Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Easy Luminaries
Last year we talked about the fifty luminaries that we made to place down the driveway and along the front of the yard at the road. I had questions on them so this year here is an easy, safe, and inexpensive method of shining ‘your little light.’
Starting with a plastic milk container (I used a gallon size) mark as shown.
Cut along the line leaving the handle firmly attached. This allows ease in picking them up and storage can be accomplished by running a rope through the handles and hanging them up in the basement or garage.
Place a cup of sand in the bottom of the jug and add a votive candle. This give stability to the jug and the candle.
So by saving your plastic milk jugs, buying a small bag of sand, and obtaining votive candles (approx. 10 cents each) you too can ‘shine your little lights’ during the holidays.
This Is The Seaon!
For the last few weeks this how I have felt. It seems that creating ‘heirlooms’ as Mrs. DoF describes it can be a tiring and time consuming project. But it is almost complete, just one more. That will be completed while waiting during Jay’s appointments with Phil tomorrow and Dr. Ross on Thursday. They are the last appointments for 2004. It has been quite a year.
(The figurine is actually painted plaster of Mrs. Santa from back more years then I care to remember. Santa bit the dust a few years back but by the level of expertise it was no big loss!)
So now it is time to go out and do a little grocery shopping and then come home and read the newspapers. Starting with a week ago this last Sunday through today reading the highlights out loud to Jay. Maybe after seeing Dr. Ross he will be ready to read his own news soon.
Next week will be spent cleaning for our Christmas Eve family get-together. I may have already mentioned that the tradition of this family gathering on Christmas Eve started with my Dad. He always said that we saw the grandparents on Christmas Eve so the kids could be at home playing with their gifts on Christmas Day!
So I expect that you also are wildly trying to remember those last minute purchases, cards to mail, and entertaining to plan. You and I will probably look a little like this in a few days.
At least I know I’m going to cuddle up in the old rocker with my ‘golden years suck’ pillow and just relax a bit!