After Grandma's birthday party, the family -- Martin and Diane, my parents, and Ben and I -- had dinner with Randi and Bruce and their kids at their beautiful home. It was the first time in a very long time (probably since our bar mitzvahs) that our branches of the family had come together, and I had fun. After Shabbat prayers and challah, Randi served a light salad followed by pasta and chicken. It was extremely healthy -- very light on sauces and oils -- yet extremely tasty as well. (I'll have to look into that -- I suspect a lot has to do with extremely fresh vegetables.) For desert, we had excellent homemade biscotti and chocolate nut confections with tea. A large chunk of dinner conversation revolved around life in a family with three boys, and after dinner Ben and I, playing pool and video games with the kids, got our chance to learn firsthand what the three of us must have been like 15 years ago.