Author Archives: pgold

What You’re Doing

Just a quick update on what we are doing in terms of our Passover Prep. We cleaned a lot in the kitchen today and brought a lot from the upstairs fridge to the downstairs one. Our pantry is almost bare … Continue reading

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I Should Have Know Better

With Avi it is often two steps forward and one step back. Yesterday I wrote about our visit with Avi. It was really a great visit and we left very hopeful about the next few days. His new meds seemed … Continue reading

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Getting Better

Marsha and I visited with Avi this afternoon. He was obviously happy to see us; he was waiting in the common area watching the doorway to see when we would come through. He ran ahead of us to the room … Continue reading

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Hospital

Last night Avi was admitted to Summit Oaks Psychiatric Hospital. Over the past few days we have gotten reports from the partial hospital program that Avi was not following directions, that he had to be taken out of group every … Continue reading

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Chicken Soup for the Soul

My friend Michelle (who I know from my USY Israel Pilgrimage trip) asked me for a chicken soup recipe to bring to a friend’s Passover Seder. I am putting down the recipe that we use here in our home, but … Continue reading

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Passover

Well, we’re off and running. Passover is 3 weeks from Wednesday and this past Saturday night the three moms got together like last year to plan out the Seders. Marsha went over the Lisa’s house at about 9:30 or so … Continue reading

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Life on Mars

Everyone knows I love this show, but unfortunately, not enough other people do and the show will air its final episode on April 2. At least they knew it was going to end in time to create a final episode … Continue reading

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Avi’s Progress (and something fun)

Avi has been getting worse and it has been putting a strain on everything.  Today he was admitted to a partial hospital program.  He was there over the summer (Princeton House). He will go there from 9:30 to 3:30 every day … Continue reading

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Purim

We just returned a short while ago from the megillah reading at our synagogue. Purim is always a lot of fun, but this year we were one short. Noam was not feeling well, so my father-in-law stayed home with him … Continue reading

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Phil’s World Famous Never Fail Hamentashen

OK, maybe not world famous, but it was published on a long ago defunct website called JCN (Jewish Communications Network) where I wrote their cooking column.  It is very easy and creates about 2 dozen great Hamentashen.  I posted this … Continue reading

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