Tag Archives: My life

Update.

Last year on this day I was celebrating my 24th wedding anniversary and planning my celebration for the upcoming year. I’m not sure if you remember but I had big plans  - we were supposed to go back to Russia…… … Continue reading

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Let the madness begin!

…… I started this morning with  apology  for being rude for the next few weeks and this is why: Major renovation! Day 1: You know what this means? This means that it is really happening and there is no way … Continue reading

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He survived!!!!

Reblogged from Pearl's twirl: I am writing a post about my father-in-law and I am having the hardest time, not because I have nothing to say, but because no matter what I say about him it will never be enough … Continue reading

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It’s not really worth it.

So my hubby and I were talking about the lottery, you know the half a billion dollars lottery that is going to make somebody rich and miserable. This is what it comes down to: After taking a lump sum and … Continue reading

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Excuses, excuses……

How many of us during our school years used this excuse – I am sorry, but my dog ate my homework. I did not have a dog growing up, but I had an older brother – it was always his … Continue reading

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I can cross Alaska off my bucket list.

I will skip my droolings about San Fran, but yes, I am still in love with it and I still want to move there – nothing has changed since 7 years ago…… Let me begin by saying I don’t like … Continue reading

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Is it really necessary to have an engineering degree to assemble an IKEA product?

Our trip to IKEA last weekend deserves a separate post, but ….next time. The only thing we needed to do there is to return an item – our plan was to return that item and leave, but IKEA is about … Continue reading

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Bar Mitzvah – part three – Max.

Max’s Torah portion was Vayikra – about sacrifices Jewish people had to make. We were able to connect all the dots in his speech. Here is part of his speech:  I would like to share a personal story of transition … Continue reading

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What’s in my blog’s name.

My Grandma Pearl… Besides my mom, she is the most important woman in my life. She was born in 1907 to an Orthodox Jewish family of 12 kids- she was the 7th child. Lucky 7 was my grandma – she … Continue reading

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Obsession.

Truth is, I am obsessed with the food channel. I could go on ” Chopped” and win-never mind that I have no culinary training, sure I could cook and look like Giada. All original Iron chefs could be my uncles … Continue reading

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