Since Chanukah is in less than two weeks, over the Thanksgiving weekend, once Turkey Day was over, we transformed the dining room back into the art room and got to work on our new Chanukah tradition... making our own Chanukah candles. Jessi did this at my girlfriend's house last year when she was over there playing and we placed an order together this year for the beeswax supplies (I purchased these textured 100% beeswax honeycomb sheets). The ones from last year burned really well (nice and clean). The kids were really excited and made all the candles in one sitting. We now have a beautiful array of colorful candle... 44 in all. The photo above was only step 1 (unbeknownst to me at the time). After I took this photo, the kids then decorated one of each color with bits and pieces from other colors so that they are even more colorful and now polka dotty. This was a fun activity, it was easy enough for Ryan (age 5) to do (although I think they both wanted to do more - maybe we will make some gift sets or have a Chanukah party with this as one of the activities for next year). I have lots of wax leftover for next year (or even the year after that if they stay pliable in the bag that I am storing them in. I'll report back next year with the results.)
Today: I can see again! I was wearing contacts yesterday, so technically I COULD see. I mean I wasn't driving around like a crazy person swerving all over the place or squinting at all the blurriness like I do every morning before I find my glasses. But now I can see comfortably! Contacts always make my eyes dry and red. I was able to pick up my repaired glasses yesterday so today it's all good! I'm putting finishing touches on our holiday card, continuing to whittle down our holiday card list (though I'm adding one too... an old high school friend that I've reconnected with that I'm so happy about!), and I need to finish up this post so I can get on the mat for some yoga. I have a ton of other things on my to do list but I'm going to be realistic because there's no way I can do them all.
On the menu for lunch is the GREEN SOUP that I've been talking about (made from spinach and kale and green onions, and garlic - it's yummy and healthy too)! And I'm hoping it will give me a restorative boost that I need from the germs that have flying around here lately. Going to bed at a normal time would be a big help too.
I'm in the middle of two books right now and I'm not feeling into either one of them. I'm going to keep pushing through, but I sure would love something that really grabs me and takes hold. Hopefully they'll get better.
