The traditional Lithuanian Christmas Eve dinner is called “Kūčios” (Koo-chos) and it’s one of the most important holidays of the year. Like most Christian holidays, it used to be a pagan feast marking the winter solstice and as such, it … Continue reading
You won’t find me knocking around frozen turkeys by the Butterball display this year. That’s because we’re ordering from our CSA, so there’s a turkey with my name on it still pecking around somewhere in the southern Ohio dirt. I … Continue reading
The other day I was standing on the school playground with the other mothers when one of them mentioned that she was going out of town by herself. “I know it’s soooooo bad” she confided, “But I’m really looking forward … Continue reading
I recently got wind from the V-meister’s Lithuanian school teacher that someone in her class was talking smack about stay-at-home-moms. “I would never want to be a mom,” one of the V-meister’s classmates announced last Saturday. “All they do is … Continue reading
There comes a time in every parent’s life when she must choose between a family vacation to Disney World, or Lithuania. The decision might seem like an obvious one at first, but let me assure you it is not. I … Continue reading
