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Meanwhile, the Mac and Chack
Jane
After the game, Suzanne posed
Back at home, the kitchen had crowds
The evil frisbee
As the dishes
The next day as we pondered the kitchen
and catching
Meanwhile, Suzanne put this food out
for Amy Serik
and listened
to the details of Amy's life and her life in the 1st grade.
that Jane was preparing
was almost ready for Ben and Joel
their food was served
who had become bowling pin warriors.
Luncheon was served
and the hungry boys ate
as we recorded their drinks -- back
front with flash
back without flash
and a clementine
before Suzanne and Amy posed
for departure pictures. By now the boys
were engrossed in a boxing match
shielded by beanie babies and Suzanne
was drinking her water as Ben
pondered the week ahead.
to find a car with some snow on it
but still went to school to see the large pot of soup
the kids in Ms. Blumenshine's
class had made. I served this bowl
as the kids sat down
and Anna
and Ben
posed for the camera while Devin
made a goony face and then a nice one
for me to record as Stephanie Klockenbrink
finally looked up
at the camera but Kurren
didn't to the amusement of Ms. Hicks (ESL teacher)
who then passed out muffins
as spoons were passed
to Andy Ie's grandparents
who had arrived and were chatting with Ms. Hunter (Science) and
Ms. Bluemnshine, Ben's teacher
as the kids gathered
and then formed the dumpling line
before returning to the feast
where Megan posed
and then Benjamin sat
then looked up
then stood up
so that I could get my pictures and the final table
picture that went with the muffins
as a game of bug house
started up and I headed for home where these pies
were delivered by Sara Just
for the next day's feast. Jane came home from school excited
having gotten the right count of the number of Swedish fish
in the bag. So we decided to celebrate by going to a movie and
this was our view driving back up Witherspoon street of the road
ahead
and our meters
in the car. Sarah came home for the holiday
and we served con queso dip
as Jane
admired the pasta
which looked better without flash
and was accompanied by a fruit plate
the leftover Mexican dish
and lettuce
all getting us ready for a good sleep before the game.
and got the pump ready
to add air as Benjamin ate his CTC
to be ready for the game and the menorahs
reminded us of the holiday to come as I shunned Swedish fish
for a cup of coffee
as we made a list of potential attendees
and played the Thanksgiving game
that Ben and Mary Lynn had created. Suzanne had her breakfast
which roused Sarah a little bit
though Benjamin
needed no boost to get ready fro the game and I had
my warmest socks
protecting my kicking toes. We marveled at the
charicature
of Sarah as Ben
Jane
and Sarah
welcomed Nathaniel
who threw the long pass to Benjamin
as the boys posed for the highlights tape
before finishing
the pre-game drills and getting ready for the kickoff
of the main event.
and Sarah
were watching the parade
and perhaps a little less ready as Suzanne got a top
and some bread
and toasted
as Nathaniel and Ben
played virtual football as the toast popped
and the spreading
led to this appetizing
meal though Benjamin and Nathaniel
were back to tackling drills as this leaf
marked the time and there was time to diagram one last play
before Sarah
joined us for the march to the game
where we met Will
and Steffi
and Jenna
and Tony
and his brother-in-law
who is named for a character in Harry Potter, but I forget which.
The Justs arrived
with Oliver.
as was well done by Ross's sister
as did the teams
before we gathered
for the group pictures without
and then with
me (thanks to Ross Wagner for these).
waiting for the hot chocolate
and pop corn
before the gang on the couch
insisted on taking this picture
of me to the amusement of Lizzie and Sarah
and Johnny
and Benjamin
went at PS/2
and Suzanne
wondered what Matt and Jane
were discussing.
and Sarah
were watching cartoons
as Jon and Jane
were playing this game
and the video
went unwatched as Sarah came down the stairs
to say good bye to Jon
and we all got dressed in our finery. Benjamin
and the girls
and then the women
posed before Benjamin did his shoes
and Sarah got ready
for the trip to the Mulvey's
where we all waited at the front door
as we had done before. Once inside, we admired the
beautiful table setting
as Jane
Sarah and Suzanne
admired the hors de ouvers
and then the girls
and Ben
said hello to the turkey
and soup
as John worked
to make other parts of the dinner including the salad
before bring out his camera
as Suzanne was amused
by either the squash
covered by poetry of the broccoli
and grapes
that seemed to be amusing Lizzie
as the dinner in all its glory -- cheese and tomatoes
fruit salad
cranberry salad
pie
other pie
other cranberries
etc. was being brought to the table
where this was Ben's plate
and yet another dish
as Suzanne
and the girls
and my side of the table
enjoyed the flowers
as Sarah and Claire
and Johnny
pondered the wine
and even more food
appeared on the buffet for people
passing through the line making this plate
and this one
and Lizzie
had this one
and Jane
had this
as Benjamin
Vigdas
Johnny
and Claire
admired my plate
which got emptied
so that I could go back and sample the desserts
putting together this plate
which looked better
sans flash.
as Homer
would have done it as Sarah
was making phone calls while Joyce
Lily
and Noah (the original man with the ark)
were eyeing the cider
as Jess
arrived and came in
followed by Ben
from PU. Gentle viewer, be advised that by this point I
was long gone to see the movie 8 Crazy Nights with Benjamin (which
was not as good as 8 Mile) and you are viewed the work of other
photographers in this section .
met the cookie dough
as the oven pre-heated
and the gang gathered
while the menorah
stood guard for even more arrivals -- Jessie
Sarah
and Ben
all of whom go to Princeton and so can read this
and tell what time it is. The gang moved
in various directions
as cars arrived
and the food appeared to amuse them
including Maggie who took all of the pictures except this one
which is not a self portrait
and even captured the glass
from which Claire
was probably going to drink as the group continued
to do whatever it was they were doing until I got home and took back the camera
to record the last moves of the game
and Josephine
as she got the table ready
as Benjamin played on the computer
and the older kids continued to develop their game board
while the oldest kids milled around
though Benjamin was hiding
from the television
as the group reconfigured
Sarah and
Lily
admired the table
but not to the exclusion of the phone
as Noah and Alex posed
and kids gathered
where Benjamin
and Suzanne
were welcoming Jane, Fred and Lissie
and food preparations
including applesauce
were ready when Robbie George
arrived to see the latke batter
and the condiments
as the menorah waited
and the latkes stayed warm
until served
to those assembled
as Suzanne
let them also enjoy other foods
including this plate
prepared for Jon Huang
which may have made him happier. Rachel Weiss arrived
to see my plate
as the eating continued
to Rachel's amusement
of my next plate
and finally we could look at Jon Huang
and decide if his dinner had made him happier ( gentle viewer this is
for you to decide ).
went into the dishwasher
the assembled played dreidel
amidst dried fruit
pastry
and chocolate
as the candle lighting
proceeded to the amusement of Sarah's friends
as the LL Bean package
was slowly opened
and Benjamin read his story behind the story
which was proper Feng Shui
as we now could know along with Sarah's new sweater
Jane's necklace
my shirts
and Suzanne's reading of the instructions
for Ben's game
as the next present
had a letter
of explanation and the watch
in the gold box
was opened even though we knew the time
as the globe
told us our location and some friends
prepared to leave.
the door bell rang
but Steven
had to stay outside with Oliver
who didn't fit onto our globe
even as we finished the penny project and recorded these views
of the histogram before going to the Just's house
for another celebration of Hannukah where Peter
where Peter greeted us.