Those long, hot Shabbos afternoons when it’s too hot to even go outside. They are hard. Especially with very active children. And a mom who can’t stand the heat. It’s true. I do not like to be outside when it’s so hot, but what choice do I have? My kids…
Having a baby is hard enough, but it doesn’t just stop there. Once you have a baby everyone, strangers included, feel responsible to give you their advice and opinions on anything and everything whether you want it or not. These one-sided discussions always drove me crazy. They were the reason…
Our first night of homework was so painful. Probably more painful for me than for ds. It was the Monday after Simchas Torah and it was almost as if the previous weeks of school didn’t count. Now that the chagim were over, school was in full swing. This is our…
Tisha B’av is a long day no matter what day of the week it falls out on. I knew that the day would be a long one. I had a schedule set up and we followed it pretty closely. I even surprised myself! This is what we ended up doing:…
Now I have to brag about my kids. I don’t do it often here on the blog, but right now I’m just feeling so lucky! My kids ended this school year with a bang! My 2 older ones each had an end of year play and I was lucky enough…
I love catching up with old friends. I used to try an arrange a night out for myself at least once a month. That slowly turned into once every other month and then spun out of control to the point where I can’t even remember the last time I went…
It’s the most dreaded time of day. Where we live, there isn’t any bus service, so we have to pick our kids up from school. Whether or not you arrange a carpool, there are always days it will be your turn to wait in the longest car line ever. The carpool…
