Happy Hanukkah everyone! Rather than tell you what we did this year for Hanukkah, I thought I would share a few things we learned.
1. Do not wait until the first night to check and see if you have Hanukkah candles.
2. Substituting "regular" candles creates a "Goth Hanukkah" effects and possibly a bit of a fire hazard.
3. Paying to overnight authentic Israeli oil vials is expensive. Here I would like to note that the tips off the glass oil vials must be broken each night to expose the wick. I suppose previously this breaking of the glass was done by hand, but NEW for this year they included a glass breaking tool. People must have complained that the blood was detracting from the festive occasion.
4. The excitement of Eight Crazy Nights of Presents diminished as the week went on and the kids realized that some of those presents might be things like pajamas and a new atlas.
5. You can serve matzoh ball soup for Hanukkah. (Mike tried to tell me that Matzoh Ball Soup was to Hanukkah as Easter Eggs were to Christmas. Not true!)6. Yes, the baby will try to eat the dreidel.
7. If you sing Adam Sandler's Hanukkah Song, your five-year old will not ask you what "Marajuanica" is.
I hope yours was happy!
Cynthia & family
1 comment:
Hi Sweetness,
Your pictures are cute, and your narrative shows some great humor. I got up at six a.m. this morning to clean up dog barf -- yes, Mandy heaved for me in the sewing room. When I finished cleaning up, I was wide awake and started catching up on "stuff." Your blog gave me an early morning chuckle, as I'm sure it will for whomever else checks it out. You should advertise; your readership would enjoy the wit.
Love you, and see you soon.
Dad
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