The power has gone out quite frequently in the last number of weeks. Sometimes at very inopportune moments. But none the less, life must go on. So we end up doing many things by candle light. Here’s a list of top 7 things NOT to do by candlelight if you have a choice!
7. Walk across the living room (aka the toy room) in your bare feet when there are small and dangerous toys on the ground that you can’t really see with just a candle. Did you know that lego pieces can get stuck between your toes?
6. Have a “candlelight dinner” with your 3 loud children. Eating by candlelight with your kids just reminds you how long it’s been since you’ve been able to have a real candlelight dinner. The one where you don’t have to yell to have an adult conversation.
5. Bathe your children in the tub after they’ve made a mud pit earlier that day. “Is that dirt or just a shadow?”
4. Do the dishes by the open window. While the breeze coming through is nice, the combination of open flame and thin curtains isn’t always good.
3. Have your 6 year old read his 32 page story book from school – which takes about 15 minutes. This requires a flashlight, not candlelight, being held above the book for this period of time. And of course when he is done, his 3 year old brother insists on “reading” the book to you as well….
2. Change a diaper. We look at his bottom and think, “Is that poo or just a shadow?” Also, Josiah likes to try to kick the candle off the change table (because there is no where else to put the candle).
1. Clean out a poopy diaper in the toilet. “Is that poo or…” well, you get the idea.
7. Walk across the living room (aka the toy room) in your bare feet when there are small and dangerous toys on the ground that you can’t really see with just a candle. Did you know that lego pieces can get stuck between your toes?
6. Have a “candlelight dinner” with your 3 loud children. Eating by candlelight with your kids just reminds you how long it’s been since you’ve been able to have a real candlelight dinner. The one where you don’t have to yell to have an adult conversation.
5. Bathe your children in the tub after they’ve made a mud pit earlier that day. “Is that dirt or just a shadow?”
4. Do the dishes by the open window. While the breeze coming through is nice, the combination of open flame and thin curtains isn’t always good.
3. Have your 6 year old read his 32 page story book from school – which takes about 15 minutes. This requires a flashlight, not candlelight, being held above the book for this period of time. And of course when he is done, his 3 year old brother insists on “reading” the book to you as well….
2. Change a diaper. We look at his bottom and think, “Is that poo or just a shadow?” Also, Josiah likes to try to kick the candle off the change table (because there is no where else to put the candle).
1. Clean out a poopy diaper in the toilet. “Is that poo or…” well, you get the idea.
