The Spring holidays are in full tilt now. I’m cleaning the house for Passover and getting ready to take Grandma and a few guests to Easter Brunch. One of the preparations for Passover is making this, Charoset. Pronounced Har – ro- set, Charoset is eaten during the Passover Seder to remind Jews that being a…
I’ve been working on a little surprise for Big Bro: a Racing Easter Basket. Since he loves car/motorcycle racing so much, I’ve gotten him several racing goodies for his Easter basket. Things like a checkered flag, stickers of local racetracks, a Drift Racing T-shirt and maps of places he can practice dirt biking. But the…
Some exciting news! I was mentioned in a blog post today by a fellow colleague. My struggles in creating my movie were, in fact, quite inspiring to someone. Here’s the link if you’d like to read it: Building Your Network- Trying Something New It is so difficult to NOT take the easy path. Sticking “your butt…
I always try to believe that better days are on the horizon. I remember the amazing days from the past, many of them with you both and I know that the one thing I can rely on is change. Change is all around us: Spring is here, flowers are blooming, and circumstances are getting a…
Today was a much better day. I came home and had a little free time before Hebrew School started tonight. We don’t have class next week as it’s Passover. My students are going to participate in the community Seder that I’m leading with a friend of mine. So far, we’ve got about 30 people coming…
Today was a tough day. I do say too much sometimes. So, I had two instances in which I had to explain myself. Ugh! I do know I need to be careful what I say and what I do. So, if I seem to be less – charge forward – than I used to be,…
I know it isn’t possible to be happy every minute of every day. But we are talking overall happiness here. Surround yourself with places, people and experiences that make you happy. Your Aunt Bee is correct – you gotta choose to be happy. I guess that’s why she posted this on her Facebook page. And…
I had a real scare yesterday: your brother was missing. Turned out, he’d lost his phone and was with one of his friends looking for it. I guess it dropped out of his pocket in Food for Less. But, I was pretty worried. The parents had invited him for breakfast with you all, but he…
I hope you enjoyed reading our story as much as I enjoyed writing it. I think I’ll make the end a little less – out there. So check back in a few days. In the meantime, I spent April Fools Day doing many fun things. I did hear a few funny April Fools pranks that…