I love winter Shabbatot. I love starting Shabbat by playing with Eitan and not cooking at the last minute. That is because I don’t have time to cook and everything has to…
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Chanukah is about so much more than presents and food. This sermon, in particular, struck a chord with me this year as we navigate visiting Christian relatives with our impressionable two year…
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I try to do a project with Eitan every once in a while. Primarily because his whole day shouldn’t revolve around truck-play. But also because if it did I would I think…
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I made a lot of progress on our Sukkah last year, primarily because we replaced the brown tarps with custom-sewn white cloth walls (a gift from my parents). This year, I wanted…
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I’ve been planning this tablescape for a long time. I wanted to do a honey theme, but nothing too obvious. Everyone on Pinterest is using this theme for children’s birthday parties, and…
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With Eitan in a spica cast, July 4th as I planned was never going to happen. I envisioned my first foray into parve buttercream and an easy day at my parents’ house.…
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I never know what to do for Shavuot! Especially without a trip to synagogue, the only thing I could think of was cheesecake. I decided to challenge myself and think about the…
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I have been planning this one for a while. It’s what I thought about at night instead of politics or pandemics. Needless to say if you know our Eitani, it was a…
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I’ve been trying to go more “all out” on birthdays lately. Partially due to Covid and partially due to having a child, I think celebrations are so important. At first, Rich’s 36th…
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I decided to go all out on mishloach manot this year, since it was one thing I could do during Covid to celebrate Purim. My mom found a Baby Yoda hat for…