Passover 2009

Our Happy Passover wishes to all.....

The meal and company were great.

Others joined us for dessert and Seth's
24th birthday celebration.

First Snow Day

Dedicated to the young actors who involuntarily donated their
services to my first film.

Staring Matthew, Seth, Uncle Hirsch, David, and Robert sort of...

This is my first attempt at converting my videos from VCR tape to
DVD

White Christmas?

'Twas the day after Christmas and I awoke
to find.....


Matthew's car and mine frozen with ice....
(Arlene later said she had to use warm water
to open the lock on the truck...)


the neighbors lawn white with ice....

?Does this qualify as a white christmas
in southern California?

(I guess more proof of global warming!)

Thanksgiving in Oak Park

For a number of years now, a group of
graduates mostly from Oak Park High School
go out early on Thanksgiving morning for a
morning of flag football. Most played one
sport or another in high school, not necessarily
football. It has been growing in size yearly.
Every year they have added a new graduating
class year. There were representives from
the classes 2001 to 2008. At least one year
put together 2 teams. There were at least
10 teams that I counted.



Seth #5 and his friend Andrew on the right,
recently back from the summer in Greece and
a stop in Germany with Seth. Both went on to
tour Germany and a side trip to Sweden.



The teams eventually set up next to a local
school and were spread out over the field.



Parents and others all on the side came out to
watch. I went to see some that I knew. That
is easier said than realized... you know that when
they grow up they do look different.

One father was discussing putting together a
team of fathers to play.... I think I'll pass.

Dinner For Four

With Seth being home from Germany and
Matthew being home from living with my
parents, I decided to cook a home cooked
meal for the family. I even set the table.
Below you can see who showed up....



Actually I did cook a meal, not the one above,
I tried to get them to sit for the picture showing
all four of us. I guess that I should have used the
real food as bait...

Global Warming?

The east and mid-west get hit with snow
and ice before winter officially hits.

Closer to California in Las Vegas, a friends home
is covered with snow...



In southern California, the winter storm
that hit the north western states came down
to visit. I woke to go to work and had to
scrape my car of the ice.



On the way to work the hills over Northridge
and Chatsworth were lightly dusted with
snow...


photo by Matt Plummer click name for link to photographs

I know it is not snow and the streets
are clear... I just think I must have
gone to work to early as it was all gone
from the car within an hour...

Parade in Oak Park

I guess that someone started a parade in
Oak Park for Christmas... some neighbors said
that it has been going on for a few years... some
decorate their car, or pull a trailer or their
boat... as we waited for it to happen by us,
you could hear the music and cheers from
around the neighborhood... a nice diversion...
after we went back to the house for the first
night of Chanukah dinner...