Work was busy. Hopefully I can finish everything pending tomorrow before the weekend. My eating has been awful. My hair looks good though! I need a vacation. My mood is grumpy. I need to remember to smile. Both inside and out. Tomorrow night begins our highest and most holy holiday. Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur is a day of reconciliation, when Jews strive to make amends with people and repent for their sins. During this period Jews are encouraged to seek out anyone they may have offended and to sincerely request forgiveness so that the new year can begin with a clean slate. A fresh start. I could use that! We also fast for 25 hours. I'm hungry just thinking about it. ...and Saturday night we will break the fast here, at our house. Hubs and me, MIL, FIL and Gma. Sissy, BIL, Big, Middle and Little nephs, Bossman, his 2 boys, his Ma his Pa and his Sis. Whadda party! Can't wait!!! I will try to write tomorrow, but can't swear I will. I should be praying and not using electronics. We'll see. To all my Jewish friends: May you have an easy fast. ...and if I have hurt you, wronged you or made a mistake, I ask for your forgiveness.

Rabbi Ben Simmons was fed up with his congregation. So, he decided to skip the services on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, and instead go play golf. Moses was looking down from heaven and saw the rabbi on the golf course. He naturally reported it to G-d. Moses suggested G-d punish the rabbi severely. As he watched, Moses saw the rabbi Ben Simmons playing the best game he had ever played. The rabbi got a hole-in-one on the toughest hole on the course and then again on the next hole. Moses turned to G-d and asked, 'I thought you were going to punish him. Do you call this punishment?' G-d replied, 'Who can he tell?'