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That’s a Big Meatball!

Saving Summer   One of my unofficial 2015 resolutions is to have more people over for Shabbos dinner. It is fun to cook for friends, A gets to play with her friends, and most importantly it is a Mitzvah! I want to use these dinners […]

Missing Rosh Hashanah

Saving Summer New Years is fun! Woo hoo! New year on the calendar! It’s 2015! It is fun, but it doesn’t give me that magical fresh start feeling that Rosh Hashanah does. People celebrate, they go to parties. We went to a party but didn’t stay […]

Workboxes

Saving Summer The Sue Patrick Workbox system is a popular way among homeschoolers to organized daily activities. We have been using it for the past two months and my 2 1/2  year old already has the hang of it. It helps me stay organized and keeps […]

Homeschool Room

Saving Summer Here is our room! It is a work in progress. White board/black board easel – IKEA Children’s Blue Table – IKEA Workbox station – Amazon Our tortoise, Lobbus, is in the wood box 🙂 Shelves – IKEA Posters – Dollar Tree Calendar – […]

Adding Prayer to Daily Life

Saving Summer I think one of the most valued parts of parenthood is the ability to create traditions. Whatever your religion, faith, or parenting style; everybody tries to create traditions in their child’s life. We want to create memories for our children that they will […]

How to Bitch at Your Partner and Get Away With It

Saving Summer      Bitching happens, there is no way to fight it. You will have complaints about your partner and you will voice them in a not very nice way, and it will probably make you feel better. To do it well is a […]

Too Many Feelings!

Saving Summer Since having my daughter almost three years ago I have found myself in a position, many times, of becoming overcome with emotion, good emotion, the kind that squeezes your heart and soul so tight that you can’t hold it in and you have […]

Preschool Curriculum

Saving Summer There are a lot of different preschool curriculums out there. I have browsed a few but came to the conclusion that you don’t need to spend any money on a curriculum. I mean, c’mon, its preschool. If you have graduated high school and are […]

MOMS Club

Saving Summer I have had a lot of people ask me if I am bored as a stay at home mom. No I am not, not at all. I am not a Stay At Home Mom, I am a Go Out and Do Awesome Things […]

What Am I To Do With You Hanukkah?

Saving Summer Oh Hanukkah. I have so many mixed feelings. I want to enjoy Hanukkah as another Jewish holiday but I just can’t. I resent Hanukkah. Why??? It gets too much attention. The wrong kind of attention, that spreads ignorance about Judaism. At this time […]