A Purim Word Problem
If Inspector Clouseau & Queen Esther paid $105.00 to the babysitter, $125.00 for an insured raffle ticket, $262.50 to the IRS, and were left with a total of $257.50, how much money did they win at the Reverse Raffle at last night’s Purim Party???
That’s right! PC and I were the 3rd top winner — $750 samolians. After expenses, we walked out $257.50 richer. Not bad. Top prize?? $5,000. That would have been totally amazing. But since we never win anything (guess I can’t say that anymore!), we were on cloud nine 🙂
After days and days of celebrating, Purim has finally come to an end. And I am left with a combination of post-partum and impending doom. Sad that Purim is over and dreading what is coming next…Pesach!
Why am I sad?
Is it because I find the thought of cleaning out my kitchen overwhelming? Or that I don’t like matzah? Is it that the year is simply flying by too quickly? Or is it that I will miss doughnuts, pizza, and french fries?
All reasonable possibilities. Ones which I will be exploring in the remaining 27 days…
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Congrats on the windfall!
Oh, I see now that you are Queen Esther. The tambourine threw me.
I was expecting a pic of PC for the Inspector mouse-over and I was disappointed. Do you not have pics?
Thanks!!
That is an old Purim pic (5766) on the earlier posting. I am still waiting for someone to send me one from this year. Our new camera didn’t arrive in time 😦
I am astounded that you could do the math. Did your older son help you with the calculation?
Even this is beyond him!
PC did it for me 🙂