Avivah Werner

Category: Homeschooling

  • Today was the bas mitzva

    Today we had the bas mitzva party of my second daughter – it was beautiful.  There’s a really nice feeling after it’s all over to know that it was successful in every way, particularly that it was a celebration that was special and meaningful to our daughter.  And I’m glad that everyone was happy with it, too! 

    They began by making fleece blankets for hospitalized children – I feel that this age is a spiritual milestone and it’s appropriate to mark it with a clearly defined group act of altruism for others when celebrating.  Then everyone introduced themselves informally, and shared how they knew my daughter.  People often have a hard time wrapping their mind around how kids can make friends if they aren’t in school.  They aren’t aware that there are so many other venues, because that’s how they themselves made friends, and that’s how their kids made friends – so they tend to think that homeschooled kids must be lonely or socially isolated because they don’t attend school.  It was interesting to hear the varied responses, so different from most parties like this – in which the only answer would be, ‘school’.   There were friends from our old neighborhood, homeschooled friends, synagogue friends, teenage friends whom she assisted as a junior counselor for their camp last year, Girl Scout friends, camp friends, and cousins.  It was a very nice group of girls.

    An hour into the party, just in time for the introductions and meal, two more friends arrived.  They came by bus all the way from NY (4 hours away) just to be there, and planned to take the next bus home an hour after the party (but we convinced them to stay the night and take a bus tomorrow instead :)).    Here’s the story behind that friendship: my older daughter was friendly with the older sister from sleepaway camp last year, and invited her to spend a weekend with us, which she did.  When she was here, she got to know my younger daughter, and they liked each other, too.  Then when the friend invited my older daughter for a weekend in NY, she invited my younger daughter as well.  And when my girls got there, they got to know the younger sister of that friend, and the two younger (ie, 11 year old) girls hit it off.  Those were the two friends, sisters, who travelled so far just to be there.  Isn’t that amazing, to travel 8 hours to be somewhere for 1.5 hours?!?  I was very touched that they wanted to do that.

    But I digressed. 🙂  After that was the meal, then a speech by my daughter, which she independently planned and talked over briefly with my husband to clarify her ideas.  I had no idea what she was going to say, but she was articulate and poised (didn’t use notes) and shared some meaningful concepts that she thought about.  This particular child has a depth to her thought process – it’s a gift – and comes up with concepts that are surprisingly (to those who don’t know her already) mature and eloquent (her 15 year old brother only partially jokingly told her she should write a commentary on the Bible).  My mom then spoke, followed by a group presentation by five of her friends, which we didn’t know about until a few minutes before we called on them!  Then my father in law spoke, and my husband spoke – everyone spoke briefly but from the heart.  I’m not a fan of long and drawn out speeches (and goodness knows it’s hard for younger people to sit through), but it was the perfect time to just share their appreciation of her and that’s what they all did. 

    After the speeches, we had dessert and dancing.  I was slightly concerned that we hadn’t left enough time for dancing, since we started the dancing only 15 minutes before we were scheduled to end.  But no one left until a half hour after the scheduled ending time, and a bunch more stayed an hour later, so they got lots more dancing and fun in together. 

    It was a beautiful event, and the credit goes mostly to my two oldest girls. They planned it, the schedule, activities, handled the invitations and rsvps, decorations, down to the smallest details, like borrowing the appropriate dance music from friends.  They planned the menu and prepared most of the food.  I did help with the food prep (meaning I chopped all the veggies and cut up some fruit) and set up, but not much more than that.  They’re quite a team. 

    In the last 28 months, we’ve had two baby boys, made a bar mitzva, and two bas mitzvas.  It’s been wonderful to be so involved with all of these celebrations, and I’ve enjoyed every bit of it.  I suppose I’ll somehow adjust to the quieter pace, now that the next bar mitzva is 3.5 years away (and then a few months later, another bas mitzva!).  🙂

    Avivah 

  • Apprenticeship opportunity for teens

    About two months ago, I saw a community notice about a paid apprenticeship for teens.  It’s a new program, for teens ages 16 and up, to teach them about financial responsibility, management, investing, etc, and was limited to only 10 teens.  As soon as I finished reading the notice, I reached for the phone and called the person who was organizing it.  My son was away at camp then, but it had his name written all over it, and I wanted to get more information as well as present him as a potential applicant since he couldn’t call himself. 

    I enjoyed our conversation and was impressed with how she was putting the program together, as well as her intent in creating it.  My son had said a short time before that, that he was feeling he needed more guidance in learning what he wanted to learn about finances, and wished he had someone who had done what he wanted to do to give him some guidance or support.  I told her about my son, and asked if they would consider admitting him even though he wasn’t yet 16 (actually, his 15th birthday was the next day).  She asked me about him, and told me they would consider it, but they really needed to speak to him.

    Her manager called me a couple of days later, to ask me to have my son call them.  I said he was away, but could call them two weeks later, as soon as he got back.  I sent my son the flyer with the info, and told him about it on visiting day.  He was excited about the possibility of participating, but worried about his chances for being accepted, particularly since he was younger than 16, and because he was concerned that an opportunity like this would be flooded with interested teens.

    When he got home, he called them right away, and was told to come in for an application. The application required writing an essay outlining his long and short term goals, as well as answering some other thought provoking questions.  After all of the applications were received, they were going to interview teens that they were interested in.

    My son wrote the essay, and gave it in a couple of days later, a day before the deadline.  He was told that the program would start a couple of weeks later, and if they were interested, he would hear from them within a couple of days to come in for an interview.

    Days went by, and he didn’t hear anything.  I suggested he call them and make sure his application wasn’t misplaced, but he didn’t want to – he said that if they hadn’t called, it was because he hadn’t made it into the group of people they wanted to speak with.  When a few days after that, the date the program was slated to begin passed, he knew that he wouldn’t be included.

    He was disappointed, but he then told me that he had mixed feelings about it all along, because he was concerned how he was going to successfully manage his intensive school schedule with the demands of the program.  I told him that because he was ambivalent about it, he wasn’t projecting a clear positive intention about it and for that reason alone I wasn’t surprised he hadn’t been accepted.

    Okay, fast forward to two days ago.  When we started discussing options to school, his mind starting opening up to possibilities, and he started thinking how much he would like to be in this program.  Guess what came in the mail today?  An acceptance letter welcoming him to the program, along with the changed start date (two weeks from now), dated two days ago – written the very day that he changed his attitude about it! 

    You could say it’s a coincidence, that they just ‘happened’ to write his acceptance on the very day he released his ambivalence about the program, weeks after his application was given in and the program was set to begin.   But I don’t think so.  I think situations like these give us the opportunity to see the hand of G-d, and that every day is filled with small miracles when we take the opportunity to see them. 

    However it happened, receiving that letter today, right after we made the official calls notifying everyone involved that he wouldn’t be returning to school, was even more of a validation and encouragement to my son that he made the right decision! 

    Avivah

  • The decision has been made!

    I’m really, really glad to say that we’ve made the decision regarding my son’s schooling for next year, and all of us are very happy with it.  It’s been on my mind nonstop for several days now, and it’s a relief to have the decision made.

    Sooooo…….our 15 year old son will be ……. HOMESCHOOLING!  Once again for the entire day!  (For anyone new, we’ve homeschooled everyone for the last eight years, but sent oldest ds to a high school last year and brought him home for the secular studies.) I’m thrilled, so are all the kids, and the best thing is that he’s chosen it and has a really good feeling about all of it.

    His principal doesn’t have a good feeling about it, though.  My husband left a message notifying them he won’t be returning, and a record was probably set for the speed of a call being returned.  🙂  He told my husband that every child belongs in school, and wanted to know why he was leaving.  My husband told him that we’re grateful to the school and teachers for all they’ve done, but it wasn’t fully meeting his needs.  And that the only way we saw it possible for those needs to be met was for him to be allowed to miss the night learning, and we didn’t want to ask the school to change policy for him.  The principal was very unhappy about it – his teacher and principal have both told us that our son is a ‘model student’, so it’s a loss for them to have a student like that leave. 

    My husband was slightly surprised that the principal responded, “All I can do is beg.”  If anything, he would have expected him to make a counteroffer.  But we’re glad he didn’t, because our decision was made and it saved us getting into negotiating.  We’re grateful they have such a positive feeling about our son, and I’m glad that they had a chance to see a homeschooled boy excel in all areas, in ways that to their way of thinking homeschooling should have prevented him from succeeding (social skills, learning level, behavior, confidence, etc). 

    So now I’m having to make some sudden adjustments mentally regarding this, and have to start making plans with him. Something really nice aout having a child this age is: they’re mature enough to access adult level learning.  He’s not limited in his Judaic studies to private tutors or groups of homeschooled boys.  Our community has tons of options for adults, and it’s very exciting to realize how much is available when you start to open up your mind and eyes.  He’s looking into pursuing some learning options that we think will be wonderful, and I have 100% confidence that he’ll be able to pursue an education that looks different than the school model, but will fully prepare him for life. 

    Avivah

  • The Shaggy Dog

    I can’t remember if I’ve shared this with you before, but we don’t have a tv.  And and until three years ago, we didn’t watch videos, either.  But at that point, I felt that it would be helpful homeschooling-wise to have the ability to selectively use videos, and we accepted the offer of a family member who was giving away their combo monitor/vcr.

    I was concerned when we did that, it would be the beginning of a slippery slope, but I’ve been careful to use it with thought and caution, and it’s been great.  I’ve found it especially valuable for science and history videos that supplement our homeschooling (National Geographic and History Channel presentations have been especially useful), but it’s also been nice to watch something purely for fun as a family.  Once a month, we have a family movie night, and finding videos that I find something we all really like and appreciate takes effort.   There are very few contemporary movies that I approve of, even those rated G.     

    Last night was our movie night, and everyone really enjoyed the movie we chose, so I thought I’d share about it with you.  It’s called The Shaggy Dog; it was the top grossing movie of 1959, Disney’s first live action movie, and a lot of fun.  There was a bit of suspense, but not enough to make it scary for anyone (I have one child who’s particularly sensitive to this).  It’s about a boy who turns at unexpected times into a dog and then back to himself, because of an ancient spell that is finally broken at the end.  Everyone loved it – the kids all declared it the best movie they’ve ever watched, and I also enjoyed it alot.  So much so, that they asked if they could watch it again, using as an excuse their 9 year old brother who missed it last night when he went to watch the Orioles with my husband (earned 2 free tickets from the summer reading program).  Being the very kind and generous mother I am, and knowing that next week I’m going to be shifting into homeschooling mode and won’t let everyone stay up late for something like this, I agreed, and they’re all happily sitting together and watching it right now. 

    Avivah

  • Breakfast time

    What does breakfast in our house look like?

    First of all, breakfast is a meal where we all take time to sit and be together before beginning our busy day.  My husband, because of his work schedule, is frequently not with us for mealtimes, but otherwise, whoever is home is there.  It’s officially supposed to start at 8:30, but that doesn’t always happen, like today (8:50).  I don’t make fancy meals – today breakfast was polenta, cottage cheese, and watermelon – but it’s always something filling and nutritious.  To me, mealtimes are an opportunity to connect with the entire family while everyone eats, not a time to eat and happen to speak to each other.  The focus isn’t on the food, but on our time together. 

    Today my oldest son read from a book about prayer and it led us to a discussion about the the importance of establishing a deep emotional connection with G-d, and the purpose of difficulties in helping us build that connection.    This is a book our family chose to read together at each meal, since it has daily selections.  My husband shared a true story that illustrated the importance of a connection, not just getting what you want, that illustrated that we desire connection more than just stuff (a rich man gave his 18 year old son a credit card with no limit, and told him not to contact him anymore since his new wife didn’t want the kid in their life).  Then we talked about how this ties into the law of attraction, what the seeming contradictions are, and how the concepts fit together.  We always try to share some Torah thoughts (sorry, can’t think of a good translation for that) at each meal.  Sometimes it’s quicker, sometimes it leads to a much longer discussion. 

    When we talk, it’s not us lecturing the kids.  It’s a discussion – someone will bring up a topic, and we all share thoughts on it.  If someone doesn’t have anything to say, that’s fine, too.  It’s pretty informal and relaxed. 

    Then we talked about the video most of us watched last night, what we liked and why we liked it.  This ended up being a discussion of family values and how hard it is to find videos that support that. 

    As the meal wound down (breakfast is officially 30 minutes, but today it was closer to 40 minutes), we give the kids a quick reminder of what they need to do after they leave the table.  That means their after breakfast chores, and what they need to do as far as their academic work. Sometimes I’ll ask each child to tell me what they’re going to be doing, and how they’re going to do it, so I know what their plans are.  If we have something outside of our regular routine planned for the day, I’ll go over the plans for the day regarding that outing or activity.  On regular days, it’s just a quick run down of what we’ll be doing that takes about two minutes. 

    Then we do a quick clean up (bathrooms, laundry, sweeping, dishes) so we can move on to the next part of our day in a pleasant environment.

    Avivah

  • Experiencing school related doubts

    Since Friday, I’ve been having an experience that reminds me what it’s like to be a potential homeschooler.  How hard it is to do things differently from others around you, to trust the process when others don’t trust you, and to fear that you’re making a mistake that your child will pay for.

    Early Friday morning (as in 1 or 2 am, when I suddenly woke up), I had a flash of inspiration regarding my oldest son’s school situation for next year.  Though he’s done well this past year – very well – there are a number of things that don’t fit our goals or philosophies.  And I’ve told you how much time and energy has been required of me to support him in the compromise situation the school and I have come to.  It’s very hard to spend so much time, money, and effort on something you really don’t feel is ideal.  Or even close to ideal.  I’ve been telling my husband for months that I simply can’t do another year like this one, and for two months have been intensely telling him that.   I’ve had a strong feeling of dread regarding the coming school year for my high school son, so I keep trying to not think about how soon school is starting.  As if by not thinking about it, I won’t have to deal with it. 

    Back to my 1 am mental light bulb.  Fortunately, when I woke up, my husband did, too.  That was very convenient, since we were able to have a productive conversation and discuss in depth all the issues involved in the long term that concern me.  He finally was able to really hear how strongly I felt about the school situation, understand my reasons, and agreed that the second school would be a much better fit for many reasons.

    The problem is that school begins in a few days (Thursday).  I don’t like leaving things to the last minute and rushing around like a maniac.  Particularly when this could easily have been dealt with months ago, and when this week I already am going to be busy preparing for my daughter’s bas mitzva celebration on Sunday. 

    And the even bigger problem is, we’re talking about a 15 year old.  Not a five year old, who you can independently make decisions for based on what you think is best, and just tell them to do it.  Teenagers have their own ideas and deserve significant input into a major decision like this.  And my son isn’t buying into my vision of this second school being an excellent choice for him.  Not at all.  That’s despite spending a lot of time talking, listening, discussing, making lists of pros and cons of each school (with his current school having a very short list of pros, long list of negatives, and the other school having the exact opposite – long list of pros, short list of negatives).

    All of this is leaving me in an unfamiliar head space.  Which is, wondering if what I feel so strongly about is really the best thing for my son, and if it’s a good idea to push or let go on this one.  I strongly believe in trusting my gut reaction, and the new school feels right to me.  The old one really, really doesn’t.  But he really, really wants to stay where he is.  Despite all the negatives, he wants to be there.  He hates the idea of switching.  

    There are intangibles that I’m trying to take into account, and I can’t tell if I’m losing perspective and building up the importance of some things and minimizing the importance of others.  Do you know how hard it is to speak to someone about something like this, and for them to listen and reflect back based on what you’re saying?  Not based on what they would do, but considering who we are and all of our reasons?  I was fortunate to speak to a good friend this morning who validated my thinking, which was particularly nice since the other three people I spoke to all told me to ask a community leader for his opinion on what I should do and think it’s a bad idea (‘if he’s happy, why move him?” Umm, because he’s not getting a good education, and his long term happiness might be more important than letting him stay in his comfort zone…..). 

    So right now, I’m not pushing or trying to convince him.  That’s not my approach anyway, but I think he was feeling besieged because we spoke about it at the table with everyone there, and everyone of his siblings old enough to speak (except the 2 year old) thinks he should switch, and keep telling him that.  I’ve told him that this is a decision we’re going to make together and I won’t force him into it.  I’ve also told him why I don’t see the current school as a good option, and put the burden of responsibility on him to tell me how he could make it work there.   A big part of me thinks that if he had more time to get used to the idea, if it wasn’t suddenly thrown at him, then he might be more open to considering it.  But there’s not much time.

    So tomorrow I’ll be contacting the school, finding out about setting up an interview for him, and letting the idea sit with him, as well as giving him time to think of new options to present me with.  I’m very open to his ideas.  We have to make a decision very soon, so I’ll keep all of you posted!

    Avivah

  • Drama opportunity

    Tonight my almost 12 year old daughter was in a play.  What kind of  play?

    This was a pretty much last minute opportunity for her.  There is a small local drama camp that has a three week program.  We got a call on Sunday from a mother of one of the girls in the program, asking if my daughter was willing to stand in for her daughter.  They were going away for a few days, and her daughter’s absence would badly affect the play. 

    So the last three nights my daughter has been doing rehearsals, trying to cram in her lines and get the timing down. Tonight was the performance.  It was a minor performance, not in front of huge crowds – just the families of the girls in the play.   She did great, and no one would have guessed that she had so little time to prepare.  She also enjoyed the fun of participating, as well as the comaraderie with the other girls.  She already knew several of them, and a small group activity like this is be a nice way for them to get to know one another better.

    I’m glad she had this opportunity.  She enjoys drama, but it’s something that I can’t easily provide for her at home, and I’ve chosen not to get her involved in with the larger homeschool community.  She participated last month in a play at her sleep away  camp and really enjoyed it.  Now she was sent this chance to enjoy the benefits of a drama camp, not only without having to pay to attend, but with the strong appreciation from all involved for her agreeing to help them all out! 

    Avivah

  • Son’s cookie selling endeavor

    I’ve shared with you that I try to support my kids initiative when it comes to making money, and that I don’t give allowances, right? And a few days ago I mentioned that my nine year old son was baking cookies with his friend, right?  Well, I’ll share more on that with you now because I think it’s a good example of how kids learn money management and the value of hard work, without me giving them the money to spend.

    He had been asking me what he could do to earn money, and I told him he’d have to think about it.  He got to thinking, and the phone calls were flying back and forth between him and his friend.  They finally came up with the idea to bake and sell chocolate chip cookies.  Initially, they planned to sell cookies individually, and they did sell several, but the presentation wasn’t good and they got some feedback from customers that they integrated the next time they sold them.

    The second time was Thursday – they bagged some individually, but made platters with ten cookies each and sold them as ‘family packs’ for a slightly discounted price.  They wrapped it with clear colored cellophane (I got several rolls for free from someone and was happy to let them have it) and it looked really nice.  They were so excited to come home with everything sold out!  They split the money evenly between them, and that was also exciting, when they saw that they each made a nice sum of money.

    Then my son was so excited he wanted to bake every day.  I firmly told him that twice a week was all I could handle, and told him I would make the kitchen available for them both to bake together on Sundays and Thursdays.  Yesterday his friend was unavailable, so he spent the entire day baking, wrapping them, and cleaning up.  By the time he was finished with all of it, it was too late to go to sell them.  But they were well wrapped and stayed fresh, so the two of them got together late this afternoon and again went door to door selling them.

    And they sold out again!  Something nice they mentioned when they got home was when they returned to the homes where people bought cookies from them on Thursday, the people told them how good they were and were happy to buy again.  After counting his money, my ds asked me to help him put his money into his savings account (we bank with USAA, located in Texas, so he can’t go in person).  The simplest thing was for him to give me his cash, I made a direct transfer from my account into his, and voila! – a minute later the money was in his account.

    He told me tonight he has another idea for a business.  I told him that I didn’t feel ready to hear it, because just this one business is about all I can handle him being busy with right now!  Maybe after a few weeks if they get into a groove with the cookies, then it won’t feel so all consuming when they’re doing it, but for now, I’m very conscious of the time and kitchen space being used (meaning, my kitchen was a mess all day long yesterday, and still in use this morning). 

    I’ve seen it again and again, when you give kids some freedom to make their ideas happen, they can come up with better ideas and are more emotionally invested in the process than they would be if I gave them suggestions.

    Avivah

  • Beginning piano lessons

    Today two of my kids began piano lessons.  I think music lessons are very valuable, but they’re so expensive.  Especially when you have more than one child in lessons, it adds up fast.

    A couple of years ago I started my oldest two kids in piano lessons, and simultaneously began my then 7 year old with tin whistle lessons.  Even though I found very good people who were charging low rates, it was adding up fast. I think that our schedules had a long interruption for Pesach (Passover), and somehow, we never got back on track.  Not because I didn’t think it was worth the money, but because money was tight and it was easier to push it off.  So until now, music lessons have remained in the ‘nice but not crucial’ zone.

    A month ago, I bumped into a neighbor I rarely see (as she puts it, she’s chained to her desk at work) who told me that they just bought a new baby grand piano.  It was a major purchase, one they were thrilled about as she and her husband are both passionate about classical music.  She then asked if any of my kids took music lessons, and if they’d be interested.  I often get asked if my kids take lessons of some sort, almost always followed by the person then asking if I’d be interested in signing them up for xyz. 

    So I told her what I told you, that they’d started, but it got pricey, and as much as I would have liked to continue, it didn’t work out.  Then she said, “The reason I’m asking is I was wondering if you have any children who would be interested in piano lessons.  Now that we have this new piano, I really want to share it with others.  I’m not a trained piano teacher, but I’ve played for years and love music, and would love to teach them for free if they’d be interested.” 

    Well.  Wasn’t that incredibly generous?  I told her that I’m sure more than one child would be interested, and we agreed to be in touch to set up something definite.  But when I called her she wasn’t in, and we played some phone tag.  Two of the three children who were interested went to camp, life was busy, a month passed – and we still hadn’t connected.  Then we bumped into each other at one of the weddings on Tuesday night.  (I always find it ironic when I see neighbors at public events who live just a few doors away from me that we see more of each other there than we do at home.)
     

    The nine and almost 12 year olds each had a lesson first thing this morning, one after another, and enjoyed it very much.  The keyboard that has been on a shelf for over a year came back out today and has been used all day long.  The 13 year old is scheduled to go over on Tuesday night. 

    There are a couple of other great things about this arrangement, besides the price and the very pleasant woman who made the offer.  🙂  One is that she’s so close that my kids can easily walk – it will take them about two minutes, if they aren’t going too fast.  🙂  I’ve found that having kids in extracurricular activities outside the home can eat up a lot of a mother’s time, driving back and forth to get everyone where they need to go, and I’m very grateful that they can enjoy this opportunity without me needing to add more driving to my weekly schedule.

    The other is, she said that since she works all day, no one is home, and if the kids want to practice on her piano when she’s gone, they’re welcome to.  We did buy an electric keyboard when the oldest two started lessons, but practicing on a real piano would definitely be better.

    Another thing I especially like is that she’s not a trained teacher.  I think that the best person to teach something is someone who really loves what they do, and she truly loves classical music and the piano.  Being around someone who has a healthy passion for something is so valuable for kids to see.

    Avivah

  • Stocking up on school supplies

    I can’t believe that I’ve forgotten to mention this for you, but it’s not too late! 

    Now is the time to stock up on school supplies for the year.  Whether you’re homeschooling or sending your child to school, there are supplies that are going to be necessary.  (Though if you’re homeschooling, you’re going to need a lot less of some things and a lot more of others- like craft supplies- than the schooled kids.  And if you’re sending a child to school – the lists can be frustratingly long and unnecessary.)  You probably won’t be surprised to hear that I don’t like running out at the last minute to buy the odd eraser or protractor.  🙂  Like everything else, I try to stock up when the prices are good.

    The month before school begins is when the best deals are around!  I buy whatever is outrageously cheap in each store that I know we’ll use, and buy as many as I can.  The stores are all competing with one another now to get your ‘back to school’ business.  Take advantage of it by buying whatever deals they’re enticing you into the store with.

    It probably will mean more running around than you usually do – it does for me, but I arrange my schedule so that I don’t make extra trips.  I pop into whatever store I’m passing that has a sale I want to take advantage of when I’m already out   But even with the more frequent small shopping trips, it’s saving me loads of time and money in the long run.

    You can get many, many supplies for super cheap – 1 – 10 cents each seems to be a common price.  I can’t even remember what I’ve gotten in the last few weeks; I just know that I spent pennies for whatever I bought.  I buy it, give the bag to my kids to stick in the desk downstairs as soon as I get home, and I’ll organize it all sometime in the next few weeks. 

    Make sure you have plenty of the basics – pencils, pens, erasers, notebooks/filler paper, looseleafs (if your child is old enough to use them), crayons, markers, and glue.  You can’t have too much of them (or at least I can’t)!  I stockpile all of these things, and whenever one of my kids announces they need something, instead of running to the store, I send them downstairs to ‘shop’ in my desk.  I like the money saving, I like the time saving, and I love the convenience of having what I need when I need it!

    Check your sale paper tomorrow to see what’s on sale in your area stores!

    Avivah