Sledding Fun

Posted by Aaron Published in Aaron & Miriam, Jonathan, Mikaela

Looks like March is coming in like a lion – led by a snowstorm on the last day of February. While Jonathan napped, Miriam scouted for a good sledding hill (Mikaela needed a coat with a working zipper before we could go sledding anyway). She hit the jackpot with the hill just South of Lowe’s [...]

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Feb

Fictionary or Dictionary?

Posted by Aaron Published in Aaron & Miriam, Mikaela

[WARNING: Possible spoilers below for the three or four people on the planet who are capable of reading and have not yet read the Harry Potter books]

Mikaela and I started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at bedtime a couple of weeks ago. We read one chapter a night. The first few nights were [...]

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Feb

Lenny’s Book

Posted by Aaron Published in Aaron & Miriam

About ten years ago, I had the privilege of doing some computer database and filing work for MacArthur Fellow Leonard Zeskind and the Institute for Research and Education in Human Rights. The work I did was one tiny part of a career’s worth of dedicated research and thoughtful analysis by Lenny. One product of that [...]

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Feb

The Peril of Metaphysical Discussions with a Six-Year-Old

Posted by Aaron Published in Aaron & Miriam, Mikaela

On Saturday, Miriam took the kids to the library. On the way, she and Mikaela got into a conversation about what kind of house they would like if we moved. They started off talking about painting rooms, but the “what-ifs” got increasingly complex and fanciful. Mikaela said that she wanted a room with a balcony. [...]

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Feb

Jonathan’s Valentine’s Day Cake

Posted by Aaron Published in Aaron & Miriam, Jonathan

With Valentine’s Day tomorrow, Miriam broke out the little heart-shaped pans for Shabbat dinner dessert. Jonathan was really excited about this special treat.

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Feb

Mikaela’s Valentine’s Day Party

Posted by Aaron Published in Mikaela

For the second week in a row, I spent most of the week out of town for work. Mikaela REALLY doesn’t like it when I have to travel like this. So I took the morning off this morning and joined Miriam at Mikaela’s class Valentine’s Day party.There were a whole series of activities. At the [...]

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Feb

The Great Big Hairy Spider

Posted by Aaron Published in Jonathan

This post is long overdue – I really thought I’d already posted it, but I guess not. Jonathan’s favorite song – for quite some time now – has been “The Great Big Hairy Spider,” which is a silly parody of “Eensy Weensy Spider.” Jonathan and I have been singing it together for as long as [...]

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