Trumped by a 5 year old: Journal 12/16/06
My brother came by today with my niece Abby and nephew Max. Two of the most gorgeous and intelligent kids I’ve ever met in my life. I see them and have hope that my kids will be just as rad as they are.Â
My neice Abby asked me when she got here if we celebrated Christmas or Hanukkah. I looked at her and said, “You know what Hanukkah is?” And then proceded to quiz her on it. She told me that every day they light a candle for 8 days on a menora. And there is a present for every day too.  I was shocked! “Where did you learn this?” I said. She told me they taught it in school. Then she asked me again what we celebrate. So, I pointed out the Christmas tree we were sitting next to and asked her if she knew what that was. She said that it’s Christmas here then, right?Â
Later when I was playing guitar for her she whispers in my ear to play a Hanukkah song about a dreidel. I asked her how the words go because I couldn’t remember and she says, “Dreidel dreidel dreidel, I made it out of clay. And when it’s dry and ready, Then dreidel I shall play!” ha! She knew it all! So I sang, and we had a cheery ol’ Christmas/Hanukkah time.
I was trumped by a 5 year old. I barely knew anything about Hanukkah until Einat explained it to me. Abby has about a 20 year advance on me in this respect. So, with that being said:
Happy Hanukkah everyone!
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