What I've Learned From Chanukah This Year

My kids get that it's not about the gifts, but the giving.

The looks on their face when they open the crazy boxes I hide things in (waffle boxes, tissue boxes, etc.) is almost as good as their look of joy when they actually find their present.

If Charlie Brown had a menorah, it would look like mine. I'm using all the old, orphaned, faded and crooked candles this year, since my kids refuse.

I will never run out of wrapping paper or candles. Ever. If you ever see me trying to buy some, stop me.

Eating fried oreos is much more enjoyable when I don't have to look at the oil in the pan.

However, having friends over to share the fried oreos is the best!

It is possible, although difficult, to decorate my house for Chanukah without making it look like the Maccabees threw up in it.

There are almost as many ways to spell the holiday as there are to celebrate it. And I still think I have it wrong.