Children
Leah

Trick or Treat

Halloween started with carving pumpkins. Then we moved inside to build a haunted candy house. This craft required Bryan’s skilled craftsmanship. And little did we

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Children
Leah

Farewell Yia Yia

It’s a cold and rainy October evening. The clouds are gray and full. I’m feeling sad tonight because our beloved Yia Yia (Greek for Grandmother)

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Children
Leah

The Great Pumpkin Patch

As Sophie gets older, the holiday traditions seem to get more fun. This was certainly the case for our annual visit to Bates Nut Farm

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Family
Leah

I Wanna Quit the Cable

Do you remember that episode of Friends where Chandler and Ross were desperate to quit the gym? “I wanna quit the gym!” was all they

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Family
Leah

What’s in a Name?

We young Jews have quite a dilemma these days. I’m not talking about the economic crisis or whether to buy an iPad now or wait

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Books/Reading
Leah

Hidden Veggies and Jambalaya

Several years ago I purchased Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food, which is all about how to successfully

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