Monday, December 28, 2009
Sometimes, Food Really Is the Same as Love
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sometimes You Just Need a Little Recharge
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Baby Shoes
On Friday,
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Does Asher Have a Future in Coaching?
A recent walking training session with Rami:
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
"Are You Hoping for a Girl?"
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Giving Thanks
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
It is a day in which our hearts,
are given a chance to rest,
enjoy the full company of those we most love,
and reflect on a full year
of such abundant pleasures and happinesses
that we almost cannot believe it.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
One Year Old
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Pumpkin Challah
Prep:
(You're welcome.)
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Failed Chanukah Cards*
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Survival Mode
David was sick all weekend.
By Saturday night, after a full day of taking care of the boys all by myself,
I hit that familiar parenting zone:
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Last Zoo Trip of 2009
Of all things that are totally, 100% worth the cash,
I'd say that, hands-down, a zoo membership is in the top ten.
I've lost count of how many weekend days we've spent at the Columbus Zoo,
of how many sweet memories we've gathered from our time there.
The weather on this early November day
A balmy 68 degrees and sunny.
Get those boys to the zoo now!
(Because next weekend it will probably be freezing. Until April.)
Since Auntie Al was up for the challenge,
she drove up for lunch
and our last big Zoo trip of 2009.
Luckily "fun Auntie Al" has no problem paying 51 cents for yet another souvenir penny
(already long lost, I might add.)
We saw ALL the monkeys at the zoo
Which allowed for some close encounters
(that left Asher terrified and Rami nonplussed)
and some helpful reminders
(for me and for the boys, respectively.)
But, after visiting monkeys, kangaroos, okapi, and even hearing a lion roar,
the best part of being at the zoo was, well,
Rami tested his walking skills
(yeah, yeah, I'm posting a video soon)
with the help of his brother
and on his own.
We got lucky and saw our friends Tovah and Avital
Asher entertained Rami with some surprisingly realistic lion roars.
All in all, a really good day.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
"Daylight Savings Time"
is it
an unfortunate oxymoron?
or a cruel joke on parents of young children?
Let me explain this line of questioning
(which is dripping with annoyed sarcasm, in case you couldn't tell:)
This past Sunday morning
happened to be that blessed morning when, once a year,
all of our clocks "fell back,"
bestowing upon the bedraggled legions of working Americans
one. priceless. extra. HOUR. of sleep.
I was allowed to enjoy about 2 minutes of that hour.
I was awoken at 4:30
to some particularly exuberant
boy-noises floating down the hall.
"Rami, Rami!" Asher cried.
"Eeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhuuu!" Rami gleefully responded.
The sound of one small body bouncing on mattress springs, echoed by that of another.
My head pounded.
I tossed and turned, buried my head under the covers.
Why 4:30? I wondered. What did I do to deserve this?
In a split second, realization came crashing down.
Our clocks had been set back,
but our boys' brains hadn't.
They thought it was 5:30 - their normal wakeup time.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Things Kids Universally Love #63
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
On Daddies and Abbas
A while ago, after collecting the boys from school,
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Sukkot, or "That Holiday with the Huts" (5770)
Sukkot is one of those holidays that, at face value, it doesn't make much sense for Jews to have.
we are commanded to build and "dwell in" temporary structures called sukkot.
(Lev. 23:42-43)
A little hut? No sweat.
For us? Let's just say it's a bit more of a challenge.
But the Ancient Israelites also didn't have power drills, staple guns, folding tables, or LED twinkle lights.
So it pretty much evens out, I'd say.
Happily, our family sukkah is both fab and pre-fab (by Sabba.) We just drag it out, put up the cornstalk roof, decorate, sit, and eat. Mmmm.
Challah from the Source
Gorgeous Cholent (if I do say so myself)
Post-lunch Adventure (read: hole digging) with Rivky
A Quick Photo Shoot for Posterity
And, just like last year, an exhausted Asher crashed at 5:30 PM.
Chag Sukkot Sameach - Happy Sukkot!
*Also, just so you know, the High Holidays (AKA the most insane time of my year) are now coming to an end. You should be hearing from us much more regularly from this point.
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