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Spreadsheet Seder

My Passover planning is all very high tech...

April 16, 2019 12:24
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I woke up at 3am on Saturday night - well Sunday morning by that point.

A nightmare about my 8 year old having a stand up, shouty fight with a grown up did it. And then I couldn't get back to sleep. Thought of Seder were whirling around my head, so I got up, sat at my laptop and planned my First Night menus and logistics. 

One and a half hours and a filled out spreadsheet later, I returned to bed —my head clear, calm and as free as a slave liberated from Egyptian toil. 

I'd listed all the food we needed — from Seder service; eggs in salt water; main course, veggies and salads to the Pesach puds. Plus who would be providing it. Every year is a joint effort — me, my mother, sister-in-law (SIL) and mother-in-law (MIL) all chip in.