Would you like a little relish with that?

Passover is definitely in the air when you wake up as tired as I did this morning. Who knew extricating the chametz from your life could make one so exhausted? I set out to get rid of the wheat, oats, barley, spelt, and rye and suddenly find myself painting the family room walls and rearranging bunk beds. Spending the day in the office is a welcomed break…until I go home and do it all again.

Our house is almost clean….well, in theory. True deep cleaning always makes your house look worse before it actually looks better. I keep telling myself we are going in the right direction. I do know two large pick-ups of donations have already happened and we have our third and final pick-up scheduled to occur this Friday. There is nothing more cathartic than having ‘the stuff’ leave the property!

Meanwhile the fridge is bare! We have had a blast eating condiments on everything – no questions asked! You want relish on your spaghetti – go for it! Just finish the relish, please. Sadly the ketchup was the first condiment to be finished and so now the kids have had to get a bit more daring with their pallets.

Our little kehilla is certainly not the first to get the house flipped. I secretly admire those of you who have been cooking for a week, but we like to milk it out to the very end and be good and exhausted for the Seder just like we were in Egypt. On Monday night as we sit down to retell the story, I can rest assured the medicine cabinet is neatly labeled and organized and the garage is clean and can actually fit a vehicle in there. The clothes the children have outgrown have all gone to good homes and the board games all have their appropriate pieces. Phew, because that was weighing heavily on my mind! And with all the clutter cleaned from my closets and monkey chatter deleted from work, I will be able to focus on that which is truly important – my family and our freedom.

In case I do not find the time to blog again, Chag Pesach Kasher vi-Sameach!

Dana

P.S...hopefully pictures will follow. We will see.