We had another full and boisterous house for Shabbat, with Stacey arriving to stay over and take the kids to Florida for the holidays.  Avdi made a delicious Indian palak paneer with rice, and a banana coconut bread.  We all hung out around the table talking until the candles burned down.

Now I get another staycation, while Avdi gets to unwind and rest and work uninterrupted.  It’s the winter solstice, so the days will start getting longer (by one second, but we’ll take it).  All I have to do is sit out the xmas feeding frenzy until it’s over (yay), and scrounge up a few more Chanukah tchotchkes for when the kids get back.  It’s hard when you’re broke, but we have ways.