Some people are FARKing jerks!!!

My daughter has been having issues with this one girl at school. The girl used to be her friend but for some reason they stopped being friends a few months ago. My daughter was just as happy to go on with life without this girl in it. But apparently this girl wasn't happy with that decision. So she has been causing some drama with her. So...we have basically been telling our daughter to go to the principal with any problems at school and if there are things that aren't such a big deal we have been telling daughter to brush it off. Well, this girl has been causing trouble and going home and telling her unbalanced mother lies about my daughter. She tells her mother that my daughter is doing the things to her, that she has actually been doing. So yesterday, this mother calls us and starts spouting off nonsense about how she is going to physically INJURE my daughter and cause her problems in school. A grown woman threatening a child to her father!!!! Can you believe it???? I am so upset about this. And my husband is livid. We did call the principal to have someone else intervene because this has gotten out of hand. The bigger problem is that this woman is sort of in charge of certain things AT the school and this will make for uncomfortable things in the future. I am just in disbelief that people can behave in such a horrible manner. I don't deal with these issues, my husband does because I turn into mama grizzly bear and get out of control. I need to protect my babies. But I was hoping she would show up at my home yesterday just so I could open up my own can of CRAZY!!!
~sigh~ What's wrong with people?? These are supposed to be religious people. They are acting like animals. Unbelievable!!!!

Vegetarian....

Well...I have been afraid to say it out loud because I don't want to jinx myself. But I haven't eaten meat since Monday April 19 2010. We do still have it in our home as my husband is completely against NOT eating meat. But he is great about only eating it for two meals per week. It has been Fab U Lous for his cholesterol too. I do still eat dairy and things that contain eggs but something IS better than nothing, right? So I have some great new recipes that I have come up with that I will be posting soon. I want to make them again so I can add pics. 

Anyway....do you think it's safe to call myself a...~gulp~...vegetarian??

Food/Product Review : Coffee!!!!

My husband had bought me the Keurig Special Edition Home Brewing System for Chanukah. I love it and have been using the individual Green Mountain coffee K-cups. I highly recommend this for anyone who only likes one or two cups of coffee in the morning and doesn't want the hassle of making a pot of coffee. And for my birthday he bought me the reusable filter. Which makes me very happy because I was feeling guilty throwing away all those little cups everyday. :( So, yesterday I went shopping at Whole Foods and bought some coffee beans. The brand is called The Coffee Scoop and it's a local (Bucks County, PA) specialty coffee company. They are PA Certified Organic and Fair Trade licensed. I bought the Breakfast Blend (Medium Roast). I must say this is THE best coffee I have ever had. If you live in PA get to a store and find this and if you don't like in PA get on their website and order. The price is reasonable too. I paid $10 for 12oz of whole bean goodness.

Here are some pics....

The Coffee Maker...

The Beans...

The cup of roasted, swirly goodness... (ignore the "floaties" I didn't stir it before the pic because I like the swirliness of it)

Food Review: Tofu Hot Dogs

I bought the LightLife Smart Dogs because I love the fake Bacon. But the hot dogs are sort of Icky! I made them on the grill thinking, all food taste better grilled...lol. I was wrong. I also bought Tofurkey Beer Brats for the Hubs and he only ate half of one, so they were pretty gross too. The outside of both were very rubbery and the inside of the hot dogs were pretty much deflated mush. They also had the typical soy aftertaste, which I can't appreciate.
Anyone have veg wienie suggestions? LOL

The Economy Sucks!

My husband has been looking for a job for months. He's a Oxford graduate for goodness' sake. No one wants to pay him what he's worth and so he doesn't get hired. So in the mean time we are BROKE. So I need to find a way to grocery shop for cheaper and still be able to eat decent food. We also have limitations. We keep kosher and kosher food is expensive. So my mission is to find a way to keep kosher on a tight budget. I will let you know what I come up with. Right now I am scouring the internet for cheap meal ideas...then I need to find a way to make them kosher without increasing the cost by a million $$.

Ugh!! Why are people so nosy!!??

OK so my oldest daughter has some problems with connecting to peers. She has been through a lot in her young life and some things she just doesn't GET. Why do other people feel the need to be involved? As if I haven't tried for years to get her through these issue.
~Thanks for calling and pointing out that I am a bad parent. And btw your children are PERFECT!! Esp the snotty, bratty spoiled one that squeals and throws tantrums when she doesn't get her way...and the little one who bit my 2 yr old repeatedly every time we have been to your house. Ahhh!!! If there is a problem at school, the SCHOOL should be addressing this issue with me, NOT YOU. You said that the principal has talked to my daughter about it but my daughter says she has never. Now, I want to believe you, you are after all an adult. My daughter, I try to believe and I want to trust. Why would either of you lie to me? I guess the only way to find out is to call the principal myself and find out. You say that lots of kids and teachers have come to you regarding her "issues" but why the *^*$ wouldn't they come to ME??? Even if you are friendly with us and like my daughter...I AM HER PARENT. Not YOU and you shouldn't even be INVOLVED!!!!!
BACK OFF!!!! You can't "fix" my family. Stop trying!! You have only known us since Sept. Have some respect.

New Life

Ok so...I am in the process of moving towards Orthodox Judaism. I have been learning about this for 17 months with a mentor. She is great and it really being helpful to me.