Your email: American Girl dolls. American Girl dolls is all I have been hearing for over a year. Our daughter can’t get enough of them and when asked what she would like for her birthday, the holidays, or on a Wednesday (joke), she doesn’t pause to take a breath or give the question any additional [...]
It’s the holiday season and you know what that means? Adam and I are co-parenting with the big man: Santa Claus. Even though we are Jewish, for the past 8 years, we have insisted that Santa visits all of G-d’s children regardless of their religion. For most of her life, Santa has surprised Kayla with [...]
I have been a very, very busy woman this weekend. So I thought that I would share a few of the pictures I took of the fun events. Thursday, November 17th: First, Kayla was in the Pioneer Press as well as featured on The Mommy On A Shoe String video column. Then Beth Engelman and [...]
Struggling for things to do this weekend? Can’t decide what to do because it all looks fun? Please join me at Navy Pier while K and I check out some of the best gifts for the holidays and for next year. She is always in the market for a new toy! The fair runs this [...]
As dictated by Sabine (the cat) and transcribed by Renee (the Mom) & K (the Kid) A cat’s life is never easy. I find it ironic that although cats have exceptional intellects, the domestic breed has comparably small bodies. It is my opinion that, with the exception of the common house mouse, the smaller the [...]
Like most moms, it would be nice to use the bathroom or even take a shower once or twice without the risk of watchful eyes peering through the shower curtain. I wish that I could exclude my husband from this obvious affront to my privacy but there are times when even he makes the list. [...]
I don’t cook. I am one of those moms who enters the kitchen intending to make a masterpiece and winding up with more of a mess. Who knew that pizza dough, when tossed, does actually stick to the ceiling? Anyway, as a result of tasting some of my more interesting concoctions (pizza-a-la-ceiling anyone?), neither my [...]
I never predicted that I would be using a title with the words “forehead” and “hickey” next to each other, but that’s pretty much the most accurate way to describe what happened to my daughter, K, when she discovered the “gag gift” my Mother-In-Law gave me last month: It’s a mini-plunger to be used to [...]
Alan Klien: I suck! They’re gonna take away my Yamulkha! Rabbi Jacob “Jake” Schram: No you don’t. You don’t suck. Alan Klien: I suck. Rabbi Jacob “Jake” Schram: Yes, all right, you do. You suck. But that’s ok, you’re supposed to suck. This isn’t a talent contest, it’s a rite of passage Keeping the Faith, [...]
Looking forward as I start the challenge of writing 30 blog posts in 30 days. K leaves for camp and I am starting to write.
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