It’s a dreary, stay-in-your-pajamas-under-the-covers, type of Friday here in Neve Daniel. When we finally got all five older boys bundled, scarved, and out the door with lunches in hand, it was time for me to start the clean-up routine. Since there’s no work on Friday, I’m able to stay in my pajamas a bit longer… Read More Dancing on a Friday Morning
Amichai had his Mesibat Chumash tonight. He is in an amazing kindergarten program called Mechinah and the kids learn to read during the first part of the year. By this time of the year, they are getting ready to venture into the next level of reading – reading the Chumash (the Torah). It is absolutely… Read More Mesibat Chumash
You’ve certainly got to hand it to the kid for his impeccable timing. Yakir started to flip yesterday, and he seems to have perfected the skill overnight. He’s quite tickled with himself, as are his brothers (as you’ll see in the video below). What makes his timing so perfect? Well, yesterday and today mark the… Read More Flipping Over Purim
Today, as on most Shabbat mornings, we found ourselves at the park. There I was, cradling the baby in my arms, pushing the 2 year old on the swing, and keeping an eye on the crazy 4 and 6 year olds so they didn’t get in too much trouble. I could faintly here the davening… Read More Talking to Hashem in Different Ways
Today, when I went to pick Eliav up from his friend’s house, I was struck by this little group of boys. Up until now, Eliav hasn’t really had many play dates or been that social. He’s only four, after all, and his mommy is terrible about arranging play dates and social outings. I tend to… Read More The Ties that Bind
The other day, Josh made omelets for the boys. He made absolutely enormous ones for himself and for Matan, pretty big ones for me and Yehuda, and smaller ones for the smaller boys. Watching Matan devour his enormous omelet, Josh kept looking at me and laughing in amazement. Was Matan really finishing the entire thing?… Read More The Growing Food Bill
One of my oldest friends is going through an incredibly difficult time in her life right now. Today, while checking in on her on Facebook, this was her status: You don’t get to love the way you think you’re prepared to, but you do get to love the way you discover you can. I sat… Read More Loving the Way You Discover You Can
The other day, Josh and I were talking about his recent conversation with his mom. It came up that Matan is growing fast, and his mom said something to the effect of “I wish we could stop them from growing at age 16.” When I first heard this, I was taken aback. What? Why would… Read More The Obligation to Serve
Is there anything cuter?
Matan and Yehuda recently discovered an old copy of the Tom Hanks movie, Apollo 13. My dad sent it to us years ago and we never got around to watching it. So, they dusted it off last night and started watching it. Boy, did they have questions. Why didn’t one of the astronauts get to… Read More Big Astronauts
