It was Shabbat and Hannukah IMG_0447 so we put out the nuts IMG_0448 got the challah IMG_0449 peeled the potatoes IMG_0450 (once more with no flash) IMG_0451 got out the apple sauce IMG_0452 and broccoli IMG_0453 and paid tribute to Josephine IMG_0454 for her fruit IMG_0455 and vegetable IMG_0456 salads as Suzanne IMG_0457 pondered what was next and Jane IMG_0458 and Kevin IMG_0459 worked on the never ending project as Benjamin IMG_0460 and Nate IMG_0461 looked at the project IMG_0462 but decided that Back Yard Baseball IMG_0463 was a better choice. Kevin IMG_0464 was nice enough to call Fred about car pooling which made Suzanne IMG_0465 happy enough to endure the melodic accompaniment IMG_0466 while worrying that the car pool would be late.

When we got back from the journey, Robert IMG_0467 was teaching the fine points of potatoes IMG_0468 to the crowd IMG_0469 IMG_0470 IMG_0471 IMG_0472 IMG_0473 IMG_0474 assembled in the kitchen who felt it was their solemn responsibility to always look away from the camera. The clementines IMG_0475 started to fix this but the door interceded IMG_0476 as Sarah IMG_0477 said good bye and we went back to kitchen pictures IMG_0478 IMG_0479 that missed the point even as the mixture IMG_0480 got ready to be cooked to everyone's IMG_0481 amusement. There was cooking IMG_0482 which led to latkes IMG_0483 as the oil IMG_0484 boiled. Then there was a guest cooker IMG_0485 and flipper IMG_0486 as Sarah showed the magazine IMG_0487 she had gotten from the Jewish Center and the penny histogram IMG_0488 IMG_0489 was reassembled as the first latkes IMG_0490 left the room and the finished products IMG_0491 grew even as more IMG_0492 were cooking in the good pan IMG_0493 and burning in the other IMG_0494 though the oil presented a pretty picture IMG_0495 that would have kept the Macabees in oil for many weeks.

We did the lighting of the Hannukah candles IMG_0496 IMG_0497 IMG_0498 IMG_0499 IMG_0500 IMG_0501 and then Suzanne stepped forward IMG_0502 to light the Shabbat candles IMG_0503 IMG_0504 after which we could eat IMG_0505 IMG_0506 so I made this plate IMG_0507 and Benjamin made this one IMG_0508 and we ate. These were the views IMG_0509 IMG_0510 IMG_0511 IMG_0512 before I cleaned my plate IMG_0513 for fork pictures and Jane IMG_0514 came home to look around the table IMG_0515 IMG_0516 IMG_0517 IMG_0518 and then we were back to Jane IMG_0519 and the long shot across the table IMG_0520 as dessert appeared IMG_0521 IMG_0522 and was eaten. The conversation was animated IMG_0523 IMG_0524 IMG_0525 as RA IMG_0526 IMG_0527 and mother IMG_0528 watched and Sarah and Laura IMG_0529 IMG_0530 IMG_0531 IMG_0532 kept things going until it was decided that Ed IMG_0533 should juggle IMG_0534 IMG_0535 but first we had to get Jane, Ben and Kaylen IMG_0536 off the computers to watch and this is what they saw IMG_0537 IMG_0538 IMG_0539 IMG_0540 IMG_0541 IMG_0542 and then it was back to conversation IMG_0543 IMG_0544 IMG_0545 IMG_0546 IMG_0547 IMG_0548 IMG_0549 IMG_0550 IMG_0551 and closeup photos IMG_0552 IMG_0553 IMG_0554 IMG_0555 and the ever popular knife pictures IMG_0556 taken in my napkin. After a little more conversation IMG_0557 IMG_0558 IMG_0559 IMG_0560 I focused on Sarah IMG_0561 IMG_0562 IMG_0563 IMG_0564 then the others IMG_0565 IMG_0566 then the adults IMG_0567 IMG_0568 then said good bye to Sarah IMG_0569 and Laura IMG_0570 as everyone IMG_0571 got ready to go.

Happy Hannukah to all!!