Two years later, and lookin'good

Almost exactly two years ago, I posted about finally having the discretionary funds to buy fancy things for the seder table, so that it doesn't have the "dollar store" aura to it.  This year I've got nada - no dishes, cutlery, glasses, seder plate, wine glasses, serving dishes... I need to ask if I can use that Nahariya stemware I made sure to grab as I left, but otherwise, I left the wasband with all the Peasach-ware.  So this year will be the American, all-disposible-seder for me.  If you have followed this blog for a while, you should realize I usually don't have any disposables in the house during the year.  So this is a set-back.

And yet,  I am worlds ahead of where I was those two years ago.  I am happy and excited and looking forward to Pesach.  Only 6 days away, and the first twinges of panic are only just starting.  Usually the nightmares set in months in advance.  Yay.  I have so much left to do, but I'm ok.  There is so much I need to buy, and very little money, but I'm ok.

One of my friends said something about me being a neat person (as in clean and organized).  That's crazy - I'm a terribly messy person, who lived in a terribly messy house as a child.  But having a clean home is important to me now, so I work and work and work to overcome this cleanliness challenge.  I thought about my elementary-school friend Shuli : we got about the same grades, but she had to work so hard for them.  She said she admired that I was so smart that I never had to work hard.  But I admired her so much for her hard work.  So, now I can feel good about this success in house-keeping.  I just can't let that friend see the bedrooms overflowing with unorganized clothes strew all about.

Here are the finished bracelets.  Let's hear another "Yay!"  I hope Mrs. Surrogate is pleases as well. 

Now I gotta do laundry.  Here is wishing everyone a lovely, happy, kosher Pesach.