• 13:43:07: Apparently there are more traditional Yidden than I thought who celebrateXmas
• 13:44:07: Saw a guy at the kosher butchery, buying stuff for Xmas! lol! people went crazy on him!

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 This is the mayor of the town where I grew up. No, he's not Jewish, but he loves Jews and Israel :)


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• 14:28:59: It's so exceptional this Hanuka music in the streets, this truck going around yelling to not forget to light!
• 14:29:20: chick evening with mati!
• 14:29:31: dvd night with mati: "change it, this one too is dead boring"
• 14:29:39: Mati chutzpa "what are u doing, playing trombone??"
• 14:29:51: Apparently mati knows what a rhombus/lozenge is !

• 18:43:27: the pink corrall "cup" is dead :( but at least we can keep it...
• 19:06:22: The cheder rebbetzin made crepes and sufganiot!!
• 19:37:30: When I want a video game, I ask Mati...
• 19:48:01: Mati sees my new wig in its box: "it's a guinea pig?"
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• 15:01:14: Preparing the Hanuka buffet!
• 19:23:29: Waiting for the Hanouka buffet food to be delivered!
• 19:43:37: "I just wanted to comment that I always enjoy when you speak about your daughter. I feel the nachos you get even over the Internet." <3 <3
• 21:30:51: Loves her gift!!

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• 18:33:30: "They didn't know it was impossible so they did it", Mark Twain
• 18:33:41: HOUSE ALL PRETTIED UP AND DECORATED FOR HANUKA!
• 18:34:01: Little plant needing "only air" died! how sad

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 Fun stuff!

This time we bought Hanuka candles very early, because the heimish shop around removes the candles for Hanuka and leaves only oil because it's their minhag and they don't see another minhag on this as valid (grrrrrr). We bought some for my mom, in case she had the same problem.

Today my mom told me... she did just the same for us!!

• 12:21:48: Can't help being very proud when people who are/were happy with me as shadchan give my name to others
• 12:22:09: Can't help being very proud when older/experienced shadchanim pass me cases they think I would deal with better!
• 13:40:37: Bought Hanuka candles so we won't be stuck with the Chabad shop refusing to carry anything else than oil.
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• 14:51 finally received my grandparents' hanuka package!!!! #
• 14:55 hanuka lighting in my ex town! tinyurl.com/ybmj5ks #
• 20:23 crazy docs!! my mil still didn't get surgery 4 her c word because surgeon is going skying!!! sheeeesh #
• 21:29 my thesis is all updated and ready for publication! i just need to find an editor! #

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