Wow, another one bites the dust. I had been eagerly awaiting Pesach – and then it passed by so quickly I can hardly remember it! I was fortunate enough to take off for the entire Pesach. My “vacation” started on Friday, Erev Yom Tov. I had hoped to sleep late (until …
Pesach is coming! Every year we have a ton of people spending a lot of time in a small amount of space. Messes accumulate and no one wants to clean. Everyone is tired and expects the other person to help. Sound familiar? This year we decided to make a few …
Happy Rosh Chodesh Adar II everyone! It wasn’t until I joined the Facebook group “purim themes and ideas for shalach manos” that I realized how seriously people took shalach manos themes. Growing up themes wasn’t a thing that most people did. Shuls usually had a theme, but that was it. …
I’m assuming that Chanuka in a home with two working parents is quite different than what others experience. While we love the holiday, it’s sometimes hard to make it special. The people I spend my work-day with don’t celebrate the holiday. Since I spend the days at work it’s easy …
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: …
I cannot believe Shavuos is here! We were pretty good about our prep and made our entire menu plan on Sunday. We also did the bulk of the shopping then too. DH even made a quiche and meatballs! I feel like we’re prepared! I’m not so nervous about food for …
Pesach- whether you love it or dread it it’s coming! I think this is the first year that Pesach has been on my mind since even before Purim. I already bought sippy cups, determined which clothes the kids will wear and thought about when we’ll have the cars cleaned. I …
