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Funny Things My Kids Said in 2009

: Image via Wikipedia

I’ve collected my 2009 Facebook “status messages” about my two youngest children, in order to inflict them all on you at once. My son is now 8 and my daughter nearly six.

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December 27, 2009 · Filed under my children

My Daughter and the Times Table

We had guests over on Shabbat. When I introduced them to the kids, I mentioned that my two youngest are in first and third grade.

The littlest one spoke up. “I’m in third grade, and he’s in first grade, pointing to her brother.” The guests smiled in amusement.

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November 9, 2009 · Filed under my children

Summer Stock Sunday: Musings on a Bathing Suit

I wanted to write about my daughter’s new bathing suit for Robin’s Summer Stock Sunday, but couldn’t decide which angle to take. So I wrote up all of them.

I had fun shopping with my daughter, who needed clothes for a camping trip that is part of a counselors’ course. She also needed an outfit for my son’s bar mitzvah, and we agreed fairly easily. At least her shoes still fit her. [The comments on that old post are funny.]

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June 28, 2009 · Filed under my children

My Daughter Is a Bloodhound

I’ve written about my small daughter’s skill in locating missing objects. She also has a highly developed sense of smell. When we cuddle, she often lifts up my arm to sniff the deodorant. “I looove that smell!” she smiles.

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June 25, 2009 · Filed under my children

Shabbat Meme: Challah, Yevamot, and Naomi’s Stomach

This Shabbat meme comes from the Homeshuling blog. A meme is a set of questions answered by a variety of bloggers.

1. Challah – home baked or bought?

Usually home-baked.

2. Favorite shabbat meal:

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May 31, 2009 · Filed under judaism, my children, shabbat, synagogue

Shavuot Picture: What Do You See?

My daughter's rendition of Matan Torah

Leora often plays “What Do You See” with her daughter’s pictures. Here is one my daughter drew for the holiday of Shavuot. What do you see?

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May 28, 2009 · Filed under holidays, my children

Tandem Nursing: Guest Post at Mommy News Blog

I have a guest post up about tandem nursing at the Mommy News Blog. Although my daughter is wearing a kippah in the accompanying picture, it’s not meant as any kind of feminist statement. At five years old she no longer wears one. Anyway, now you all know how “radical” I am/was.

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May 14, 2009 · Filed under babies, breastfeeding, motherhood, my children, pictures, toddlers

Nine Moons

Today we went to the Poleg Nature Reserve near Netanya. The big attraction is this sand dune that the kids can roll down:

Two kids stayed there to dig a hole while the rest of us went down to the beach. As we approached, my five-year-old said, “I see tisha yarchei leida.” I guess those kites do look like moons, but there were a lot more than nine.

A Vote of Confidence

When I mentioned that I needed to take the meat out the freezer on Monday to allow it to defrost in the refrigerator, my 5-year-old suggested that I put it outside the window like she had seen the neighbor do. I said it was safer to use the refrigerator. Then my 19-year-old spoke up. “Other people do things for convenience or because they see everyone else doing it that way, but Ima knows how you’re really supposed to do things.”

Around the World in Eighty Clicks: Why I Love Being a Mother

I was flattered to be asked to participate in “Around the World in Eighty Clicks,” founded by Katherine at Her Bad Mother and David at It’s Not a Lecture. The idea is for bloggers from eighty different countries to give five reasons why they love being mothers.

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April 2, 2009 · Filed under babies, blogging, motherhood, my children, parenting