...a week early! At Hebrew School yesterday, the first-graders participated in a Seder. I volunteered to set up beforehand and help clean up afterward. I met some very nice moms, including one whose daughter is in Rachel's class and asked for a playdate after spring break. Since my mind isn't capable these days of thinking beyond next week, I said, sure.
The Seder was pretty basic, and Rachel was very upset when she thought I wouldn't be there (I was chatting with one of the moms upstairs), and when I came down to the multi-purpose room she insisted on sitting on my lap through the 45-minute ceremony. All the while I was thinking how amazing it is that Tia Daniella has gotten the Seder down to about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. I don't think I'd have the discipline to get through it that quickly!
There was haroset, horseradish, some matzah and a marshmallow (why? Just because, apparently) at each plate, and the afikomen was hidden under a random chair. Only in our case, Rachel's chair was hiding the second afikomen, so she was able to get an unexpected prize of a package of beads to string together a bracelet in Hebrew, which she really liked. We took home three boxes of matzah, since I eat it every day as part of my lunch, and then waited for Drew to get back from all the errands he was running. (Rachel was nursing a cold, which made her unusually clingy. I notice that when she's sick or worried or anxious, she tries to cuddle with me and murmurs, "Mama," over and over again.)
Drew got back in time for me to walk to the Metro (I usually drive on Sundays since parking is free downtown, but it was such a beautiful day that I decided to walk, plus I need the exercise because I'm heading to a conference later this week in Pittsburgh and I'm not sure when/if I'll be able to exercise) and I had a pretty light night at work.
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