In 2004 baby Isaac gave me hope. He does it again today.

Isaac decided he wanted to find a partner this year. Which is of course not easy. He was discouraged and frustrated at first. I gave him all the advice I could. I told him to expect it to take time and work. And I sent him a whole skincare regimen.

He told me he felt unattractive and like he ( Read more... )

I’m practicing Torah. My synagogue needs readers so I have signed up a lot the next couple months. It’s annoying because I feel like it burns time and no one is going to understand I actually did something with that time, but that’s what volunteering is, I guess.

My rabbi recommended that I use the Pocket Torah app, and indeed it is really helpful. ( Read more... )

additionally on the topic of apples: a few weeks ago I went to buy zestars from my farmer’s market apple guy.

Me: Isaac is off to college this year.
Apple Guy: *deer in headlights* no. I remember when you were PREGNANT with him. I remember BEFORE you were pregnant with him.
Me: 🤷🏻‍♀️ me too

I have no evidence that my children know how to turn the lights off.

So much happening. So much to do.

We drove my tiny tiny Isaac to college to move him in. I bought him pretty much all his stuff in the few days before we left. I got nearly all his judaica (that he didn’t yet have) for free from heritage judaica. So awesome.

Isaac got more observant in Israel. He is now putting on tefillin and davening shacharit ( Read more... )

I spent some minutes doing this today.


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Ben and I drove with Isaac to Duluth yesterday, and back today. We toured the UMD. We had a proper tour and parked in the correct lot were even early.

It was all really fun, even better than I expected. But I’ll give more details later. For now, I just want to record and savor the look on the admission officer’s face when he asked and we told him ( Read more... )

So I implemented the chore chart. Yesterday was the first week. I revised things some this week- added a few things, reduced some others. I told them that it can always be changed if there is a problem with it. I listen to feedback.

Nae caught on fast; Saul saw her getting praised for getting her chores done early while he was having to do all his ( Read more... )

Isaac got a 30 on the ACT and I was very surprised. I mean, nothing is wrong with a 30, many would love that score, but Isaac?

I made him re-take it. This time he got a 34. He thinks if he took it again he’d score even higher, but I think it’s probably not worth it. A 34 is pretty good :)

Making lunches in the morning. A container of potatoes fell out of the fridge at me.

Isaac: *has a strong personal interest in potatoes* oh no! Potatoes 😞
Me: I like how you are concerned about the potatoes and not about me.
Isaac: the potatoes are going to be my lunch. Are you going to be my lunch?
Me: long term, I’m going to be way more useful to you ( Read more... )