No.New.Pictures.....

My poor, poor camera.

It is just sitting all by itself.

So lonely these days.

We have been ever so busy making,

packing and sending candles here, there

and everywhere....

In the past few days shipments have left

for Michigan, Kansas, Illinois New York and Connecticut.

We are talking very large boxes in some cases.

Warren set up an account with a major shipper

and those big guys went out the door with him.

Love it!

Last evening I spent an hour distributing candles

from my car to students who had sold.

Several people commented that had we been in a

different setting, rather than the authorized church parking

lot, there may have been questions asked!

Funny!

It was brutally cold so in between student or 

parent arrivals I would turn the heat up full 

blast and try to soothe the frozen fingers!

My life is just one crazy adventure after another.

Apparently I like it that way 

because I do nothing

to change it.  

So don't even think about

feeling sorry for me. 

I'm not.

I did think I was losing my mind, however, 

when I realized that I had forgotten two 

French Vanilla candles for the second time

last night.  I was driving up the highway when 

it hit me.  And I knew that if this lady came she 

would be driving a distance.  The dilemma was 

that I was too far out to go back for them and 

to arrive on time but I could not, just could not,

picture myself not having them there for her.

Warren was off to his company Christmas party

where I was to join him later.  So....while delivering

an order to one of the student's homes...she lived 

on the way...I used her phone and called my kids.

The boys grudgingly drove them the 40 minutes to the 

church for me.  Arriving just as the woman walked 

over to me.  I explained my mistake to her and she 

was very kind.  She was happy that I had asked 

the kids to bring 12oz candles 

instead of the 8oz candles

she had ordered.  

It goes without saying that sometimes I just cannot 

be perfect.  But to forget those particular candles

twice????  Must be something about those vanilla

candles!  I am just so thankful that it all worked out!

I had to laugh at how word travels.

One family from a different fundraiser needed 

their order earlier than their scheduled delivery

date and so it was very convenient for everyone

for me to make and deliver them with the order

last evening.  What amused me was that not fifteen

minutes after discussing it with the first Mom,

a Dad from another family wanted his too.

He mentioned that he had just talked to the 

other mom.  

Cracked me up!

Not a problem, really....but I did have to make

a bunch of his candles yesterday and it definitely 

threw a curve into things.

I am also working on our Christmas Eve

program for church.

Many from the congregation will be

participating as usual and I like 

to tie it all together somehow.

I have written parts for two people

and am waiting patiently for those

two people to agree to do it.

Maybe today!

It is going to be so cute...

One of the families in our church

recently had a new baby girl.

They are going to dress as Mary 

and Joseph and will gather the 

children around them to read the 

Christmas story.

The children wanted to sing for 

the program ....

they chose Jesus Loves Me.

Now, understand that the children's

ages run from two to eight.

So this was a song that all of them knew.

But it will fit perfectly just before the

reading of the Christmas Story.

Oh, I must get going.

Sorry to meander on but 

much has been going on here and 

I have not had time to share.

I miss reading many of your 

blogs and hope to have time

for that once again very soon.

Hugs,