Pie Love You.

This year I'm concentrating on reading: reading for fun, reading my scriptures, and actually reading for my English classes (you'd be surprised how little reading I actually did for my Brit Lit classes back in '07-'08).

This year Kimberly is baking 52 pies, because she loves her husband.

I'd say both of our goals are very worthwhile.


Check out Kimberly's blog, Pie Love You, where you can find the recipes and reviews of all the pies she makes this year.

plant a tree:

"An ancient and lovely tradition is to plant a tree when a new baby is born. According to the Talmud, in biblical times a cedar was planted for a son, a cypress for a daughter (Talmud Gitten 57a). The cedar symbolized strength and stature; the cypress gentleness and sweetness. The children cared for their own trees, and when the child was ready to be married, branches were cut from the tree to make the chuppah.

You can build on this custom by planting a tree at every birthday. Children can watch their "family" of trees grow. You can use the occasion to tell the story of Honi, the Circle Maker, the miracle worker of Second Temple times (first century BCE), who planted carob trees throughout Israel. Once when a passerby asked why Honi bothered to plant a tree that would take 70 years to bear fruit, Honi replied, 'As my ancestors planted for me, so do I plant for my children.' If you cannot plant a tree in a yard, arrange to plant one in the Children's Forest in Israel."

-Jewish Family & Life: Traditions, Holidays, and Values for Today's Parents and Children.
(Yosef I. Abramowitz & Rabbi Susan Silverman)