Purim Poems

5 -  Over the Rainbow

Rainbows arrive when grey skies disappear,
Only to bring happiness, smiles, and cheer.
You are invited to come up, up, and away,
Given a balloon on this Purim day.
Be filled with joy, 'cause long ago, it's true
In Shushan, "ora, simcha, sasson, ve-yikar" had every Jew,
Ve-kayn teheye lanu, and Chag Sameach to you!

6 - Tea with Milk and Honey
On Purim we remember the destruction of evil,
Which is especially important in this time of upheaval.
Eretz Yisrael’s current situation,
Has torn at the hearts of our Jewish nation.
So we wanted to offer some “tea and sympathy,”
By soothing our souls with milk and honey.
Our Mishloah Manot is filled with nosh,
In honor of Eretz zavat chalav u’devash!
Products from Israel this package contains,
With hopes of their economy we can help to sustain.
May this Purim be happy and filled with joy,
And may we see once again our enemies destroyed.
Chag Sameach!

7 - Baby, Baby, Baby!
Oh baby, baby, baby! That’s all we seem to see, 

We guess that’s what happens when babies come in threes. 

Our idea for this year’s theme was really quite plain, 

As you can see by what the package contains.

 In our Mishloach Manot we are happy to provide, 

Three “Baby” items, Three Musketeers, & Hamantaschen with three sides.

Now we can guess you are seeing triple too, 

So we end with Happy Purim to You! 

8 - Around the U.S.

Ready for a trip around the U.S.? We've included some snacks for you to ess.
Every item links to a state on this tour,Some are easy, some more obscure.
We've included a map to help you out,So you'll get them all - without a doubt.
Good luck, enjoy, and have lots of fun, We hope your Purim is a happy one!

9- Cows
Enjoy the MOOshloach Manot! Chag SaMOOach!From Our Herd to Yours

10 - M & Ms

Many Mini _______s as “M”s attired,

Made our Minds Mull the Menu ‘till Mired.

Multitudes of Mini “M” Munchies Mob our

Mishloach Manot for you,

Much Mighty wishes for a

Most Merry Purim too!

What's in a name?

I have playing around with the idea of starting a blog for a while. Today, I finally decided to take the leap and get one started. Then I was faced with what to call this thing. My intentions are to blog about my multifaceted life, so how to include all the elements of my life in one snappy little name? Well, here's what you should know about me, some of which contributed to naming this blog:

1. I am a mother of adorable preschool age triplets. I call them "The Trips"
2. I am a Torah observant Jew, who believes in the principles Torah U'Maada.
3. We have a dog, and we love her very much. We had her before we had the triplets, so don't ask me why we have one! She had a well established place before the kids came along.
4. I work full-time for a nonprofit organization.
5. I want to make aliyah, but have a semi-recalcitrant spouse. Don't knock him, he has some VERY good reasons. We are working on it.
6. I believe that life is a long, strange trip and that He controls all the bends in the road. The best we can hope for is that what's around the next bend is good! It is our job to keep growing and learning from every little thing that is put in path. We should always be "going up."
7. I believe that in order to get through life, you need to find the humor. It is much more useful to laugh than to cry.
8. I tend to trip up the stairs.

There is much, much more to me... but I don't want to give away too much too soon. Also, in the effort to keep this anonymous, I am going to spill the more interesting details only as necessary.