We were starting to enter the home stretch (for Hannukah if nothing else) and so decided to assemble the masses for dinner. Kaylen arrived and everyone gathered around the table for pasta artichokes broccoli raw vegetables salad and bread.

Claire Jess and Sarah were at one end of the table with Kaylen, Jane, Kaylen's wedding camera, and the Szabos at the other. Ben and Suzanne were looking at Josephine's Guatemalan Xmas feast as Suzanne brought the time and the chicken to us.

The shamos was lit then the first second third fourth fifth, sixth and seventh, eighth candles so that we could turn to the other menorah and light them up before embracing the 3rd menorah and the Lego menorah and getting the dreidels ready for action.

Jane gave me a wonderful book as the other presents waited and the Lord and Taylor bag emerged along with Ben's Oh Yuck book. Sarah got a shirt and Jane got memory and a camera then Sarah (with her new shirt on) got a camera while Jane checked out her gifts to Ben's amusement and Sarah worked on her camera before Suzanne sat down and the candles started burning low. Sarah then Jane then Sarah again got their camera together as Ben played dreidel. The cameras were clicking as Suzanne returned to her knitting and Suo and friends showed up to tell about life in Massachusetts while the DDR got installed so that the action could begin on the floor and on the screen while Suzanne tried to untie and Ben watched as the computer games continued and Suzanne spread her yarn while Jane watched the game as the boys posed and the next round began.

Before going to sleep, Ben recorded his socks on the floor and in his bed. While we were busy, a new group assembled

at the dining room table.