Going Away

I will be away until Saturday night with no internet access, so there will be no posts until then.

Good Shabbos!

Leah :-)

Good News!

Good News!


YALDAH Magazine has been selected as a semi-finalist from over 700 applicants to win a $1000 grant from IdeaCafe.com, a top-rated website for small business.

You can see the list of finalists online at:
http://businessownersideacafe.com/small_business_grants/semi_finalists.php?grant_id=8

These semi-finalists will be narrowed down to finalists, and the winner will be determined by the vote of IdeaCafe.com's 32,000 members worldwide, and announced on www.IdeaCafe.com on June 24, 2008.

We'll keep you posted!

Puzzle of the Week

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the next. Once you find all the letters, it will spell out a message from top to bottom.

Happines _ ervice

Soa _ icture

Directo _ oof

Spaghett _ nteresting

Fu _ othing

Wron _ irl

Min _ srael

Gift _ illy

Punc _ ope

Tim _ xpress

Rathe _ ing

Tap _ nvelope

Chocolate Pudding

**For this recipe, you will need a parent's help.**

Cook Time: approx. 10 Minutes.
Yields: 8 servings.

Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
5-1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup margarine or butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:
In a saucepan, stir together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Place over medium heat, and stir in milk. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat, and stir in margarine and vanilla. Let cool briefly, and serve warm, or chill in refrigerator until serving.

Sefirat Haomer Chart

You Will Need:

Poster Board

Markers

(optional) Other decorating supplies: glue, glitter, fake flowers, sequins, etc

On the posterboard draw a big mountain with the 10 Commandments on the top. Then draw 49 footprints (or rocks, or flowers, or whatever you want) leading up the mountain. Number them 1 to 49 starting from the bottom and moving up to the top. Use your decorating supplies to decorate around the mountain however you'd like. Each night that you count the omer, color in one of the footsteps (or rocks, or flowers, etc.)

Survey of the Week

What's your favorite color? Post your answers in the comments section.