This wasn’t the smoothest of holiday seasons for our family.
My son had his wisdom teeth removed the week before Christmas; my brother’s family left town early because of the incoming storms; my wife’s family canceled Hanukkah plans due to illness; and my daughter was sick the whole time, mostly confined to her room.
But we persevered with our usual days and nights of end-of-year overindulgence, mixing up meals at some of our favorite establishments with ambitious adventures in our own kitchen. I did squeeze a couple of lower calorie, salad-focused days into the mix, but this past week mostly carried forth the feasting in the expected New Year’s style. Maybe I’ll start fasting in 2026.