Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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#Dinovember?! You bet your assaurus!
Are you waking up in the morning to find your kids’ toy dinosaurs have taken over the bathroom? Poured themselves breakfast? Set up a book club in the living room? It seems your household is temporarily afflicted with Dinovember and that is freakin’ awesome! Here’s a quick how-to on Dinovember: Step 1: November. Is it…
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Fifty-Two Frames: One Light Source
More on the inspiration for this later… Week 46: One Light Source They made their escape in the night. They went straight towards the light. #dinovember
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The Color Run, Israel: A rainbow of running happiness (kinda)
Milestone accomplished! As in, the ‘doing an activity you love with your kid who expressed interest’ milestone! On Friday, Koala and I ‘ran’ our first race together. I was so pumped because after the Jerusalem marathon last year, he told me he wanted to run with me one time. We got our chance with the…
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Why is it still ok to call yourself retarded? To call your friends gay?
Are you, indeed, retarded? Are you “less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual” for your age? Do you have a mental handicap that requires you to be treated with a different sort of care? That makes certain life tasks more difficult? Are your friends being silly/dumb/foolish/loving actually gay? Are they attracted to…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Fashion
I wasn’t planning on using the tutu shot for this week’s theme… but when relying on little models you don’t always get a second or third or seventeenth try. Week 45: Fashion Sitting pretty.
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DIY! Homemade tutu and dinosaur feet… for the kids who want to be everything
Yesterday was crafty craft Friday! Two projects I’ve been wanting to try: DIY dinosaur feet and a homemade tutu. Both are relatively cheap thrills and the dinosaur feet are especially super simple. I’d probably have the kids do that one more often if I had easy access to proper tissue boxes (see below). So here…
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And then I blew my kitchen’s mind: Chocolately chocolate cake with ICING!
Felt it was important to update the universe on the following big baking news from my kitchen; even if baking comes easy to you, when I bake I’m like a kid in a finger paint factory crossed with a panicked dog when its owner leaves the house (does that even make sense?). Point is, I took it up…
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Something to tell you…
For months I wanted to tell them. “Get into bed guys, and I’ll tell you a סוד.” Especially Koala. I so enjoy sharing secrets with him… trivial whispers or major life developments. They stood at the edge of Bebe’s bed; she was nearly collapsed from exhaustion. “You know how some of our friends had babies…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Sky
The last week teased us with clocks changing, dark skies, stormy clouds and even thunder, but no rain for those of us out in the Judean Hills. We’re waiting… Week 44: Sky Potential.
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Someone gets girls a lot better than I do
My son is drawing a picture for his cousin: Him: “It’s a girl?” Me: “Yeah.” Him: “So I’m doing purple.” Me: “Why?” Him: “Girls love purple, don’t you know that?” … Me: “What is it?” Him: “A rocket.”
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How to make homemade chai latte (‘winter’s coming’ edition)
So after yesterday’s mixed berry chocolate chip cookie goodness, today I decided we needed to kick off winter with a new hot drink. (The sky agreed because it’s dark and grey and I’m pretty sure we heard thunder.) In the past we did a ghetto chai latte with a chai tea bag and some warm…
Questions? Comments? Advice?