Archive for December 2008

Happy Chanukah!!

Chanukah started off with a big BANG!
The Shabbos before was snowy but inside was warm with friendship  and fun at the Langsners, just a few minutes away in Bayswater. Besides for a nice midnight wake-up on Shabbos morning (Shaina thought it was so fun to wake up in the middle of the night), we had [...]

Shiva visit (long and rambly)

This is almost a repeat of what I wrote  in the other blog — for those who know where to find me .
I wanted to go Menachem avel on Tuesday but it was snowing and to me, that was a bad omen. I don’t lke to drive when it’s snowing (or even raining). So [...]

Depressing post (you may want to skip)

I blog on another site (somewhat more private). One of those friends is this fantastic person and mother, full of energy, always writing little tidbits and posting pictures of her adorable family. I feel like I know her and her children, more so than some of my good friends because of her constant updates.
Sunday morning, [...]

Shaina munching on Banana

Parenting Expo 2008

Last month I went to a parenting expo at the JFK Marriot held by Priority-1. It was a really big event and brought in about 500 people to hear their choice of speakers throughout the evening. I had a very enjoyable time and wanted to share some notes from some of the speakers I heard [...]