It’s finally here, tomorrow is the big day, where we pack up AN, and all her stuff, and drive her up to school. It’s hard to believe she’ll be starting college. Seems like just yesterday she was a little girl, and now she’s all grown up and going out to make her way in the [...]
Astronauts Archives: MrsJBerry
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
January 2, 2010 – 05:45
There is nothing more magical than watching snow blanket the world in white. Sledding, snowballs and snowmen, followed by chilly fingers, hot cocoa, and snow gear tossed in the dryer, warming up for the next round of outdoor fun, are favorite childhood memories. Unfortunately the last decent snow we had was about six years ago, [...]
A New Year, A New Decade, maybe.
January 1, 2010 – 03:25
It’s that time again, a new year, a new decade, er, well maybe a new decade, depending on which calendar you follow. For those following the astronomical calendar, this is a new decade. Those following the Gregorian calendar, will have to wait until next year, but I digress.
So how did we ring in the New [...]
On the Fifth Night of Chanukah My True Love Gave to Me…
December 15, 2009 – 04:51
Actually we didn’t exchange presents tonight but we did start a new tradition of eating Chinese dinner. Since it’s Chanukah fried food is the order of the day, and Chinese seemed like a good candidate. So we took all the children, including KD and her friend S, to the Chinese buffet, which unfortunately was terrible. [...]
Chanukah Sameach
December 13, 2009 – 07:02
We are having a lovely Chanukah so far. I love the holidays, spending time together, stepping outside the mundane, day to day goings on of life.
Let Children Be Children
December 9, 2009 – 04:58
Not so much a post about mitzvot per se, but this article was linked from another blog I read, Treppenwitz, and I found it very timely.
I am the recipient of generations of parental anxiety, and am very guilty myself of being an overly worried parent. It is my fondest desire to see that my children [...]
After All These Years, Great Floors
December 9, 2009 – 04:21
Ok, totally off topic.
We moved into our house about 13 years ago. Since that time we have done tons of work on the house, but we never did anything to the floors. Not that the floors didn’t need any attention. They were sad, sad, sad. Did you ever go to that steak place with wooden [...]
The Cookie Lady
December 8, 2009 – 04:47
Today’s Mitzvah: Today a very thoughtful lady in my History of Photography class brought in cookies for everyone. This is not a class where students spend a lot of time interacting, so it seemed doubly thoughtful that she would choose to wish her fellow classmates a happy holiday in that way.
So thank you Cookie Lady [...]
The Computer Ate My Post
December 7, 2009 – 04:23
Now it’s gone. Not to mention much, much later than when I started the original, so I’ll just forgo the rewrite and skip straight to the mitzvah part.
Today’s Mitzvah: It always amazes me that people will take time out of their already packed weeks to teach religious school. Those who are willing to give up [...]