Schools is over. Closing Down. Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School is no more. They are forming a new school with the same people as the old one. REALLY. We are heading to public school. We met with the Principal and told her that Aliza was good in math. She is a 98 student. What I found out last week at her author's tea is that A is exceptional in writing. I'll have her post her work once if figure out how to adapt a PDF for this medium.
Camp is starting. Oh yeah uh huh. Swim Team is starting Oh yeah uh huh.. Dream Camp on July 7, Oh yeah uh huh. Looking to August = big ice skating month.
P just started a new job. CTO an a generic drug startup.
And...
A said to me today she had psychic powers. When she wants something she can make it happen. Funny thing is that I believe I have them too. When I really want something, I seem to make it happen. Oh yeah uh huh.
More on that later.
M
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
My Three Dreams
My 1st dream is to be in the ice skating Olympics.
My 2nd dream is to sing the national anthem in the Boulder's Field.
My 3rd dream is to make my own children's website.
My 2nd dream is to sing the national anthem in the Boulder's Field.
My 3rd dream is to make my own children's website.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Birthday Parties
I never, nor will I ever be, a fan of the birthday party. I sort of believe birthday parties are lame. Yet, so many people worship them. Do parties fill a void in one's life? Now I understand a party for an accomplishment - like reading the parasha and making a big speech in front of 100's a people at the tender age of 12/13. But the blessed day you were born 47 years ago - I do not get.
P has it right. My gift to you is that you don't have to me.
P has it right. My gift to you is that you don't have to me.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Noisy Big Walk
Today I went on a walk across the GW bridge with my mom. It was very noisy. I am scared of heights. When I looked down I was scared. It was a really hot day and I was tired. We also went to the Intrepid museum. I don't want to be in the Navy. The beds look uncomfortable. Even worse than sleepaway camp.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Cheesecake a la Kocot
Cream cheese, sour cream, yogurt, cottage cheese ... pretty much any white creamy substance that smells like sour milk, is not on my food consumption list. When I was a child, I couldn't even sit at a table with someone eating any of these foods. In fact, a cereal box separated me from the person eating the goo.
However, at 16 I became curious of the cheesecake. What was this love afair with cheesecake? And so many kinds, so many recipes. Italian style with ricotta, New York style from Juniors. One day I came home from school and opened the fridge. Nothing to eat except an Entemann's cheesecake. (In those days it was real Entemann's). I closed the door and went upstairs. Came back down and decided to try it. Not bad. So I had a piece and another and another.
After dinner mom pulled out the cheesecake for dessert. She said "Who ate the cheesecake?" I claimed "Don't look at me - I hate cheesecake". And so began my guilty pleasure.
Several years later I was working as an intern in Washington, DC. I played softball on the district of Columbia Law Clerks team. Teams with three-girl quotas are always looking for female players who can sort of play. And so I met Nancy Kocot. She brought cheesecake to a party.
It's over 30 years and I still have the recipe she gave to me. Since the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (a dairy holiday celebrating Moses accent to Mount Sinai to get the Ten Commandments) is coming this weekend, I thought I'd make Nancy's cheesecake recipe. I can barely read the recipe card anymore, I thought I should include it in my blog for A to have forever (or until the next tech thing happens). Nancy, if you manage to read this. I just want to say thanks for the recipe and the memories.
Cheese Cake a la Kocot
3 well-beaten eggs
2 8oz packages of cream cheese, soften
1 cup sugar
1/4 t. salt
2 t. vanilla
1/2 t. vanilla extract (don't understand the difference between vanilla's just made it with 2 t. extract.)
3 c. sour cream (I only used 2 cups)
Combine eggs, cheese, sugar, salt, and extracts; beat until smooth. Blend in sour cream. pour into graham cracker crust in 9" spring form pan. Trim with crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 mins. or until set.
Cool well about 4-5 hours or overnight. Filling will be soft).
Graham Cracker Crust
Combine 1-3/4 c. fine graham cracker crumbs., 1/4 c. chopped walnuts, 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1/2 c. melted butter. Preserve 3T mixture. Press remainder on bottom and up the sides of a 9" springform pan.
However, at 16 I became curious of the cheesecake. What was this love afair with cheesecake? And so many kinds, so many recipes. Italian style with ricotta, New York style from Juniors. One day I came home from school and opened the fridge. Nothing to eat except an Entemann's cheesecake. (In those days it was real Entemann's). I closed the door and went upstairs. Came back down and decided to try it. Not bad. So I had a piece and another and another.
After dinner mom pulled out the cheesecake for dessert. She said "Who ate the cheesecake?" I claimed "Don't look at me - I hate cheesecake". And so began my guilty pleasure.
Several years later I was working as an intern in Washington, DC. I played softball on the district of Columbia Law Clerks team. Teams with three-girl quotas are always looking for female players who can sort of play. And so I met Nancy Kocot. She brought cheesecake to a party.
It's over 30 years and I still have the recipe she gave to me. Since the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (a dairy holiday celebrating Moses accent to Mount Sinai to get the Ten Commandments) is coming this weekend, I thought I'd make Nancy's cheesecake recipe. I can barely read the recipe card anymore, I thought I should include it in my blog for A to have forever (or until the next tech thing happens). Nancy, if you manage to read this. I just want to say thanks for the recipe and the memories.
Cheese Cake a la Kocot
3 well-beaten eggs
2 8oz packages of cream cheese, soften
1 cup sugar
1/4 t. salt
2 t. vanilla
1/2 t. vanilla extract (don't understand the difference between vanilla's just made it with 2 t. extract.)
3 c. sour cream (I only used 2 cups)
Combine eggs, cheese, sugar, salt, and extracts; beat until smooth. Blend in sour cream. pour into graham cracker crust in 9" spring form pan. Trim with crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 mins. or until set.
Cool well about 4-5 hours or overnight. Filling will be soft).
Graham Cracker Crust
Combine 1-3/4 c. fine graham cracker crumbs., 1/4 c. chopped walnuts, 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1/2 c. melted butter. Preserve 3T mixture. Press remainder on bottom and up the sides of a 9" springform pan.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Whose blog is it anyway?
A is in 2nd grade and has a blog at school. Since, I can't access the blog AND because most of my blog posts are about her anyway, we thought we should do a blog together.
It's May, and school is almost over. Her school is closing due to demographics - mediocrity - whatever. Next year we'll be going to Public School. This is a big step for me since I'm not a fan of organized anything. I also have no experience with PS so I have no idea what to expect. There's a program at her school that sounds so perfect for her. It's called MAC -Multi-Age Curriculum . The children work independently in groups. They teach each other. There's little homework, leaving more time for skating (synchro, free, dance, tests), piano, sport du jour Apparently, there's no criteria to get into the program. I'm told I need to demand it. The problem is that the teacher who teaches the MAC class is leaving. I don't know what to do. But one year in 3rd grade MAC won't do any damage to her. I'm sending emails and A is writing cards. We are even enlisting parents with children already in the program to lobby on my behalf. PATHETIC. And I'm not even sure this is something we want!
It's May, and school is almost over. Her school is closing due to demographics - mediocrity - whatever. Next year we'll be going to Public School. This is a big step for me since I'm not a fan of organized anything. I also have no experience with PS so I have no idea what to expect. There's a program at her school that sounds so perfect for her. It's called MAC -Multi-Age Curriculum . The children work independently in groups. They teach each other. There's little homework, leaving more time for skating (synchro, free, dance, tests), piano, sport du jour Apparently, there's no criteria to get into the program. I'm told I need to demand it. The problem is that the teacher who teaches the MAC class is leaving. I don't know what to do. But one year in 3rd grade MAC won't do any damage to her. I'm sending emails and A is writing cards. We are even enlisting parents with children already in the program to lobby on my behalf. PATHETIC. And I'm not even sure this is something we want!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Art for Friends
Today I gave Brooke the cartoon of the lizard she asked me to do for her. I didn't give Sam his clam, banana,snail. Why he wanted a clam, banana, snail I'll never know.
A
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