[Click here for my December Home Gardening Column about eating off of your own land. Stay tuned for a PresenTense Magazine article on the same topic.] Avital has a new minhag (custom). She has to have an explosive diaper on holidays in a stranger’s house. It doesn’t matter if it’s her holiday or someone else’s. …
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I’m now Tante (Aunt) Tasha! How exciting! No, not Lani…my brother and sister-in-law, Harrison and Michelle. We drove to New Jersey for a shabbos bris. So fun! I love their friends and family. It felt like their wedding in Acapulco where everyone spent the whole weekend together. There were many jokes about being glad they …
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Okay, so this is a week late! It’s amazing that it takes me an entire day each week to run the house. I think I’ll have five minutes to write. I have someone helping with the baby and cleaning, and I still can’t manage to post a blog or finish five other personal projects I …
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Well, she fooled us again. We tired her out so much in Chicago over Thanksgiving that she slept one night for 6 hours and one night for 7. I thought – perfect! Just in time for me to go back to work this week. The good news is that I know she won’t starve if …
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I apologize in advance if I’m a little incoherent…some day soon I’ll sleep more and get my brain cells back… I might be 32 today but I’m not too old for homemade macaroni and cheese and my favorite cake. Good thing my mom is here. She doesn’t have to ship me a cake this year! …
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Just when I was starting to feel the isolation of the suburbs… I am feeling so much neighborly love. Still, sometimes it is strange to be here. I can’t believe that when I go back to work it will be my first trip downtown since I started working from home the week before my due …
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I’m back! Even as I am enjoying my new role as a mom, I’ve written previously how shocked I am to be a wife and mom in the burbs – and liking it! At the same time, I’m still a feminist. This Cox Communications commercial is making me sick. Has anyone else seen it? This …
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She’s here and she’s perfect! The last 12 days have gone by in about three minutes. I’ve never lived in the moment so much in my entire life. My husband said to me once that if I could plan out every second of the rest of my life, I would. That’s 100% true. I hate …
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This started out as a funny little joke, became a total riot and now I’m pretty sure that if I call him and he hasn’t left I’ll laugh so hard I’ll go into labor. My dad called me on Friday afternoon to tell me he was coming Sunday. He’s chronically late and an avid photographer. …
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Finally, I catch a break. My favorite movie “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,”is on. I caught the finale on some TV station I’ve never heard of. I have to do something to stay awake while the Roto-Rooter guy does his thing outside. Ah, the joys of home ownership. Just when I promised I would never …
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