Rain, Runza and classes

[navygreen]

The very-much-hoped-for 'dance-in-the-rain' rain has never come. This disappoints me. :-(

The New Member Orientation class tonight was... informative. Janine is such an easy person to listen to, and I'm sure these next four weeks will fly by - then we'll be full-fledged members of our church!

Tonight we ate dinner at Runza (it was quick, and it's close to the church). I tried the Southwest Chicken salad with salsa instead of dressing, and oh my - it was so yummy! I think that salsa may become my new favorite dressing - I wonder why I'd not thought of this before? I also dropped off Philip's address to the people at Runza. His manager Ryan had asked me a few times for it, but I didn't have one to give him before.

I lit my Wild Blueberry 3-wick candle yesterday afternoon around 4pm, and I burned it all through the night. I even moved it into my room while I was sleeping. I didn't blow it out until around 10:30am today. I even forgot about it while I went to the gym, so I'm glad that the house didn't burn down or anything. But ahhh - the extra smell it gives off when it's been burning for that long is extra lovely. :-)

Comments

[af-cop.livejournal.com]

I am glad you liked the Salad and also gave my Address to Ryan. Do I have to go to the New member stuff to? I wish I could have been there to sleep in blueberry with you.

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Nope, you will not have to attend the classes when you get back. Since we'd been on the waiting list since the first week of November, and if the classes had been done quickly, you would have been here for them. Since they were pushed back, then pushed back again (which caused you to leave before they happened), your circumstances allow for you to become a member when I do.

Questions

[redwink.livejournal.com]

Tell me more about the New Member Orientation? What's the process like? What's the purpose? Are you liking it? All that stuff - I'm curious (and may not have been paying proper attention previously)!

And candles...have you always been a candle person? Did you take a break from candles when your boys were little? If not, how did you combine candles and toddlers? How did you teach they boys to be safe around candles? I've got a lot of lovely candles, but have been hesitant to light them around little Miss IntoEverything. My recent candle order (Mojito, Raspberry, Ginger Current, and Pink Citrus) was all tea lights, so I could at least have short doses of candles when Meg's napping or I'm in the bathtub.

Re: Questions

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

It's a series of classes spread out over 5 weeks (usually 6, but they're trying to shorten it to 5 this time). The purpose is to learn more about Lutheran doctrine and decide if it is right for us (we were raised Baptist). We're also studying/learning the vision, mission, core values and core beliefs of the church - and then we make the decision whether these are right for us. If they 'fit,' then we'll join the church. It's formal in a very informal sort of way (I hope that makes sense). I liked the class last night, but I'll have to let you know how the rest goes. ;-)

I've always been a candle person, but I've been buying PartyLite for about 5-1/2 years now. I was introduced to it during a show in Alaska in the fall of '99, and I've been hooked ever since. I've been burning the candles around my kids (just A.J. back then) ever since. All of my candles are still kept up high (top of the entertainment center, shelves, small bookcases, countertops, etc.), but the boys also know by now not to bother them. I've had a few casualties of holders over time - a couple of times, the boys have thrown a toy accidentally on top of the entertainment center, and I've had to replace three pieces of my Iced Crystal Trio at different times (I have two full sets up there). For the most part, there are never any problems.

Like all things, you have to teach your kids that there are some things they just can't have. I've never been a fan of people who don't put anything on their entertainment centers or computer desks, saying that their children won't quit messing with things or will pull things off. That's wrong. You just teach your kids that there are some things that are off-limits, just like you would in any other situation. Candles are no exception. You might be surprised by her reaction, too. Jack has never even tried to touch a burning candle, but he is just as excited as I am each time I put new scents out. He runs to the 'candle bench,' and he HAS to smell every new scent as I put it in the holder - he loves these things! :-)

[gardenmama.livejournal.com]

It started raining here just as I was taking out my contacts to crawl into bed last night. And this morning - it's done. We did get a bit of thunder and lightning earlier in the evening, but then when it rained it was just a gentle patter on the roof to lull me to sleep. But the thunder was enough to keep Dave from firing up the grill last night, so the house still smells like hamburgers and onion rings this morning :P Yucky this morning, but soooo yummy last night.

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I love sleeping in the rain. And hamburgers sound sooooo good right now!

[xellegirlx.livejournal.com]

It rained like hell here this morning on the way to school. It was funny because we were suppose to be getting our pictures taken so everyone was trying to shelter their ceramicly straightened/angel curls so it wouldn't frizz out.

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Oh no - rain on 'Picture Day' is never a good thing!