This day was full of deep contrasts. At one point I was relaxing listening to a Synagogue service with family and the next I was cleaning up 20 years of a mess in my son’s room. The cleaning took me back to sixth grade where my teacher dumped my entire desk on the floor and had me clean it up in front of taunting classmates (there was no taunting here). Yet this incredibly embarrassing moment led me to be a bit more organized and a bit more self conscious. Cleaning up can be quite annoying but finding those special moments hidden between the garbage can bring new excitement to the whole process and when it’s done you feel you truly accomplished something until the mess begins again.
MEXICAN FOOD- We enjoyed some great food with wonderful friends the only problem was the Margarita was a bit too weak or I was a bit too strong and got to watch a triple crown winner at the same time. What a great night!
WIN, WIN- We took our son’s non-Jewish girlfriend to the Synagogue which could result in her becoming more interested in the faith or deciding that the interfaith relationship is not what’s she’s looking for either way it’s better for the long run.