Super Heros in the Sukkah!

Although, traditionally you are supposed to host dinners in the sukkah, we are trying to host playdates, breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and sometimes dinners (whatever we can)... most of the week was a sukkah wash out because of the rain - but we did manage to have some fun!

This past Monday Jewish preschool was closed for Sukkot - my kaleidoscope was wiggling in my back pocket - call up Batman's mom (he goes to another local Jewish preschool) and invite them over for some Super Hero craziness in our sukkah (or as Jonah was overheard saying that morning - this is Spiderman's Sukkah!!!!).  That's what we did.  It was pretty super hero fantastic!

There was lots of running, pushing, wrestling... and projects!  I will let the pictures speak for themselves.  But we did have fun!

(1) Painting our Etrogs! - we painted foam eggs shapes with yellow paint - voila etrogs!

(2) Snack Sukkahs - graham crackers, chocolate icing, peanut butter, pretzel rods, fruit roll ups, and fruit gummys!  Way too much sugar but oh so fun!

(3) Squeezing some lemonade! (because you know lemons look like etrogs and they are both citrons -and I have wanted to make lemonade all summer... I planned it as "a recovering from getting your tonsils out" activity - but then realized lemonade was not on the approved bland food?!?!) - Yep, we did it - the good old fashioned way!  Lots of lemons!  Lots of squeezing! water and a pinch of sugar - delish! 

We love Batman and his crew.  His sister is big into purple, accessories and Dora (sort of Vera's perfect soul mate) and their mom, well she is part of that village I keep talking about (and also the Not-So-SAHM) - that's code for pretty good stuff!

It was a great morning - Jonah & Vera and their buddies had a blast.  We made a mess!  The kids blew shofars, shook the lulav and etrog and were playing inside, outside and around the sukkah!  It was gorgeous out!

Like I said, a good time! Many of the pictures below are courtesy of Not-So-SAHM... like I said my camera is crapola...

Another update.  Sunday night is Shemini Atzeret and Monday night is Simchat Torah - yep some more Jewish Holidays no one ever talks about.  What that means is we won't be seeing you all till Wednesday and then we are done with the Jewish Holidays until Chanukah!

In other news I am still receoving from that cold/flu thing.  Turns out, it's a super severe sinus infection and I am on three weeks of antibiotics and steroids... whoop whoop for me.  As the buddah says, with the diagnosis, you do the cure... or something like that.

We are planning a VERY RESTFUL SHABBOT weekend over here!  We need it. Yes the Village is helping.

Shabbot Shalom everyone! 

 

Too Sick to Shofar

Best laid plans!

Tuesday night after we ate our prefast meal and got ready for bed... I felt it. The cold/flu monster creeping into my body and sucking all of my energy out, leaving me with a drippy nose, severe pains in the back of my throat, a headache that makes you want to die, aches all of over my body and yes the urge to puke.  Oh yeah for me.

Silver lining:  if you get sick on Yom Kippur you are allowed to eat if you need to to get better... except the thought or smell of food made we high tail it to the bathroom to puke - so the fasting was super easy!

I was determined to go to services so I gathered the crew and we met a few friends at the Tifereth Israel tot services.  We were there on time which was a mistake because it started very late.  After about 35 minutes running around the room waiting, my crew was not going to sit for the Jonah and the Whale puppet show...

So we went to the playground.  Just what my kids needed and it was good to sit in the sun and pray for its healing powers to wash over me... while confessing all of my sins.  It did occur to me that it was not the best omen to be sick on Yom Kippur, but I put it out of my head.

Finally our buddies met us on the Temple playground and that was fun. 

Soon enough it was time to head home and when we got home, I was done.  Way too sick to do anything.  My kids watched lots of TV and I managed to read them the Jonah and the Whale story.

I cancelled the break fast we were going to host.  And called on my "village" to help take care of the kids for a few hours so that I could sleep.  THANK YOU VILLAGE.

Any plans to hear the official shofar at the end of Yom Kippur were scrapped. 

Rather I asked my kids if they would blow the shofar for me and they obliged.

All I can say is at least my kids looked super cute!  Jonah had on a tie, vest, slacks and button down shirt and Vera had on a party dress.  When we got dressed that dayJonah told me, Mommy you dressed Vera like a princess and me like a King - I love you mommy!  Sick or not, that stuff is priceless.

acting out the Jonah and the Whale story - in the boat...