tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104376312024-03-13T00:18:42.070-04:00May CutiesI'm just another proud mom with an unconquerable need to share my blessings with everyone. You may not enjoy this page quite as much as I do, but you're most welcome to browse all the same. And please comment. It makes my day.Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.comBlogger364125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-74785514479209195382014-04-09T18:30:00.003-04:002014-04-09T18:30:35.378-04:00Fostering Emunah in our Children – A Pesach Message
by Rabbi Shaya Baumann of Torah Academy of Boca Raton
Pesach is the holiday of Q & A, questions and answers. Beyond the four questions, and the many various customs ‘so that the children should ask,’ the Seder night is built to engage our children and all participants, to encourage questions, discussion, and analysis. But what do we do when our children are unsatisfied with an answer? WhatAyelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-88255443904703566942013-02-01T01:15:00.002-05:002013-02-01T01:15:58.270-05:00My baby boy? A bar mitzvah!Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-12081449052370904282012-11-19T23:03:00.001-05:002012-11-19T23:04:00.889-05:00Some recent AdaismsThings sometimes appear to get a little lost in the telling of the parsha in school. Ada love to share everything she's learned in great detail. It took us a little bit to figure out some details in Bereishit like when Hashem blew a soul into Adam she declared, "Hashem glued a neshama into Adam." Or her description of the story centering around the "fake tree" which was determined to be a Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-62685105177583588572012-05-03T23:08:00.001-04:002012-05-03T23:08:36.342-04:00An older lady - a friend of Dovid's grandmother - complimented Mordechai on how handsome he was. She went on to say how important sons were. After all, she said, they carry on the name.
My son thoughtfully mused, "What's more important, the name or the religion?"Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-57553727767816901432012-04-11T23:12:00.001-04:002012-04-11T23:14:00.191-04:00Ah, nachas!Ada had a supply of potato sticks from the tearoom in a foam cup. Unfortunately, most of them accidentally spilled out onto the floor. After she collected them up, she announced that she would throw them out and replace them with a fresh supply. She began to pour out the potato sticks into a nearby trash can.
Me: Why don't you just throw out the whole cup and get a new one?
Ada: I'm trying to Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-30328822111609085862012-04-11T23:07:00.000-04:002012-04-11T23:07:47.414-04:00Ada's solo at the Granit 2012Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-3710725978312427952012-01-22T16:08:00.002-05:002012-01-26T23:43:25.923-05:00All we knead is pizza dough!Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-34703727966013309132011-12-14T20:27:00.000-05:002011-12-14T20:27:50.579-05:00kidspeakAda's been having fun on the computer lately making collages in Publisher and lists of things (that we already have lists for) like her class list in Excel. She's getting lots of great skills. Tonight she came and asked me how to make another "list." I was about to tell her how to open a new spreadsheet when she said, "Oh, I remember!"I raised my eyebrow in surprise. "Really," she said. "Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-19988703455365490032011-08-23T18:51:00.000-04:002011-08-23T18:51:43.699-04:00Hurricane IreneAda: Mommy, this hurricane is so popular! At the bowling alley, they were showing it on the TVs!Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-51560266251294595442011-06-02T00:49:00.003-04:002011-06-02T00:56:02.067-04:00Sunshine SistersTonight I met with the group of ladies that are coming together with me this summer on JWRP's T.A.G. Mission to Israel. I am so excited that this is really happening! It's been so much work between recruiting applicants, interviewing, ironing out issues, and preparing the participants but I'm sure it will all pay off when I see the incredible experience that these women will enjoy. I feel so Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-12753287513238521052011-04-22T00:05:00.001-04:002011-04-22T00:06:48.850-04:00Ada's concert reviewAt Dovid Gabay's show at the Hudson Valley Resort tonight:"He'd be good for a minyan!"lol.Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-69237984067462708732011-04-04T13:40:00.002-04:002011-04-04T14:00:57.922-04:00Alef-Bet adventuresAda completed (for the third time in her academic career) the study of the Alef-Bet letters. The milestone was celebrated in lots of ways.One day, the class had a show-and-tell where each kid brought something that started with a letter of the Alef-Bet. They were supposed to write the word on an index card provided for the purpose. Ada, of course, wanted to bring something for EACH letter of Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-3105277145697372992011-03-13T01:47:00.001-05:002011-03-13T01:49:43.293-05:00Raise your glass!Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-62508325567348598662011-02-23T13:15:00.003-05:002011-02-23T13:29:17.579-05:00Etymology exploredThis past Monday, on Presidents' Day, I chaperoned Sari's class on a field trip to Boomers for miniature golf. Ada came with me because she had no school. For some reason, Sari convinced her to wear a school uniform for the occasion, which pleased Ada very much! Of course, she looked totally adorable. :)The next day, we were chatting and she asked me:Why is it called a "uniform?"So I answered Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-89282508885300579372011-02-06T23:17:00.005-05:002011-02-06T23:40:52.020-05:00TherapyAda came home in a hysterical rage from school. She was mad at some kids in carpool who were teasing her (or some other perceived offense of which I can't remember the details - but which was either provoked or fully reciprocated). After suggesting some solutions and coming up against more anger, resentment and agitation, I switched modes. I pulled out my good ol' "How to Talk So Kids Will Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-33868280923360388422011-01-17T12:41:00.003-05:002011-01-17T12:59:08.105-05:00Shabbat ChavayaMy adorable, sparkling, bursting-with-life roommate from sem drove down to Florida this weekend and stayed at our place for Shabbat. Totally fun is an understatement! I got to meet her delightful family (hubbie + 6 darling kids) and, of course, reminisce about the glory days. Glorious they were! Huge thanks to the fabulous Hadarlings for an awesome sleepover!Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-22044079714614549552010-12-23T21:24:00.003-05:002010-12-23T21:28:18.874-05:00spelling samplesTwo samples that I discovered among my kids' writings...Mordechai: ...this little piggy cried wii wii wii all the way home.Sari: ftogrufer (Can't guess it? It says photographer!)Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-3466268142578796112010-12-08T16:41:00.001-05:002010-12-08T16:43:41.175-05:006 going on teenager...Ada confided to me the other day the following:I know how to make my hair in a bun. When I make my hair in a bun and I tie my sweatshirt around my waist, I look really old. Like, even 7!Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-61150686036291342242010-11-30T07:49:00.004-05:002010-12-08T16:59:22.124-05:00Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-84131576971826041772010-11-17T23:55:00.002-05:002010-11-17T23:57:33.957-05:00The Joy of MotherhoodAda: Do you like being a mommy?Me: Of course! I love having you guys as my kids!Ada: I can't wait to be a mommy...Me: Oh?Ada: Yeah. Then you get to boss your kids.Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-18979961608444111082010-11-17T23:53:00.002-05:002010-11-17T23:54:54.170-05:00Ada: I wanna tell you something in secret.I lean down.Ada (whispering in my ear): Why do you always have to be so bossy?Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-22195607370724251442010-11-17T23:05:00.001-05:002010-11-17T23:05:56.413-05:00The Middle East ProblemAyelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-78353833500043228322010-09-14T21:33:00.002-04:002010-09-14T21:34:46.648-04:00Tough loveBenjamin Franklin on "spreading the wealth" around... I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-40114322874337997232010-09-14T21:22:00.003-04:002010-09-14T21:27:32.013-04:00(hat tip: momlogic)Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10437631.post-39643990756338153582010-09-14T21:15:00.000-04:002010-09-14T21:17:38.700-04:00A rose is a rose...."...not the political Islam, not the militant Islam, not the radical Islam, not the Wahabi Islam, but Islam itself. I truly believe that the West has invented this [sic] terms for the sake of being politically correct."Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.com0