Monthly Archives: October 2009

Koala update: Six months.

Posted on October 26, 2009 by elie

I’m not going to lie; it’s not always easy to write the praises of parenthood and the cutest Koala in the entire world when said Koala is trying to push one of the hardest substances of the body through his … Continue reading →

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Welcome to parenthood.

Posted on October 23, 2009 by elie

So this is it, huh? You get through a really hard week. You get invited out for both meals for Shabbat. You  breath and say, hey, we can go out the whole day Friday! You make plans together. You prepare … Continue reading →

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פיצונקה would like your attention.

Posted on October 23, 2009 by elie

Since moving to this area, we’ve watched local restaurants come and go. They usually aren’t kosher or attention-grabbing enough to get us interested. And the latter is probably mostly why they don’t survive. To service (and survive) the Matte Yehuda … Continue reading →

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Question of the week.

Posted on October 21, 2009 by elie

Q: What’s it like being back at the office? A: I feel like a freshman in high school. Everything is new; it’s still school like middle school was, but it’s bigger and more complicated. And there’s more home-work. And I’m … Continue reading →

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The days I become a mom.

Posted on October 18, 2009 by elie

Not that the 36-hour labor, trash can filled with diapers and various milk stains across my good t-shirts don’t give it away, but today I really do feel like a mom. Note: Every so often there comes an activity that … Continue reading →

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Yeah, this still happens.

Posted on October 18, 2009 by elie

I was driving through the entrance of Beitar today. Ahead of me was the shiny white glow of the expansive charedi town, speckled with black movement. Behind me, in my rear view mirror, I could see the remnants of the … Continue reading →

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Travel (in snippets).

Posted on October 14, 2009 by elie

Our first-ever family vacation is over. Didn’t have much time to sleep or think over the last 2.5 weeks but I did have a few seconds to jot down a few ponderings in 140 characters or less… To sum up, … Continue reading →

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