Passover memories

Several years ago I wrote these memories for a Chabad Passover class.  We all recalled our most vivid Passover experiences.
I lived in the small town of Lincoln, Illinois from about the age of 18 months until the end of 8th grade. There were approximately eight Jewish families in Lincoln.  The seders were always at our house.  I am sitting at the same dining room table as I write this.  When I think back, the table seemed so much larger, cause I was smaller, I guess. 
We always had matzo ball soup the first night and borscht the second.  My mother makes the world's best charoses (with lots of Mogen David).  Later on in our lives, she always had to make extra for us to take back to school with us.  One year very early in our lives, our father of blessed memory led all of the children in a conga line around our table to pretend we were crossing the Red Sea.  We always wanted to do it again.  It was most fun the first time because it was so spontaneous.  In the days before plague bags, magic tricks, masks, etc our seders were lots of fun.  In later years we might occasionally go to a community seder, but those were BORING! 
A few years ago, my mom tired of all of the preparations, and I gladly said it would be my turn now.  We've kept everything pretty much the same except now everyone indulges my fondness for frog decorations, vegetarian fare, & we use the Artscroll Children's Hagaddah for the benefit of my niece and nephew.  We still have lots of fun!
Now back to making charoses.  I'm still trying to make it taste as good as my mom's. 

Let Me Introduce Myself

Some of you may know me from Twitter, Facebook, or real life.  My name is Pam (not Pamela PLEASE).  I am a baby boomer who now lives in Tucson, Arizona.  I've lived lots of places but we'll save those stories for another time.  I have a Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology from The Wichita State University.  I've attended other schools, but those are stories for another time also.  Currently, I live in my mom's house & act as her caregiver.  She is my good friend & the best roommate I've ever had. We are so lucky that my brother & his family live in Tucson also. I have a niece and a nephew,twins, who are now 10.  They call me Tante Pam.  I am Jewish, striving to be more observant every day (a work in progress, though the kitchen is kosher).  We have 3 kitties Copernicus, Cinnamon & Snowball.  I love to cook, do some crafts & watch the flora & fauna in our yard.  I am what is considered politically progressive, although I pride myself on the fact that my views are not predictable based simply on that label.  I am a pescatarian (a vegetarian who also eats fish). I am currently the Secretary on the board of our Home Owner's Association (Please don't hold that against me...). Mostly our board meetings are about weeds (I'm not kidding.)
I always thought I didn't have the skills to write.  I think my English Composition classes did that to me.  Recently, a friend encouraged me to write about myself.  She thinks I can write & that I have interesting stories to tell. I hope she is right. There are voices in my head I wish I could emulate.  My story telling idols are Molly Ivins, Nora Ephron, & Erma Bombeck.  As you can see, I am no stranger to sarcasm.  It's the only foreign language in which I am fluent.
Lately I've been doing a lot of things for the first time.  Yesterday it was Reflexology, tomorrow, who knows?