Cardigan gone Preppy
I'm loving this totally cozy cardigan for little dudes. It's old-school/preppy fusion conjures up images from Grease and Happy Days, shrinky dink-ed. : )
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The Cold Season
So "man plans and G-d laughs" - there goes my plans for getting back to normal... Freida seems to have picked up whatever was going around this past week. She had some symptoms of a cold yesterday evening, and came down with a wee bit of fever just in time for bed; our night was long and sniffly. I guess with the cold weather (no, I am not complaining, I am glad for a break in the heat!) came the cold season. And honestly, after a holiday like last, her immune system was really in jeopardy - the intense lack of sleep + the insane amount of consumed sugar and sh*t from shul = very vulnerable immunity. Should've seen it coming... Anyways, we are using all our favoritel tactics to nip this in the bud before it goes viral! Thought I'd share some "flu season" remedies.
Number 1: Crane Humidifier. Hands down, the best one out there! This humidifier can turn any room into a tropical rainforest in seconds using the safety of cool mist, and noiselessly, to boot! I've tried many others, and found this to be the only one that actually does what I need it to - keep her nose running and not stuffing. Plus, no need to hide these guys; the designs are sleek, streamlined, and even quite cute.
(The "raindrop" design wasn't yet released when we got ours, but it sure is super good looking!)
During flu-season last year I posted these other great remedies to keep the bugs at bay, and we're still using this insulated sippy-cup for echinachea-infused morning tea and warm doses of chicken soup.
I guess we won't be getting back to regular schedule for a few more days after all...
Little Torah - girls edition.
Hope you all had a fabulous last few days of holiday cheer... No disrespect to the magical month of Tishrei, but it is awfully nice to get back to normal (or at least attempt to get back to normal). Whipped out my planner last night and got down to the nitty-gritty: shopping lists, to-do's, home-improvement projects, business proposals, scheduling, cleaning (the list goes on!) etc. Along with the calendar-crunch-time came the realization that two very important dates are simply around the corner: our wedding anniversary, & Freida's 2nd birthday! I'm sure all you ladies are at about the same place I am today - getting things figured out and under control; best of luck! Last week I finally get down to finishing my little Torah project for Freida. She danced her heart out with this stuffed number over Simchas Torah, but I see she enjoys it even more as an addition to our davening-time essentials!
Going "green" Under the Green!
With cardboard furniture a current rage, I figured I'd join the party! Freida had fun helping put up her own little version of a sukkah, decking out the interior, and making an "art show" (freelance marker scribble, stickers, pictures etc.) on the outside walls. I let her mess around with tape and experiment with its stickiness, putting tape on her pictures and letting her have fun sticking them up all over. We just used cutout cardboard (from random boxes), and some green drywall tape (leftover from renovations) for the scach. Cardboard makes for super simple, low-tech play space. Children love having a little fort/house/booth to crawl into and play in; it makes them feel independent and gives some much needed personal space. We gave ours a corner of the dining room, and Freida crawls under there at random to read a book or two, add a finishing crayola touch, or share some snacks with her "freinds". A great way to (literally) bring a mitzvah to the little guy's level.
Check out some other cardboard furniture goodies:
1 & 2. Forty-two Roads Cardboard play kitchen & washer/dryer
4. Cardboard Chair (David Graas)
Little Torah: a revamp
Been wanting to do this ever since Freida was born... Finally getting back to finishing it tonight, crunch-time for this week's Torah-dance! : )
