Today we made pizza for supper. While I was mixing the dough (I let the kids help me pour ingredients into the bowl) Yisrael said to me, "Mommy, are we going to do Hafrashat Pizza?"
(Note: He recently learned about Hafrashas Challah in Cheder- their Morah made a huge batch of dough with them and they each baked their own Challah...so I guess he assumed that for pizza, we have to do Hafrashas Pizza!)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Happy Birthday, Azriel Shraga!
Yesterday was Azriel Shraga's two-year birthday (we go by the Hebrew birthday- 10th of Sivan). We made him a birthday party- he didn't really understand what was going on, but the rest of the kids were very excited (although he was very happy to wear a 'keter' and be the center of so much attention!) We invited over the neighbors' kids, played a game, and decorated cupcakes! Azriel Shraga was more intersted in eating the frosting than decorating...but then again what do you expect from a two-year old?!
May he be zoche to many more, ad me'ah v'esrim!
May he be zoche to many more, ad me'ah v'esrim!
Yisrael has Memphis blood!
I don't have 'Memphis blood' but I must carry a recessive gene, since it appears that Yisrael has it! We are in the middle of a chamsin (heat wave) and Yisrael keeps turning off the fan every time I turn around. When I ask him why he keeps turning it off, he tells me "because it is making me cold!" I've tried explaining to him that its a hot day and that the fan cools us off, but he just says "I like to be hot!"
NOTE: For those of you who don't know what 'Memphis blood' is: Bubbie, my father's mother, was born in Memphis, TN. Even though she's been living in Chicago for over 50 years, she still can't handle the cold weather- she claims its her 'Memphis blood' that makes her hate the cold so much. She takes it to such an extreme that even until June, you can often find Bubbie with a sweater and long underwear on! My father must have inherited her 'Memphis blood', even though he was born in Chicago.
NOTE: For those of you who don't know what 'Memphis blood' is: Bubbie, my father's mother, was born in Memphis, TN. Even though she's been living in Chicago for over 50 years, she still can't handle the cold weather- she claims its her 'Memphis blood' that makes her hate the cold so much. She takes it to such an extreme that even until June, you can often find Bubbie with a sweater and long underwear on! My father must have inherited her 'Memphis blood', even though he was born in Chicago.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
We're growing a garden!
Those of you who know me since I was a kid will probably remember my gardening days. Every summer, I used to plant tomatoes and cucumbers in the backyard. It was always a thrill for us to see the plants grow.
Well now that I've actually got a small yard, I decided to plant a garden here too. To make a long story short, I was making a salad one day and decided to sprout the seeds...and now we've got 2 tomato plants and 2 (there were 3 but one got trampled on!) pepper plants. I put up a 'fence' (see pictures below) but it doesn't seem to stop the kids from reaching in and touching!
The kids are all excited about it- every day they go to check on the plants to see if they've grown (they have...these picture are about 2 weeks old but I haven't had a chance to blog until now) - I have a feeling that we may not end up getting any real produce because the second something starts to grow it is bound to get picked...although I keep telling the kids that when the tomatoes start to grow, they don't taste yummy! We'll see what happens! So far it has definitely been an educational venture, if nothing more!
Monday, May 11, 2009
One way of saving trees...
Color on your skin instead! It washes right off (well, after much scrubbing in the bath...) and can be reused again and again!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Yisrael's thoughts on Lag B'Omer and Shavuos
Yisrael is very good at expressing his thoughts. He always comes home from Cheder and gives me the whole run down on what went on, including his 'insights'.
Here's a few:
Today, he came home and told me that he learned about Lag B'Omer. "Mommy, I want to go to Meron on Lag B'Omer" he said.
"You'll have to talk to Tatty about that, honey" I replied.
"But I want to go to Meron, Mommy! I want to talk to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai!"
"Oh, Yisrael! Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was niftar, so you can't talk to him!" I tried to explain (Yisrael is just starting to understand the concept of death)
"So I will talk to his neshama!"
Yoish! Is he destined to become a mekubal ?!?
Yesterday, Yisrael came home and told me, "Mommy, I want Shavuos to come SO FAST".
I asked him why, to which he replied "Because I want to get the Torah!"
I think he thinks we're REALLY going to get the Torah on Shavuos...I hate to dissappoint him. But I took it as a bit of a mussar- this little 4 year old is so excited for Kabbalas HaTorah when he doesn't even know what that really means... how much more excited WE should be!
Here's a few:
Today, he came home and told me that he learned about Lag B'Omer. "Mommy, I want to go to Meron on Lag B'Omer" he said.
"You'll have to talk to Tatty about that, honey" I replied.
"But I want to go to Meron, Mommy! I want to talk to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai!"
"Oh, Yisrael! Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was niftar, so you can't talk to him!" I tried to explain (Yisrael is just starting to understand the concept of death)
"So I will talk to his neshama!"
Yoish! Is he destined to become a mekubal ?!?
Yesterday, Yisrael came home and told me, "Mommy, I want Shavuos to come SO FAST".
I asked him why, to which he replied "Because I want to get the Torah!"
I think he thinks we're REALLY going to get the Torah on Shavuos...I hate to dissappoint him. But I took it as a bit of a mussar- this little 4 year old is so excited for Kabbalas HaTorah when he doesn't even know what that really means... how much more excited WE should be!
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