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My son the observer - 16 days ago
My son the observer“Look, Mommy. Bubble crap.”“Ummm, no sweetie. That would be bubble wrap.”**********************My son the language specialist“Mommy, do you want me to sing the Ben 10 song in English or Hebrew?” my... Topics: Ben 10, Bilingualism, children, Daily life, Family, Humor, My son the...
The Greatest Thank You Letters - 25 days ago
During the four years that I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve made no secret of the difficult path we traveled in our quest to have a child. Following a series of failed pregnancies and the loss of one son born too prematurely and with too... Topics: Fertility, friendship, Friendships, Lionel Bastos, Loss, Music
I’ve got the music in me… - 30 days ago
At the Little One’s brit milah celebration, the Husband surprised me with a birthday cake of my own. My son was supposed to have been born on my birthday, but when the contractions began on the evening of May 26th, 2004, I knew that our birthdays... Topics: 60s, 70s, 80s, 80s Music Video Sunday, Avi Balashnikov, Billy Joel, Burl Ives, Childhood Memories, Daily life, Disengagement, egg donation, Elton John, Family, Fertility, Foreigner, Friendships, Hands Across America, Humor, Israel, James Taylor, Knesset, Lionel Bastos, Loss, Music, Niskayuna, Politics, Project Otzma, Schenectady, Self-Reflection, Suzi Quatro, The Archies, The Beatles, Young Judaea
My son the five year-old - 38 days ago
The celebrations began two days ago with a field trip. As the Little One’s birthday falls on Shavuot this year (which begins today), we opted for an alternative sort of birthday party, taking his entire pre-school to the Old Courtyard at Kibbutz... Topics: Ben 10, birthdays, Daily life, Danny Kaye, Ein Shemer, Family, Holidays, Muppets, My son the...
Running for Eshchar’s Life - 45 days ago
Eshchar Hochman, a 36 year-old father of two little boys, was diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago. During an operation to remove the tumor, Eshchar had a partial hemorrhage that rendered him paralyzed on his entire left side. Doctors said that... Topics: Daily life, Health






