It's Purim Time

Purim it is one of those holidays that when you are in the midst of it all it seems fine but when you go to explain it to someone it just seems soooo wrong ..... lets see first you are suppose to be so drunk that you don't know right from wrong or Mordecia from Haman... and then when you get to the adult version (yes the real story is a little more x-rated than you were taught in Hebrew school) we have naked women running around and refusing to run around and when there are naked women ... you can rest assured that there is some other wicked stuff taking place in the palace.

But that is the real story ... what we usually celebrate is the G-rated version... Hamen didn't like us, actually he wanted to kill us (us being the Jews). Mordecia gets his cousin Esther to marry the King (he is single because his first wife Vashti made him angry) and then when Hamen tries to kill the Jews Mordecia saves the day ...Lets Eat, Drink and Be Merry!

Oh yes and then there is the carnival.... and the magilla reading and the only question that your kids (or grandchildren) is interested in talking about is:

WHAT AM I GOING TO BE!!!!!

so here are a few pictures of what my little ageles have been over the years.

Wadah with Samantha 1990

Barry and Shomer 2007

In 2005 Samantha played the Purim Bride with Calli and Ash as her attendants

When Sam was on Nativ 26 she was actually able to celebrate Purim for 2 days one day in the Old City of Jerusalem and then Day 2 was in Bersheva ....

this is in the old city please note the sleeves and shoulders of the dress and space between Cynthia's skirt and bra...

This picture is from day 2 where the people did a little more celebrating.

Over the years ... the girls have changed a little and they will probably be really pissed that I am putting these pictures up but... hey I 'm the mom and I have the pictures...



Celia in 1995

Calli and Ashleigh in 1992

all 4 girls in 1992

even Barry and Bubbie got into the Purim spirit in 2007