This has been the year of Minecraft! Eitan’s birthday party and Purim costume were all based on the legendary game. It has been all the talk in our house for months and…
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It’s after Pesach now, so I guess it’s time for a Purim post! Eitan chose the theme this year: Frozen! More specifically, Olaf. We decided to dress up as Anna, Kristoff, and…
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I typically choose a children’s book to inspire our Purim costumes. Last year, I chose “A Tale of Five Balloons” which is a well-known Israeli book. We included my parents to get…
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I am a big fan of Purim. So big, in fact, that I always coordinate my mishloach manot theme with our costume theme. Unfortunately, now that my son has opinions, he gets…
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I have lived in a lot of places, with a lot of closets. I have lived in spaces with no drawers and a closet 3′ wide. I have lived in spaces with…
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This was a job. That we completed over a year ago. Sorry… life with a renovation. First, there was the planning. We had a brick fireplace. The only change we made to…
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I’m planning early this year! Last year, I was really on top of kashering, but I wasn’t thrilled with how much we included Eitan in the seder. It’s really hard to have…
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Purim is one of my favorite holidays. I love the silliness combined with the serious aspect of tzedakah and gifts for friends. I also love to choose a theme and run it…
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My only home goal for this Covid winter has already been accomplished! I had planned to re-face our living room fireplace for a while, and winter seemed like the perfect time to…
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So what do we do??? Nothing is open. It’s not a holiday for us. Covid continues to prevent our eating out, and the idea of going into Brookline to get kosher Chinese…