Passover @ MindSay

I've spent my entire day cooking/preparing what we've been calling 'Passover Brunch'; not quite a traditional meal, but some semi-traditional food, all yummy nonetheless.  One of the things we were most excited about was a version of potato kugel; it smelled fantaaaaaaaaaaaastic.

We had to cook that earlier this afternoon, and would reheat it in the oven when the party started (it's supposed to have started 3 minutes ago) so we could enjoy it.  Meanwhile, other things are being prepared while this thing is waiting to go back in.

Like the soup broth.

So I went to go turn the soup on so that could start cooking while we did other things.  So my mom went to go move the casserole dish that held the kugel.

But I had accidently turned the burner the dish had been resting on up instead of the soup one.


KAPOWIE!

Exploded.  All over the kitchen.

Goodbye kugel, goodbye beauuuuuuutiful blue tray.

It's tough enough finding things you like to eat when you are a kid, even more so when you are a kid whose diet consists primarily of soy based products and it's Passover.  In past years it was tough for him to adjust.  No french toast sticks or Eggos for breakfast.  No Morningstar.  No goldfish snackers at school.  We always send a long memo to his school with all the do and don't and ask them to call  if they are unsure of anything. 

Last year though the tide turned though during snack time, when Av started to get upset that he had a different snack from all the other kids.  His teacher at the time (who happens to be Muslim) took him aside and explained to him how wonderful it was that HE got to eat matza.  She went on that Passover is such a special holiday and it is so great that we get to celebrate it every year.  She made him feel so much better, that apparently he was strutting around the classroom telling all the other kids that HE got to eat a special Passover snack.

This year we tried to prep him a bit more.  Lucky for us he loves matza.  We also got him to eat scrambled eggs last year which was a big accomplishment.  We started a we ago talking about no toast or waffles or Morningstar.  It got to the point where he would just cut me off and say "I KNOW Mommy!  It's Passover!"

Yesterday he was holding his lunch bag while the kids were all getting ready to go into their classroom, and one of the other boys pointed at it and said "What is THAT??"  Av replied proudly "That's my Passover snacks!"  Today however was a real test - there was a birthday celebration at school.  I gave Av a quick reminder when I dropped him off about not having a cupcake and the teacher agreed to save one for him for Sunday.  When he got home he told me all about the pretty pink cupcakes and how he didn't have ANY because you know Mommy, its Passover...  Go him.  So that is why my kid is super-awesome.  He's learning, he's understanding, and he has way more will power than some grownups I know...

fuck i hate Passover.
just want it to be OVER.

and i have a meet tomorrow.
NO SUBWAY FOR ME.
and, just in case nobody knows, i have this thing with subway.
like, i get anxiety at meets if i don't have it.
i freak out if i don't get subway before a meet.
i know. it's weird. but it happens.
so i have a freaking SALAD in my bag for tomorrow because i can't have any goddamn bread.
or i could bring some MATZAH with me!!
fuckin pharoh.
couldn't have just let us make some real fucking bread, could ya??
asshole.


anyways.
like i said, i have a track meet tomorrow.
and seriously. i never thought i'd say this.
but i am seriously just over this whole track thing.
be over already, please.

PASSOVER

 

Today a spotless lamb was chosen

Sacrificed for the sins of all

It’s blood on the mantles of the doors

So the eldest would not fall

 

The angel of death came around

And took the child of each

Of the families who had not killed,

Painted and had the feast

 

They could not relax as they usually did

Could not lie around nor lounge

They had to gather things and go

When they heard the trumpet sound

 

What a triumph when Jehovah great

With his strong right hand

Led them out of Egypt’s chains

Toward Canaan’s land!

 

So this day we celebrate

The Lord in his great power

Knowing He’s victorious

Back then, and at this hour.

 

Happy Passover to all of my Jewish friends.

 

Bonniegirl April 20, 2008

To all my MOT friends out there - Happy Passover!

To everyone else - enjoy your pasta, bread, legumes, corn and corn by-products.