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Five tips I'm taking from staging
When we got our house ready to sell we had to get things in order. That meant clearing out the clutter and really trying to scale back. In some ways it was bad (I really miss the kids playspace) but...
View ArticleGone, but not forgotten
Hello Friends, I'm so sorry that I've been out of touch lately. Between trips and traveling and packing and unpacking, it's been a heck of a month out there. It's been so hard to settle myself and...
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GeltFiend: Because it's really not to early for Chanukah...
I realize that I haven't even talked about where to go for rosh hashana, but when I got my email from geltfiend, I couldn't help but share. For those of you out of the loop, geltfiend is a great online...
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Learning a True Apology for Yom Kippur
One of my goals for EG right now is to start understanding the thoughts and processes behind an apology. It's been an interesting road to travel down, not just within our family, but within the...
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Attending a Bris
I often get questions about what to do when you attend a bris at someone's house. For a lot of parents who may be interfaith or not overly religious the idea of a bris can be a bit scary- a medical...
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Hugging or Not?
I've blogged about this before, that a child has a right to decide if they want to physically interact with another person, be they child, adult or grandparent, but reading this article about a what a...
View ArticleToldot, a Mother's perspective
I've been reading the Torah portions again. I'm so happy when I do that. It's not always easy, and I definitely don't do it as much as I like. With everything else going on it's hard sometimes to...
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My how the time flies
Wow- I can't believe it's already December 31st. That 2015 has been coming to an end. And it's been moving so quickly.2015 has been a complicated year for us. Though Ocho was born in 2014 and my mom...
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Here's to 2016.... OMG a Goal Post
I've never really enjoyed seeing everyone write out their goals for 2016. It's quite possibly because I've found so much more meaning in the same idea, but for Rosh Hashana. This year, however, I'm...
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5 Tips to Get to the Gym
Since it's January, it's officially get back inside the gym month in America. Are you one of the 15% of people who have vowed to add going to the gym to your resolutions? Called 'resolutionaires" 25...
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5 Reasons Rainy Days are Awesome
It can be hard to be a mother on a rainy day. When you pretty much know that all the plans you had for the park, or the playdates are out the window. When you realize that your crazy children, who...
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Happy Birthday Mom- visiting a grave site
Today was my mother's birthday. So the whole family made the trip all the way up to the cemetery to go and see her. There were lots of groups there today- a few funerals, but lots of family groups...
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Jewish Parenting University
New this year Shalom Family, a division of the Jewish Federation and Family Services, will be hosting a series of classes called Jewish Parenting University. It's for expectant parents, new parents,...
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Tu B'Shevat Celebration: Ideas for the Trees
Happy Tu B'Shevat! I hope that everyone is having a lovely day celebrating the birthday of the trees. I t hoght that this year I would go a little out side the 'norm' and not talk about the...
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Moving Home
It's finally happened. We've moved our family into the new house. Despite the workmen still coming in and out daily, it is beginning to feel like home. Sitting on our couch by the fireplace. Putting...
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Kesha: NOT an Agunah
I'm sure you've all heard the story of Kesha by now. If you haven't here's the long and short of it via Skimm:WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOUR FRIEND FORGETS HER WALLET AT HOME…Will $250,000 get you through?...
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Purim is coming: DIY Costume!
I realize that Purim is only a little over 10 days away. Under two weeks. The title of my post must seem a bit impossible to you. Purim is so so so close and you think I still have time to MAKE a...
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REAL CELEBRATIONS: Our Seder Table
Every year we plan to set out a nice and beautiful table. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm pleased to think that this year we set a lovely table. I used my Cricut machine to create...
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Matzah Pizza- Must Do for Passover
One of our Passover traditions has been Matza Lasagna at the house of a very good friend- The Buckley's. This year we aren't able to see them. Lynnie has been sick with a cold, and our friends have a...
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Just Keep Counting....the Omer
How's your Omer counting going? Have you been counting? Do you know what the Omer are? It comes from Leviticus 23:15 commanding us to count the days between Passover and Shavuot (aka the giving of...
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