Addressing the Invitations (T-40 days)

This is the first of many tasks, I'm sure, that will have come upon us at 120 kilometers per hour without warning. It didn't even cross our minds.

Now that we worked so hard creating an invitation, how do we address them.

Who will write the address? One person or several? One of us or a professional? Who among us has good handwriting? What writing implement will we use -- pen, marker, something else? Will we get a sticker or stamp for the return address? Are the addresses in Hebrew or English? Do we have to write ISRAEL for the Israeli addresses?

It reminds of how we explain the problem that Yoni (our 5 year old son) has with communication. To simply give out plates for lunch at the kindergarten requires so many subtle but crucial questions: From whom do I get the plates? Do I take them one by one or all together? How do I hold them? What if they fall? Who do I give first? How do I get to that person? Do I put it on the table or hand it to the person? Do I acknowledge the person and wait for OK until going to the next? What do I do with mine? What do I do when I am done?

The invitations, just one of many, many bat mitzvah tasks, is making ME disoriented.

In addition, we have a list of people to invite, but it is written on 10 pages in a notebook, about 10 to a page. Not all have addresses. Some addresses are in Hebrew, others English. We are only in the middle of making an Excel sheet for tracking who we invited and who is coming.

Odia and I are starting to feel the pressure of this event, and it is still almost 7 weeks away. Will we survive?