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
and as I admired my new slippers
and watched When Harry met Sally...
Jeff came in out of the rain
as did Seva
which was good because the table was set
and the food was prepping
as Peter joined us for the movie
and Steven
and Sara
arrived with this bottle of wine from their trip to Napa.
There were some hors d'ouveres
and this cup of soup
as the menorahs stood at the ready
and the latkes were getting ready
and the assembled began to eat
even as the desserts stood guard
for the salad and veggies
and chicken
and there was quiet eating on the new tablecloth
as the applesauce
chicken
challah
salad
latkes
and portobello
made for this plate for me
before I decided to do the Lutheran thing.
The discussion went on at the other end of the table
one side
and the other
as Suzanne
admired Sara's bracelet
and Jeff
me
and Sara put on our crowns
and more Hannukah poppers were ejected
as Suzanne went through the steps needed to open her crown
and put it on
to join Peter
even as we read instructions about Hannukah
but needed some light
to see King Peter
and Seva
not to mention the many homeless fish we had taken in for the holidays
who gave way to our desserts -- cookies
slightly stale cake
and lovely berries.
Next it was time for menorah lighting but my first shots had lighting problems
before I got the hang of things and was able to capture all of the menorahs being lit
as the elders stood by
until they vacated the space to show the wall
allowing Ben
to leave the lights
and explore the electronic dreidel
with Jane
before giving it a few spins
by the light of the menorot
and so once again the assembled gathered
and the candles were burning low
the table was being cleared
as Ben put on his new fleece
for king Peter
as we made our way
to the next room
where people watched
as Ben opened his binary watch
and showed it to Peter
and then Taladega Nights
as Jane got mocassins
and Ben opened the Invinceable
as Jane opened a sweater
and then various books and movies for Ben
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before Jeff began to open his gift
and Ben threw the rattlesnake eggs (aka magnets) in the air while we tried to capture them
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while Jeff saw that he had gotten the rap version of the Canterbury Tales
as more attempts to get Ben's eggs in the air finally led to success
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as John Szabo arrived
and the candles were burning even lower
when the deal or no deal game came out
along with the erupting volcano
and the jewelry box from Josephine
not to mention Mental Floss
which Suzanne displayed
a few final gifts for Ben
magnets for me
poetry for Sara
and as we bid farewell to Hannukah, 5767, the table was almost bare.
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and as I admired my new slippers
and watched When Harry met Sally...
Jeff came in out of the rain
as did Seva
which was good because the table was set
and the food was prepping
as Peter joined us for the movie
and Steven
and Sara
arrived with this bottle of wine from their trip to Napa.
There were some hors d'ouveres
and this cup of soup
as the menorahs stood at the ready
and the latkes were getting ready
and the assembled began to eat
even as the desserts stood guard
for the salad and veggies
and chicken
and there was quiet eating on the new tablecloth
as the applesauce
chicken
challah
salad
latkes
and portobello
made for this plate for me
before I decided to do the Lutheran thing.
