We had a most enjoyable weekend in Sharon. Maya came over
after morning synagogue services to have lunch and spend the afternoon. She had
not yet lost any of her baby teeth but had a very loose upper one right in the
front. As the afternoon progressed, she spent more and more time “playing” with
it, running off to the bathroom to look in the mirror. Fortunately she did not
seem to want Barry or me to pull it for her, since neither of us was much
inclined to do so. Just a few minutes before the end of Sabbath, when she had
again retreated to the restroom, she came bouncing out saying “I pulled it! I
pulled it!” And there it was, that little tooth in her hand. It was not
bleeding much, so we had her rinse her mouth and then she started running in
circles - practically flying - around our table. It was just the most adorable
thing to watch! I managed to snap one quick picture after Sabbath, not a
terrific one but she was just glowing. When her father came to retrieve her
after Sabbath, we quietly passed along an additional donation for the tooth
fairy.
I spent Sunday morning wrapping the children’s’ Chanukah
gifts, going through over 5 rolls of wrapping paper. Because the older children
are all able to read, I can no longer scribble what is in each box on the
package, so I had to number them and then we put together a spreadsheet to
organize which gifts go to each child on each night. I think we’re all set now.
On Sunday we had bought tickets for the Boston Ballet
performance of The Nutcracker Suite. To the best of my memory, I have never
seen a live performance, although I have seen it televised and I am certainly
familiar with the music. We took the three girls; Julia is a bit too young and
Joshua was quite clear that the one time he saw it, with his family last year,
will be his last. Eliana and Maya had never seen it. The girls really enjoyed
it, Eliana so much so that she just wanted to know why we could not just stay
for the next performance!
Barry had to come back for work and I decided to head back
with him for the next few days. So we will be celebrating the first couple of
nights of Chanukah here in New York before we head up to Sharon to distribute
all those gifts.
Have a wonderful week, and for those who are celebrating, a
Happy Chanukah!
Love,
Rebecca
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