Well, I wasn't doing what I was supposed to be doing but I did do something good! Thanks to Jamie Masada, the owner of the Laugh Factory I served meals and did a show for the homeless. Once again I'm standing next to Brad Garrett, Arsenio Hall and Dane Cook and you should have seen the people's faces brighten up when served by these guys...me, not so much...not with my kids shouting orders for their "friends" as they call them. More turkey! More dressing! More SALT! Salt? If we were in NYC Mayor Bloomberg would close us down! My kids ran and gave food, lemonade and water to the homeless. A beautiful feeling to do Mitzvot with your kids! Taking your precious time and sharing it
I decided that this year, instead of cooking, I would do something... "Different" and went to Disneyland for Thanksgiving! OMG! I felt like I was in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.... in NEW YORK! I was freezing like... nose runn
ing and you have no idea freezing!
Tovah's one mouse ear went down from the wind and never came back up, again! I wanted to show my kids how great they were and reward them for great school behavior reports...instead, they looked like they were frozen in time but don't think that stops a kid!! It's about 34 degrees so they feel it's a great time to get wet at Splash Mountain!
It's only 7 o'clock but I've fed and told jokes to close to 300 people, and of course, had to keep my eye on my kids while they were helping the homeless. Note that I forgot to mention that they were very sensitive over people's blankets...especially my youngest who will never forgive me telling the world that she still keeps hers "very close by" and so she was very understanding when people didn't want to put their blankets down and offered to carry them and give them to ME because "MAMA will keep them safe." OY!
It's time to be thankful...Be grateful for the arguments you have had with family members, it means you have family. Be grateful for all the text messages that came in saying "Happy Thanksgiving" because someone was indeed thinking of you, even if it was a mass e-mail...you WERE included. Be thankful to be alive, have a roof over your head and never worry about where your blanket is.
Looking at the homeless through your Lexus windows is not the same as seeing that cold, tired hand reaching for a roll, devouring it and being grateful. It's the Hollywood Homeless! It's not a reality show, it's the real deal and in our faces and lots of old people are suffering so dare to do something different! Visit, volunteer, buy a kid a toy but do SOMETHING for someone in need! Speaking of need...I need a favor.... tell the editor I'm sorry this was late. I was frozen in Disneyland in Small World for a few days! Stay tuned to VJ! We tell you like it is and like it was!
