Creative moms are always coming up with new and exciting ideas when it comes to lunch and dinner for their kids. We might want to whip up those amazing looking lunches that we’d love to try ourselves, however, when your children are very specific about what they’re going to eat your time might be best spent with their tastes in mind? As a parent, you can’t force your kids to be into the same flavors and experiences as you are, but you can help them to step outside of their comfort zone every once in a while. Getting your kids to try new food can be a wonderful way to…

We are now in the middle of the Succot holiday, and while there is no creativity happening, I can pop in to the blog to share with you some wonderful aspects of living where we live! The week before Rosh HaShana, my husband and I spent a few nights in Meron, a small moshav at the base of Mount Meron, and home to the burial site of Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Meron is home to a thousand residents, but becomes a hot spot for visitors at week’s end and especially on the anniversary of Rebbi Shimon’s death, when hundreds of thousands embark upon this spot.  The two nights we spent…

I wrote this before Rosh HaShana, but did not have time to post it with all the holiday preparations, so I’m posting it now, post holiday, at a time that seems more appropriate for the topic as well.   Tonight we usher in the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana, so while there is still so much to do, I’m taking this time to reflect on the past year, together with you. Phew, another year under our belts, a difficult year for the world, and a personally difficult year for most. Who would have ever imagined something like the pandemic in this modern age? And yet that is where we find…

working parents can keep kids busy with creative projects like a cardboard box rocket

The last thing anyone needs is to be involved in an accident while their car is disabled on the road. Please give this thought as there are things you can do to avoid ever becoming the victim of an accident while you’re trying to get your car fixed. Sadly there are many many fatalities that occur simply because someone needed to pull over due to car malfunction. So this is serious business. Here are some tips you can use right now to help you avoid being the victim of an accident after you’ve pulled over to the side, when possible, and are broken down on the road.