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School Open House Memories

Posted on September 24, 2010 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Open House at school is big this time of year. Kids help teachers to decorate their classrooms with their work/projects. Teachers stress about meeting parents. And yes, even parents get a bit worried about what to expect each year. I have now done Open House as a parent for four years This year, we went to one for each of the boys at two schools. We just went to the one at NHL’s school and saw his room, desk, work and lots of writing projects. Here are some of the things that we saw:

My question to you this week:

What are some of your fondest memories of Open House at school – either as a child, a teacher (if you are one) or parent?

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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #118

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Mickey ears through the years

Posted on September 17, 2010 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Mickey Ears are something that have graced my head practically all of my life. I can remember getting a pair (or two, or three) on Main Street USA and then getting my name put on them. My Mickey Ears of yesterEAR looked much like these worn by NHL and JSL just before our first trip with the boys to Walt Disney World in May 2009.

When we went back to Disney World in February, we allowed the boys to pick out another hat or pair of ears. On the day that we were going, JSL was not feeling well. TechyDad and NHL selected the following for him. Here I am sporting the ears, channeling my inner child:

My question this week is inspired by all of the Peace, Love & Pixie Dust flying around here:

If you could design your own pair of Mickey Mouse Ears (which you CAN do at Downtown Disney now), what would be on yours? Have you ever had a pair of Mouse Ears?

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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #117

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Happy New Year 2010/5771

Posted on September 10, 2010 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

This is a scheduled post because I am really a figment of your imagination right now. Today, I will be celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana with my family. No doubt, at one point today, we will be eating some round challah with raisins and dippng apples into honey for a sweet New Year. This is a photo of NHL from last year as we celebrated with my parents.

Along with these traditions, we also hope to have some pomegranate. Here is an explanation from Ariela Pelaia’s About.com guide of Rosh HaShanah Food Customs – Symbolic Foods of the Jewish New Year:

New Fruit

On the second night of Rosh Hashanah, we eat a "new fruit" – meaning, a fruit that has recently come into season but that we have not yet had the opportunity to eat. When we eat this new fruit, we say the shehechiyanu blessing thanking God for keeping us alive and bringing us to this season. This ritual reminds us to appreciate the fruits of the earth and being alive to enjoy them.

A pomegranate is often used as this new fruit. In the Bible, the Land of Israel is praised for its pomegranates. It is also said that this fruit contains 613 seeds just as there are 613 mitzvot. Another reason given for blessing and eating pomegranate on Rosh HaShanah is that we wish that our good deeds in the ensuing year will be as plentiful as the seeds of the pomegranate.

Ariela’s also writes on her blog called Baking and Books which is on hiatus right now. Always love her holiday inspired recipes.

So my questions to you this week is inspired by Rosh Hashanah:

If you were to pick a "new fruit" to try, which would you select? Have you ever tried pomegranates and did you like them?

To all of those celebrating Rosh Hashanah I wish you and your family a Happy and Sweet New Year.

Be sure to enter for a chance to win with my two giveaways –> the What Are the Odds? kids music CD (ends 9/12) and Seventh Generation Back to School Kit (ends 9/16).

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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #116

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Toy Story character favorites

Posted on September 3, 2010 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Earlier this summer, we took JSL to see his first movie in a theater. The boys love Toy Story from watching it on DVD and going to Disney World, so it seemed like the perfect fit – and it was! Here is a photo of the little guy after all of the fun and excitement:

Since the 4th of July, NHL has seen the movie two more times and JSL once more. Yes, the boys are big Toy Story 3 fans. We have several more Toy Story items including their new pajamas that Nana and Papa bought them from The Disney Store (wish we had one here still).

So this week, my question is inspired by our Disney love for all things Toy Story 3:

Who is your favorite Toy Story Character? It could be from any of the movies, so let me know which one and why.

I know that JSL will flip back and forth from Buzz Lightyear to Woody depending on the day of the week. NHL is in love with Slinky Dog, but I am not entirely sure.

Be sure to enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Sock4Life, ends 9/9. Two other giveaways are for the What Are the Odds? kids music CD (ends 9/12) and Seventh Generation Back to School Kit (ends 9/16).

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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #115

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Birthday Party Foods

Posted on August 27, 2010 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Just days before NHL’s family birthday party (this past Sunday), I still had no menu for the lunch we were going to be serving people. Sure, I had ideas of what we needed to feed the kids. Still, the exact menu did not fully come together until we went shopping on Friday afternoon. We went to BJ’s and I found cheese tortellini, suddenly the main dish was before me. Here is a view of the foods on the table:

We made the tortellini with lots of veggies and sauce on them. In addition to this, we had cut up veggies and dip, Baked Scoops and a bean dip that Katie blogged about (we added fake taco meat), soy meatballs, macarroni and cheese, and some pizza to bake. Please note that because of people that keep kosher (including TechyDad), we do dairy foods and meat substitutes to have cake later on. Everyone seemed to like it.

Then, it was time for cake. Sad to admit, the cake that NHL asked me to bake literally fell apart Sunday morning as I was decorating it. It tasted great, but I quickly recalled why I do not like making layer cakes.

TechyDad took NHL out to buy another cake to put on the table, along with the egg free one for my niece. These are the goodies that we had for everyone, along with the failed layer cake that everyone also enjoyed.

Anyone else think that the balloons on the cake (especially on the right), look like something out of a biology lesson?!

So this week I ask you:

When you plan a birthday party, what do you like to serve people to eat?

If you are a fan of The Wiggles or know someone that is, be sure to enter my giveaway for their new DVD. For another chance, stop by TechyDad’s blog as well. I am also giving away a $25 gift card to Sock4Life, so please leave a comment or two there for another great prize.

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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #114