Weekend Report

We went to see Dune!!!

I really wanted to see it on the big screen. I was hoping to wait until our younger 2 kids were fully vaccinated (mid-December) but when I checked the movie theater schedules, there was nothing nearby playing Dune after this coming Thursday.

So, I called my mom, grabbed my son, and the 3 of us went to see Dune. I loved it. It wasn't perfect - sometimes characters got lost among all the aesthetic splendor, and the movie could have easily been 20 minutes shorter. Other than that - it was great. My son loved it. My mom enjoyed it. The movie theater was nearly empty (and we wore masked, and the 3 of us are fully vaccinated, etc, etc).

On Saturday, we had 2 Hanukkah parties. First my parents came and we ate latkes, sufganiyot, herring salad, and a few other things. Then later that evening, our friends came (and we ate latkes, sufganiyot, herring salad, and a few other things). I was thinking we would play games, but we all just ended up talking while the kids played. There was a brief game of ping-pong among the grown-ups, but for the most part we were sitting around the hot wood stove outside and chatting.

I love latkes. They were a fair amount of work, but kids really want to make them again (and they promised to help), so I think we'll do a latkes supper one of this evenings. After all, I am pretty sure there is no law forbidding latkes on non-Hanukkah days. In fact, my grandfather used to make them pretty frequently - the whole family loved them (and he grated the potatoes by hand!!!).

My husband and I did a bit of clean-up around the garden. We are considering extending it a bit.

There was lots of laundry and cooking. I baked bread.

What didn't get done: hmmm....  I haven't been reading to the kids... But they all have their own books at this point, and there hasn't been any specific book I feel super excited about and want to share with them... 

And how was your weekend?