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Pre-Chanukah Projects… Day 8

Okay people, its the day before Chanukah. Do you have everything you need?

Got candles? Check. Heck, got the menorah even out of the attic? Check. Got oil for all the deep fried goodness that will be happening this next week or so? Crap. I forgot potatoes at the grocery store. I'm an idiot. I knew I should have made a list. I've got the gelt for the party, but they don't look purty yet. I'm thinking I'll do that on Saturday. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.

So, usually, tomorrow night (Friday night) would be this wonderful, super special evening where we light the first candle and figure out how to say the prayers and sit and play the dreidel game, which I always lose because I never can remember which letter is which. BUT. This year there is a KINK.

Last Friday, we had SNOW. So a Girl Scout event got canceled so that we non-snow drivers didn't have to get out on the slick, iced roads. Don't laugh. It NEVER ices here. Scott says we can't even drive in the rain so there was no way in hell we were getting out on ice. At any rate... the event was rescheduled to... drumroll please... you got it. This Friday. And yes, I asked if it could be moved to some evening other than the first night of Chanukah because seriously, that's a bit like scheduling it on Christmas Eve. But no, it could not be moved and their reasons were legitimate to a certain extent, albeit annoying. So we gave Isabella the choice and she wants to go to the event because she wants to earn the badge. So we said okay. I'm a teensy bit annoyed that we said okay, but this is one of those difficult moments. If we say no, then she resents Chanukah. If we say yes, some of Chanukah gets turned into a second class holiday. Sigh, there is no win. I guess I will just be glad that there are EIGHT NIGHTS so we aren't losing the entire holiday. So anyhoo, we're going to the event, then we're coming home, lighting the candles late, and letting her open a gift, which honestly, will solve all the woes of Chanukah, I'm quite certain. Ha.

So, you're running out of time, peeps. Make those lists. Check them twice. And I'm not talking about a fat guy in a red suit people! Oil! Candles! Potatoes! And like my dear friend Lizzie says... Batteries for the camera!!! Got'em Lizzie, thanks!

P.S. Don't forget to go to my store starting tomorrow night to grab the free kit! Every night for eight nights! Its crazy I know! But you won't want to miss a single part of the kit! Its A LATKE FUN!!! I crack myself up.

Pre-Chanukah Projects… Day 6

Man, I got nuthin today. I'm really sorry. I worked until 8pm yesterday for job #1 and I didn't get done what I wanted to get done. And for that, I really am sorry. I will say that I still have SO much to do for our party on Sunday. I've got grocery shopping to do (better bring the heavy duty shopping bags for the giant buckets of vegetable oil, LOL!), favor bags for the gelt to make, ITunes downloads to buy for our party mix, man oh man. Life is getting in the way... but that did remind me... check this out. I heard this on Sirius Radio Hannukah tonight and loved it.