It was the last night of Hannukah and I hadn't taken a menorah picture yet. Audrey and Cara stopped by having missed the photos the night before ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070124 and as I admired my new slippers ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070125 and watched When Harry met Sally... ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070126 Jeff came in out of the rain ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070127 as did Seva ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070128 which was good because the table was set ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070129 and the food was prepping ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070130 as Peter joined us for the movie ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070131 and Steven ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070132 and Sara ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070133 arrived with this bottle of wine from their trip to Napa. ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070134 There were some hors d'ouveres ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070135 and this cup of soup ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070136 as the menorahs stood at the ready ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070137 and the latkes were getting ready ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070138 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070139 and the assembled began to eat ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070140 even as the desserts stood guard ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070141 for the salad and veggies ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070142 and chicken ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070143 and there was quiet eating on the new tablecloth ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070144 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070145 as the applesauce ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070146 chicken ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070147 challah ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070148 salad ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070149 latkes ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070150 and portobello ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070151 made for this plate for me ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070152 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070153 before I decided to do the Lutheran thing. ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070154

The discussion went on at the other end of the table ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070155 one side ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070156 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070157 and the other ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070158 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070159 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070160 admired Sara's bracelet ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070161 and Jeff ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070162 me ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070163 and Sara put on our crowns ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070164 and more Hannukah poppers were ejected ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070165 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070166 as Suzanne went through the steps needed to open her crown ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070167 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070168 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070169 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070170 and put it on ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070171 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070172 to join Peter ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070173 even as we read instructions about Hannukah ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070174 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070175 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070176 but needed some light ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070177 to see King Peter ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070178 and Seva ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070179 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070180 not to mention the many homeless fish we had taken in for the holidays ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070181 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070182 who gave way to our desserts -- cookies ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070183 slightly stale cake ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070184 and lovely berries. ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070185

Next it was time for menorah lighting but my first shots had lighting problems ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070186 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070187 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070188 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070189 before I got the hang of things and was able to capture all of the menorahs being lit ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070190 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070191 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070192 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070193 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070194 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070195 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070196 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070197 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070198 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070199 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070200 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070201 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070202 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070203 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070204 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070205 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070206 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070207 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070208 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070209 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070210 as the elders stood by ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070211 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070212 until they vacated the space to show the wall ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070213 allowing Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070214 to leave the lights ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070215 and explore the electronic dreidel ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070216 with Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070217 before giving it a few spins ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070218 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070219 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070220 by the light of the menorot ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070221 and so once again the assembled gathered ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070222 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070223 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070224 and the candles were burning low ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070225 the table was being cleared ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070226 as Ben put on his new fleece ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070227 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070228 for king Peter ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070229 as we made our way ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070230 to the next room ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070231 where people watched ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070232 as Ben opened his binary watch ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070233 and showed it to Peter ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070234 and then Taladega Nights ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070235 as Jane got mocassins ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070236 and Ben opened the Invinceable ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070237 as Jane opened a sweater ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070238 and then various books and movies for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070239 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070240 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070241 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070242 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070243 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070244 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070245 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070246 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070247 before Jeff began to open his gift ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070248 and Ben threw the rattlesnake eggs (aka magnets) in the air while we tried to capture them ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070249 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070250 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070251 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070252 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070253 while Jeff saw that he had gotten the rap version of the Canterbury Tales ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070254 as more attempts to get Ben's eggs in the air finally led to success ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070255 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070256 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070257 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070258 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070259 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070260 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070261 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070262 as John Szabo arrived ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070263 and the candles were burning even lower ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070264 when the deal or no deal game came out ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070265 along with the erupting volcano ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070266 and the jewelry box from Josephine ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070267 not to mention Mental Floss ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070268 which Suzanne displayed ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070269 a few final gifts for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070270 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070271 magnets for me ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070272 poetry for Sara ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070273 and as we bid farewell to Hannukah, 5767, the table was almost bare. ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.22.06Hannukah//P1070274