris, NY 12742 845-794-3300
Hours: Daylight www.thecastlefuncenter.com
WURTSBORO AIRPORT
50 Barone Rd, Wurtsboro, NY 12790
public use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Wurtsboro, in Sullivan County, NY. 845-888-2791
www.wurtsboroairport.com
BILLY BEEZ
1282 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, NY 10994
Playground in West Nyack, NY 845-535-9277
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BUCK BROOK ALPACAS
12 Bestenheider Rd, Roscoe, NY 12776
Farm in Sullivan County 845-807-3104
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And I’m supposed to be having the time of my life, Mindy thought ironically, looking at the shards of broken glass.
She stifled an unfunny chuckle and went to grab a broom.
So Shia had been a little overexuberant about his trip and broken the vase that costed enough to pay for the entire camp’s trip. It wasn’t a big deal, right? Not if you had the money anyway.
She swept the shiny fragments into the dustpan, noticing the way they reflected the sunlight, twinkling in an array of colors. Almost like diamonds.
But diamonds were unbreakable, while expensive crystal vases were not.
Really, what did it matter? No one she knew was going to see this summer home and the furnishings that they’d spent a filthy fortune on,
not if she could help it. Even though her sisters surely wondered why she never invited them up for a Shabbos. It was true that Mindy’s bungalow only had four bedrooms, making it hard to host large families, but that wouldn’t normally stop her.
She was running out of good excuses to give her family. Although none of them openly questioned her, Mindy could tell they were wondering. Her phone rang with the predictably familiar ringtone. It was Chani, once again.
“Where are you, Mindy?” Chani asked stridently. “I saw Shia running to day camp earlier, and I’m still sitting here and waiting for you.”
“I’m coming,” Mindy said automatically. Chani was her walking partner, who wouldn’t miss a day of jogging in her sneakers. Mindy wasn’t the most avid walking person, but it was a good
way not to have to sit out in the circle with all the other ladies every morning. There was a limit to how much she could handle their socializing.
“Good,” Chani said imperiously. “I’m waiting on my front porch.”
Mindy checked Sarala’s diaper and strapped her into the Joolz stroller. Sarala kvetched as she secured the straps.
“Come Sarala, want to go on a walk with Mommy and see some birdies?”
Mention of the birdies worked wonders as Sarala bounced up and down in glee, her chubby cheeks wobbling in delight.
“Oh my, I love that outfit on her!” Chani said as soon as she caught sight of Mindy. Apparently, she’d gotten impatient enough to come out of her comfy bungalow and wait outside. “Where did you get it?”
“The Red Balloon,” Mindy said. And she had spent the equivalent of her mother’s weekly salary on it. But it was okay, because the romper was absolutely adorable. Even Mommy had admired it, even though Mindy would never tell her how much it cost.
“Totally love,” Chani said, as they turned up the road heading out of the bungalow colony. Mindy let herself feel a sense of satisfaction. Chani’s compliments didn’t usually flow so easily.
“So, what do you think I should do about our summer pictures?” Chani asked. They always started at a slower pace that allowed for talking, but by the time they reached the top of the first hill, they’d both be panting too hard to make conversation. “I don’t know who to use, and my kids have like, nothing to wear. I don’t know why I always forget that we need photography clothes for the summer when I’m shopping. You could think I don’t take these pictures every year.” Mindy hmmed, and Chani was content to go on.
“But my main issue this summer is that my Gitty is so hard,” Chani shook her head. “It’s a good thing I found this mother’s helper arrangement. I would not manage having her home with me every day. Gitty is also the reason I haven’t had any guests yet this summer. I couldn’t think about it.”
Chani’s last few words came out stilted, as the two of them started to inch up the incline. Mindy didn’t bother answering as she
concentrated on climbing the mountain. Most of their walk passed in silence, with the occasional comment from Mindy to Sarala. It was only on the way down that Chani began another conversation.
“I heard that the Bergers are going home early, before first half finishes. They’re not being here next Shabbos,” Chani said. “You heard anything from Toby?”
“No,” Mindy said, though she wondered why Toby hadn’t told her anything. It was a pity Toby was going home early. Mindy had enjoyed her company.
“One minute. She’s leaving her bungalow empty?”
“Well, I think her brother’s coming up for second half, but it’s probably being empty over Shabbos. Why?”
“Just curious,” Mindy said. There went her excuse of not having enough space. Instead of cramming her own kids and her sister’s family into her four bedrooms, she could let her sister stay comfortably at Toby’s bungalow. ***
“Hi, sheifela, how are you?” Her mother’s voice was always concerned, even when everything was wonderful. Mindy wondered if she’d get to be like that too one day.
Ensconced on her couch and surrounded by central air, with Sarala in the baby bouncer close by, Mindy was able to answer the question easily.
“Terrific! It’s gorgeous up here in the mountains. Me and Bentzi are enjoying the house so much now that it’s completely finished. Last year it was nice, but because it was our first time here, we were still getting used to it. This year, we can really enjoy it.”
Mindy looked around her summer home again as she spoke. If Mommy would only see what Mindy meant by finished…her mother probably didn’t even dream that such finishings could be in evidence in her own daughter’s second house.
“Wonderful,” her mother said, and the note of concern decreased a bit. “I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying yourself. You both deserve it. Bentzi works so hard, I’m sure it’s a great vacation for him to come up to the country like that every Shabbos and find you and the kids having such a nice summer.”
Mindy swallowed. Bentzi did work very hard
all week.
“How are Fraidy and Chavi doing?” she asked. All her siblings had stayed in the city, as Mindy herself had all the years that she was growing up. If the whole truth could be told, Mindy missed her sisters like crazy. And since the whole truth could never, ever be admitted aloud, Mindy would only acknowledge to herself that she was a bit jealous of them. Bentzi would be scandalized if she expressed any such sentiment about her sisters who were so much less well off. So Mindy wouldn’t say it.
But she couldn’t say it to her worried mother either. Nor did she feel comfortable admitting it to her sisters, who, although not poor by any means, all worked very hard to cover their budgets. Mindy had been cast into the lucky position of the rich sister, but for some reason, it didn’t feel lucky to her at all.
“Fraidy works very hard all week,” her mother said, the concern back in her voice full-force. “She and Duvid are both out of the house a whole day, and the kids are in day camp. By the time she comes home, she’s exhausted. I told her she must take a vacation.”
“Why doesn’t she do that?”
“She says she used up all her vacation days on her midwinter vacation, and she in any case doesn’t have the energy to plan a vacation now,” her mother said.
Mindy hesitated. Toby had confirmed that her bungalow was going to be empty for Shabbos, and that Mindy was welcome to use it to invite family.
Not that Mindy had been planning to invite anyone. She’d just checked, because Bentzi would have wanted her to.
She couldn’t invite her sister to see the luxury she was living in this summer. Could she?
“And how’s Chavi doing?” Mindy asked instead.
“She loves it here, Baruch Hashem,” her mother said. “Now that she cut her hours by her job, she has the whole afternoon off until the kids come home from day camp. She’s also looking forward to going up to her mother-in-law’s bungalow for two weeks in the second half. I’m happy for her.”
Mindy was, too.
Her mother began talking about her sister’s kids and the witticisms she’d recently overheard. Mindy sipped her iced coffee
thoughtfully.
Her sister probably wouldn’t even want to come up to Mindy for Shabbos, she rationalized. Fraidy had told her she was happy staying in the city, without the bugs and the dirt. And knowing her sister’s finicky nature, Fraidy probably hadn’t been exaggerating.
But what if she could offer her sister a stateof-the-art summer home to stay in for a Shabbos, in the clean, well-kept grounds of Summerview Cottages?
Would Fraidy say no?
There was no way to know unless Mindy made the offer. ***
When Bentzi called during his lunch break, she told him about the latest developments. “I don’t even get your question,” Bentzi said, and his puzzled tone showed he meant it. “Of course you should invite your sister for Shabbos! Why are you even thinking twice about it? I think Duvid will be happy to come join the chevrah for shalosh seudos, and I know how much you love to hang out with your sisters all the time. Weren’t you just saying the other day how the kids miss their cousins?”
It was all true, and Mindy was tempted. But when she pictured leading her sister into her fully-outfitted summer home, with every amenity that Bentzi had insisted they install, she felt her stomach curl up into a twist. She’d be so embarrassed. Fraidy would go home and rave to all her sisters and sisters-inlaw about Mindy’s stunning summer cottage. Once again, Mindy would become the odd one out, the one no one was quite sure how to talk to because her husband Bentzi had “made it” in business.
Mindy worked hard all year to keep the differences in their status carefully camouflaged. Their home in the city had been built before Bentzi’s business took such a quantum leap to success, so there wasn’t that much of a difference between her home and that of her siblings’. Their kids went to the same schools and wore the same uniforms, and though Mindy dressed her kids very well, there was no glaring difference between the cousins.
She would have stayed even more low-key, except she couldn’t.
Bentzi, her husband, wouldn’t let her. While Mindy was embarrassed to be the one who could afford what everyone else could only dream of, Bentzi was thrilled with their new opportunities. He insisted on buying her lavish gifts and bought himself a gleaming Tesla to drive.
It was Bentzi who’d insisted on furnishing their summer home to the highest standard, enjoying every last opulent touch. Including the vase that Shia had broken today, which Mindy had pushed out of her mind.
Mindy couldn’t object to Bentzi’s grand style, but it didn’t mean she had to show it off to her sisters.
“You think that they’ll really enjoy coming here?”
“What’s there not to enjoy about our gorgeous grounds, a fabulous pool, and fresh air?” Bentzi asked rhetorically. “If you’re scared it will be too hard for you to cook, just call me tomorrow and tell me what to buy. I’ll head to Gourmet before I leave the city and buy out the takeout.”
Mindy didn’t miss the touch of glee in Bentzi’s tone. He found it fun to splurge on delicacies. When Mindy didn’t answer right away, Bentzi grew concerned. “Is there a reason that you don’t want to invite her?” he asked, trying to sound solicitous. “Did you have a fight or something?”
“No, not at all!” Mindy protested. “Okay, let me call her and see if she wants to come.”
“I don’t know why you’re so unsure if she’ll want,” Bentzi said as they hung up. Maybe they’ll feel out of place, Mindy thought. In surroundings where even Mindy sometimes felt inadequate, with a social life that revolved so much around things, wouldn’t Fraidy feel insecure?
With Mindy’s new circumstances, it was a social circle that Mindy was growing comfortable in, although she wasn’t quite fully confident in her own skin yet.
Mindy thought of her self-assured older sister and she stifled a chuckle. Who was she kidding? Fraidy would have all of Mindy’s new friends wrapped around her thumb in an instant. Fraidy had never needed things to bolster her status. She gained popularity in an instant.
There was no reason to be concerned about Fraidy fitting in. It was Mindy who was afraid
of not fitting in.
Of not quite fitting in with the haves just yet, but of leaving her family so far behind that she didn’t fit in with them either.
“Did you call Fraidy yet?” Bentzi called later, after he finished work, to ask her.
“No,” Mindy admitted. “Not yet.”
“It’s pretty late in the week to invite someone for Shabbos,” Bentzi said in a tone of reproach.
“I know,” Mindy said.
Bentzi was quiet, trying to figure out what was going on with his wife.
“Don’t you think that if we have the ability to share a little of what we were given, it’s only the right thing to do it?” Bentzi asked rhetorically.
Mindy pondered his words.
That we were given, he’d said.
It wasn’t about her, because none of this was hers. She’d been granted it for now, either for a while or for a short time. But as long as she was in possession of this grant, it was up to her to use it right.
There was no need for embarrassment, because it wasn’t hers to begin with. It was only hers to share.
“I’ll call Fraidy,” Mindy said to her husband. Bentzi was thrilled to hear it.
“Hi Fraidy,” Mindy said as soon as her sister picked up. “I was wondering if you want to join us for Shabbos this week. One of my friends is leaving early, and her bungalow is being empty for Shabbos.”
“That sounds like a dream,” Fraidy said in delight. “We’d love to come and spend Shabbos with you in the country!”
Her sister’s obvious pleasure warmed Mindy. “We’ll make sure it is a dream for you,” she said. “Mommy told me you’ve been working too hard. So when you come here, you’re being under strict orders to rest up and enjoy every second to the fullest. Got it?”
And Mindy, your orders are the same, she admonished herself again. To enjoy every bit of what she had without worrying how it reflected on herself.
Got it, Mindy? She asked herself.
When she found a smile on her lips as she thought of the upcoming Shabbos with her sister, she was pretty sure she had. •
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