Purim is on Wednesday, so of course, this means baking!
I tried to get into a conversation with Xander about the meaning of the holiday:
Me: "Xander, remind me again why we make hamantaschen on Purim?"
Him (thinking hard): "Well... it's Purim. We always make hamantaschen on Purim!"
I love kid logic.
Contemplating fillings.
Smiles.
Full context.
The next day, hanging out in Jonathan's office...
So happy to play.
Just chillin' with the office chair.
Say WHAT?
Where'd the kitty cat go?
No WAY, I didn't know that!
Hmm....
My work here is done.
At an indoor (unheated) play place for Xander's classmate's birthday.
And this I love, from Lynn K. upon seeing my contract with Ari:
4 comments:
So.... why *do* you make hamantaschen on Purim... and what's Purim? :-)
Well, the full explanation is in the wikipedia link on the word "Purim." But short version... it commemorates Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai saving the Jews from total destruction in ancient Babylonia. The bad guy, Haman, wore a 3-pointed hat, so we make 3-pointed cookies. It's a fun holiday, with dressing up and carnivals in religious school. It's also the holiday where we're instructed to get drunk enough that we can't tell the difference between the names of Haman and Mordecai when the story/scroll is read aloud in temple!
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. THIS. POST!
I love the cooking pics - Xander takes his baking so seriously!
sheryl
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