It’s 1:25 AM. What do I think I am, 18 years old? I can’t stay up this late. I must be crazy. And I have to make a big, gigantic, huge Shabbos. Guess whether I’ve started or not? Well you see, I’ve been working nonstop for 3 days and 3 nights, so no, I haven’t started (also, it isn’t Friday morning yet, so no, I haven’t started). But it’s going to be a fantastic Shabbos. It’s the scholar-in-residence Shabbos, which is always one of the best Shabboses (yes, yes, Shabbatot) of the year, and we have a real superstar coming this year (actually, we have a real superstar every year), and of course, he’s staying at MY house. 
That’s one of the many many perks of being married to the rabbi, see. You get the coolest guests. Anyway I’m totally psyched about this Shabbos, so it’s too bad that I’m going to be unconscious, since it’s 1:30 AM and I haven’t gone to sleep yet. But the good news is that I sort of kind of finished the bulk of the work for Client #1. Finishing the work for Client #2 is proving to be slightly more — um — challenging. Heh. And alas, I have essentially had to ditch Client #3, which stinks, because I really, really wanted to do this favor for this person. I’m still hoping to come back to it, but I imagine he’ll have moved on by then. 
But guess what? I have a Client #4.
Ok, enough of that. Time to get my beauty sleep for the s-i-r Shabbos. Such a debt of gratitude I owe to the sponsoring family (talking personally, not for the shul) (I don’t get to talk for the shul anyway, since I’m not the rabbi, G is). This is seriously a highlight of my year, and I owe it all to them. I can’t wait for it to start.
In closing, please enjoy this picture of the Boy and the Nephew, who were playing their new game, “Beeee,” which is when they each sit down on a kiddie rocking chair and shout “Beeee!” as they rock back and forth. I think it’s supposed to be some form of “whee,” which would make a lot more sense, but I’m not going to be the one to correct them. Anyway, here it is. The mess you see in the background is but one example of what happens to my house when I actually spend my time working. Alas.
Good night and Shabbat shalom.
Tags: Nothingness, Shul, The Boy
“Anyway I’m totally psyched about this Shabbos, so it’s too bad that I’m going to be unconscious”
LOL.
You are so great, Miriam. I love you! And I love your writing!
Have a wonderful, wonderful ShabbAT, whether awake or sleeping.
I was up then so be happy that u were not the only one.
I had to prevent myself from cracking myself up in classs….. too funny!
Hasta manana IYH and snow dependant!
Yup, that’s how the Nephew says “whee!” And he indeed does apply the term to rocking chairs.
And yes, Shabbos was great.