Today was the day everything went back to normal. The Christmas lights came down (though the tree is still up -- whatever K wants to do is fine with me in that regard). The Boy's 5v5 soccer season resumed: E's team won 4:3, with the Boy scoring the winning goal.

But some things were still holiday-esque: I made farsz for pierogi again. And this time, I remembered how much grease the sautéed mushrooms spit out as they go through the grinder.

"Do we a fartuszek of any kind I can use?" I asked K.

"But of course..."