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YaelAldrich

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    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jewishorthodoxandhomeschooling/
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    Tokyo, Japan
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    Judaism, cooking

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  1. People are so much more... free there, so it might be good pickings there!
  2. I live in the city of Boston. Not in a suburb not in a rural part; right in the middle of the city. We have (lots of) wild turkeys, coyotes, foxes, skunks, and occasional bear sightings in the town next to us. Oh, and tons of RATS!
  3. My reference is in Japan from public bathing houses; but the older ladies don't have as much hair down there as the younger ladies. I think everyone should go nude bathing just to realize we don't have to be super models and that bumps, lumps, and wrinkles are 100% normal.
  4. Miss seeing those guys around. We had koalas in St Peters in Adelaide and our landlord took us to see roos in the outer suburbs of the city near his house. My DH will be going back in May and June; hope I will be able to join him for a bit since last year's trip was interrupted by my mother's illness and death.
  5. You definitely listen to @Rosie_0801and @Indigo Blueand @gardenmom5. They have personal experience with moms like yours. I do too but it's my MIL. Keep YOUR boundaries just like you have been doing so wonderfully! You rock! Do not call to apologize or try to be heard because you know you won't be listened to or your feelings and thoughts acknowledged. Why waste your time and mental clarity!? Remind yourself you are a caring, kind, and wise woman.
  6. What amazing news! May the blessings continue to rain down!
  7. I have a Jewish leap day baby. There are two days in the Jewish calendar who exist or not depending on different factors. There are also leap months (one of which we are in right now) so the holidays fall in the correct season. Judaism has a combined lunar-solar calendar.
  8. Praying for peace and goodness for all y'all
  9. Before I started to use the Sonicare toothbrush I had to go to get a deep cleaning every 6 months in addition to the other two times a year that I would go to the dentist for a regular cleaning. I always had bleeding gums even though I flossed and brushed twice a day with a regular toothbrush. Using the Sonicare toothbrush is not a brushing motion however. It is gently holding it against the tooth at different angles at the gum line, straight at the tooth, angled into the gum line, angled in between the teeth, and on top of the teeth. It takes a good 3 minutes for me to be able to brush my teeth properly with it. I take my time and make sure I hit every angle I possibly can. Even if I'm not good about brushing twice a day at this point and sometimes a little less than that if I'm crazy busy, I end up with little to no plaque on my teeth because I am very very careful to brush my teeth properly with a Sonicare toothbrush as much as I possibly can.
  10. A person or family could live in Boston with no car. I can walk to several grocery stores, the post office, drug stores, doctors offices, dentists, hospital and bus or trolley to much more. But housing prices are INSANE.
  11. I've lived in Japan and Israel long term. In Israel they have the mini corner or side sinks for washing in the toilet room. In Japan they have the sink on top of the toilet water receptacle. There usually isn't soap with that set up. So you wash with soap in the sink room (also has the bath/shower area but usually with a door since the shower/bathing area is a wet room) I think a toilet room is very sanitary separated from the toothbrushing sinks. I just renovated our bathrooms to make them more Japanese but I don't have enough space to make toilet rooms or a wet room.
  12. My DH sometimes gets one on his bike share. He loves it but obviously it takes less energy to get to work. He didn't think he would like it but he really does.
  13. My DH was there for over a month many years ago and survived with nary a stomach cramp but he brought all his food except fruits and veggies he could peel himself or the Chabad House made. It made for a much more sad time food wise but a lot less toilety one if you know what I mean. The Indian co workers might want to take him out and he should go with them and have fun and travel a little. The amount of poverty is staggering. I'm hoping I will merit to go now that our kids are all grown up.
  14. I wasn't sure if that's what I saw, but 100% if so. I wouldn't touch the weapon for a million dollars. Kicked it away yes. Pick it up, nope.
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