Deep Thoughts of a Common Household Mom

X:  “Thou shalt not covet thy sibling’s outing, nor the restaurant meal she will eat.” On Friday night, we had our Sabbath dinner.  O...

Monday night was the night before school resumed after the winter break.   At bedtime, we discovered that the weather wa...

It seems to be the time for reviewing the past.  So here’s a brief review of this blog’s historic past. Oddly, quite a number of peop...

A writing challenge:   How will people celebrate New Years 500 Years in the future? The Common Household’s responses...

Everyone knows that Jesus’ middle name begins with the letter H.  As in, “Jesus H. Christ, you tracked mud all over the house, and I’m havi...

Hanukkah: the most low-key and most fattening holiday ever invented. All the essentials, plus some of our favorite Hanukkah storie...

I have all kinds of thoughts brewing around in my head: how the “God with us” message of the Christmas story is more meaningful to me right...