International Night

McKinley Elementary has a neat tradition every year: International Night. They celebrate diversity of different cultures by having the students bring in different foods representing their culture, they put on various performances, and there are activities around the school that celebrate diversity. The event tonight lasted from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

I, of course, made life as difficult as I could for myself by bringing in homemade babka. (PopPop and Mammaw are very familiar with this dish:)). I made it yesterday and today while feeling sick and trying to work on a story for the Globe. I shortened a couple of steps and forgot an ingredient or two, but Drew insisted the babka was delicious (and, indeed, there were only crumbs left when I went to collect the pan. So, that's a good sign, right?).

I saw that one (or more) other families had brought rugelach and halvah, so apparently there are some Jewish families in the school. There was even one other babka, which, to my dismay, tasted much better than mine -- even thought it was store-bought! Sigh. Drew and Rachel watched the performances while I stayed in the one of the kindergarten classrooms (not Rachel's) and watched over the activities. I also picked up some tips from a few moms about summer camp sign-up (something we'll have to jump on as soon as possibilities become available. I miss year-round preschool).

Now it's time to head to bed and knock this yuckiness out of my system. I miss feeling healthy.