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Thanks so much to Happyduck and Ehwy for an amazing Shabbat and weekend. You are great hosts and we really look forward to getting together again soon!
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Shabbat Dinner - Out
Shabbat Lunch
- stuffed zucchini
- home made deli roast beef
- home made chopped chicken liver
- snow peas with sesame and garlic
- squash kugel (someone else is bringing0
- sliced potato kugel (looks sort of like a strata)
Chocolate Chip Birthday cookie
fruit
Sunday, we are headed off to my sister hyla's cottage for a couple of days ( Read more... ) -
Shabbat and Competitive Synchro
A couple of months ago, Ariel asked me if she could start swimming competitive synchro next year. After learning earlier this year that Max could not compete at a provinicial level due to the fact that there was no way around Saturday races, I was worried. After all, Monthly meets are held on Sundays, so for years, I never thought it would be an ( Read more... ) -
interesting max discovery aka weird savant tricks
it seems that max has memorized ALL the parsha names, in the correct order, and can even tell you which number a particular parsha is. he can also do it backwards! he also knows the basics of what happens in each parsha, and has memorized a tonne of obscure king's names that most adults dont know. its funny. for a long time, we didnt think max ( Read more... ) -
sewer saga
ok, so now it seems that the second leak is fixed, the first one has been redone and rechecked and we are good to go forward and finish the repairs! thank god!
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BASEMENT/FLOOD UPDATE
Ok, so it is STILL not over....big sigh. Today the basement kitchen cabinets were removed and the wall broken into, to discover that in fact, it was not clear water leaking from the washer, but sewage water that was being filtered by the dirt it was leaking into and the drywall in the basement so that it looked clear. after pouring a couple of ( Read more... ) -
autisme genome project and other stuff
When Max was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, two weeks before the birth of Ariel, we were asked if we would mind including our baby to be in the Infant Sibling Study being run by our Doctor (Lonnie Zwaigenbaum.) Lonnie's assurances that participating in the study could potentially help us identify any issues in the baby early and enable us to ( Read more... ) -
longoing list of things to buy and not buy for next pesach
BUY
new sink plugs
DONT BUY
parchment paper
aluminum foil
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we got the ultimate compliment last night as my sister and brother in law called us and said, that if there were an american idol for seders, we'd win ( Read more... ) -
relief
it turns out that the person who hit our car was our neighbour's cousin who came immediately once he heard what happened and was a total gentleman about everything! we will get the car fixed, and he will pay and we do not have to worry at all. thank g-d! apparently he thought that he ran over a pop can or something, and since his car had no ( Read more... )