Pesach Semeach

Pesach Semeach

I won’t go into a lot of detail about our Passover meal this year, it wasn’t traditional at all, but it was magnificent! Friends and new experiences and LOTS of learning. I think we all are feeling like we walked away a little more in...

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Tree Birthday Dinner

Tree Birthday Dinner

Walnut shells Tonight enjoyed a little remembrance, even some looking forward with a holiday we generally overlook. As the kids get older we find ourselves more interested in understanding. Naomi has a bug, and due to her request for nothing but...

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Crazy Nights: #2

Crazy Nights: #2

Oh our second day of Hanukkah. Well, first we went downtown to the Menorah lighting last night, ate latkes, cookies, heard music and shivered. It was a chilly night, but it was a nice crowd & there was more huddling than usual amongst...

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Crazy Nights: #1

Crazy Nights: #1

Our first few Hanukkah crafts:  1. This sweet advent style menorah craft a friend of mine found in Family Fun magazine. Although we were a little rushed in putting them together, they turned out really cute & I look forward to using it...

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Thankful Anyway

Thankful Anyway

The strength of my pains are lessening, giving me hope that I’ll be able to delight in the delights of Thanksgiving in just a few days. While schoolwork has been put on the back burner these past few weeks as a result of my inability, we...

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From the Camp-out

From the Camp-out

sunset on the Nomad. We spent the majority of last week out at the land enjoying the heat and celebrating Sukkot. We sweltered, on account of it being September (insert sarcastic tone here). Regardless, we had fun. We did some leaf pounding...

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Highland Blessings

Highland Blessings

While the title is a joke for a friend, we did have a great time in the mountains on Thursday, as is our annual tradition, we went for Rosh Hoshanah. the sky was beautifully clear and perfect, the air blew softly with a refreshing breeze, and the...

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