Tuesday, April 19, 2011

mah n'sh-tanah ha lilah hazeh?

(post title, english version:  why is this night different than all other nights?) 

(AKA:  the first two nights of passover)

 

 on all other nights, our dining room table is not in the living room.


on all other nights, we do not eat bitter herbs that look this phallic.

on all other nights, there are not very symbolic seders filled with mostly non-jews.
(we missed you, dio family!)


on all other nights, i don't safety pin matzah to sesame street stuffed animals.


on all other nights, jason and maddie don't have to think for their supper.


on all other nights, kayla doesn't get toys in her high chair.  


on all other nights, we're not dressed up and together.


on all other nights, we are not this angelic.  


on all other nights, we don't normally get to wear party dresses.


on all other nights, we're usually crabby by 6:00 in the evening.


on all other nights, story time is usually with our mommies and daddies. 


on all other nights, we're not this quiet.


seriously.  we're not. 


on all other nights, uncle brad doesn't deal with crying babies.


on all other nights, we don't get to play with cousins.


on all other nights, we don't play with cell phones.
(only on saturday and sunday mornings... when jason wakes up too early
and mama and daddy want to lay in bed just a bit longer.
awesome parenting.  i know.)


on all other nights, andy doesn't have matzah in his pants.


on all other nights, people don't tell you to grab stuff out of other people's pants.


 on all other nights, crackers aren't in sealed plastic bags.


on all other nights, you don't get to say things like:
BEHOLD!  THIS IS THE BREAD OF AFFLICTION!


on all other nights, you don't get a prize for finding a cracker.


on all other nights, you don't open the door for strangers.
especially invisible ones named elijah. 


this... yeah... 
this happens on all other nights. 

Happy Passover, y'all!

3 comments:

  1. Freakin love it Carol! Cant wait to see y'all in 2 days!!!

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  2. PANT CRACKERS!!!!!!!

    This IS the bread of affliction, that's why it's in people's pants.

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