Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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Kids and reproductive biology 101: bellies, babies, birth and boobs.
Brought to you by the letter… Science. I have an open policy on Q&A with my kids. If they’re aware enough to ask it, they’re aware enough to get a viable answer. So now that the four B’s – belly, babies, birth, boobs – are major everyday topics around here, I’ve had plenty of opportunity…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Abstract
Guess what it’s inspired by… Week 49: Abstract #colorfest2013
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IKEA-Lack-table-turned-unicorn: a DIY glazed love rainbow paper tape story
This is the story about how I turned a neglected white side table into a unicorn. Our story starts a few years ago, when we picked up a cheap IKEA Lack table on clearance. I knew one day I’d have my chance to make it shine. But I took too long and a month ago…
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Oh Chanukah, oh Chanukah, come… on, diaspora mama.
Well here’s a first. Last week the kids and I were in the kitchen making latkes (that was also a first, and it was kinda obvious). Playing in the background: a Chanukah songs cd my mom had brought from the States. So, you know, some kind of boy’s choir-esque English-Hebrew mix. We were singing along;…
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Kid-friendly volunteer opp in Jerusalem: Pantry Packers
With a friend’s awesome initiative, a rag-tag group of Tzur Hadassah Anglos got together and made rice, not war. Yesterday a bunch of us young families got organized and volunteered as a group with Pantry Packers in Jerusalem (a food distribution project run by Colel Chabad). The highlight was to give our children a kid-friendly volunteer experience…
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Kids today.
“Hey, look – it’s pretend!” Spotted: a blast from the past at Hadar mall in Jerusalem. Reacted: my 4.5 year old son. Aged by 342897562895436: me.
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Fifty-Two Frames: Shot From Below
And really early on in the week, this guy just appeared at my window. Week 48: Shot From Below Worked hard on this six-pack.
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The great turkey experiment of 2013
When it comes to Thanksgiving, I’m a dreamer in theory and a traditionalist in practice. I spend the first weeks of November imagining all kinds of possibilities, and this year at least, filing them on Pinterest. But when it comes down to the day-of, I stick to what I know which is what we all…
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Made doughnuts. Ate doughnuts. Feeling appropriately smug.
I’ve felt a need to make doughnuts for the last month. I guess chodesh Kislev will do that to ya. Kept it simple though… after spending too much time drooling on Pinterest, I googled ‘simple doughnut recipe’ and found this: Applesauce Doughnuts. They were actually super easy to make. The lesson learned was not to have…
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Driving in Israel meets the belly card.
Driving to gan pickup last week, I officially became that person. The person who looks down for a split second and looks back up to realize you’re a microsecond from hitting the stopped car in front of you. The person who, despite braking, hits the car in front of you. I’ve been here nearly nine…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Shot From Above
Sometimes you’re out morning-walking wondering what you’ll take for this week’s photography submission and then some part of your brain that was looking the whole time finds something hidden right below you… Week 47: Shot From Above The lady in red…
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The time I hacked together chocolate crinkle caramel cream cookies.
This post is clearly brought to you by the letter C. Here’s what I was trying to make: Right?! ‘Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Crinkle Cookies‘ WhatEVER fancy cookie bakers. Here’s what actually happened. I got swept away in the need to make these cookies right now. The problem with that is you tend to lack 1. ingredients and 2.…
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