A Most Productive Day
Saturday was faux-Thanksgivukkah, and if that isn't clear to you, perhaps this visual will help: http://tinyurl.com/m8ufdza Modern Tribe Thanksgivukka Card So, the first night of Hanukkah coincides with Thanksgiving evening. The next time this will happen is in 70,000 years. I'm thinking that's a good thing. Somehow, I'm behind and it's not even December. Sigh. All the kids were here this weekend, so we celebrated Thanksgivukkah on Saturday. Little Cuter and I cooked up a storm and the five of us gathered around the dining room table, holding hands and feeling lucky, as the sun was setting. By the time the dishes were done, the first star would have been visible if the cloud cover cooperated, so we lit candles and said the blessings and sang songs and exchanged gifts and collapsed on the couch. I went next door to return the pies we hadn't finished to JannyLou's family and friends; we'd been invited but decided that the one full ...