Woke up this morning, came downstairs with the iTwins and it smelled wonderful!
…It smelled of fresh-cut Christmas Tree, cedar and spiced cookies…
…but we don’t have a real tree, we have a gas fireplace and I finished baking 18 hours ago…OMG – my Yankee Candle!!!
IT’S STILL LIT!!!
I quickly ran over to blow out the 3 foot flame (well it wasn’t that high, but might as well have been!) – and immediately got mad at my husband who left over an hour ago for work. How did he bypass that on his way out the door???
I called him and asked: “Did it smell extra Christmas-y to you in the house this morning?”
My husband: “No, why?” (that’s right – he CAN’T SMELL)
me: “You walked right past the candle that was lit ALL NIGHT LONG!”
him: “Oh, really”
me (getting all pissy): “Yeah I had to turn off all 8000 Christmas lights all by myself last night (after wrapping all the Christmas presents & baking cookies & making dinner & prepping Christmas food all day) and forgot all about the candle…so it’s your fault for not helping me and just going up to bed before me last night”
hmmmft.
him: “Sorry sweetie”
me: “It’s my fault – I forgot and I’m really mad at myself, but just wanted to see if I could peg you for it :)”
him: “ok”
Seriously though — anyone else have a million things on their mind? I just really ran out of room in my brain to think about anything else – like blowing out my lit Silver Bells Yankee Candle – geesh.
You know, come to think of it – I did wake up last night, in the middle of the night and looked over the upstairs railing thinking “what did I leave on?…it looks brighter than usual downstairs”. Then I remembered that the 16 inches + of snow we got this weekend made it really bright when the lights were out – so I just crawled back into bed.
How scary is that?
I must get it together, for real.
In other non-burn-your-house-the-ground news:
Here is an update on my hearing loss (posted friday after my Dr. appointment) & here is an update on my weight loss – BOTH updates are on a “positive note”.
I’m going to get our photos together from the snowstorm this weekend and post that later today – so come back…
And don’t forget I’ll be drawing the (2) winners for the Sun & Earth giftcard GIVEAWAY tonight, so GO ENTER — your chances of winning are really great!!!
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LOL!! I have tried to peg things on my hubs too…and it usually works b/c 1/2 the time he isn’t paying attention to what I’m saying anyways…ugh!!
~WM
I’ve already done that twice myself!!!
Oh my. That would scare me so bad. I don’t light candles anymore, actually. I use Diffuser Reeds and put all candles on candle warmers aka mug warmers. They last forever, smell up the whole home, and there is no need to light the candle. I light tea lights for my oil burners sometimes, but those go out on their own in a few hours. Thank gosh everyone was safe and nothing was near it. Scary.
You know I LOVE those diffusers too! I just love the glow of a candle and I usually ALWAYS leave it where I won’t forget to blow it out — so much for that last night. Yeah I’m already paranoid about it, so I always have them lit after the kids go to sleep and in an open area — still scared myself with this one though – ugh.
Twitter: mamajoss
You are so lucky that nothing caught on fire. My uncle’s living room burned quite badly when a candle was left lit a few years ago.
I AM so thankful — I should have went with my instinct though and went downstairs to check out the extra light I saw. Lesson learned for sure!
Twitter: mamajoss
OMG! Well, a little dangerous, but I bet it DID smell WONDERFUL!! LOL! :)
Yes, my mind is on OVERLOAD right now!! And trying to figure out how to cook for Christmas Eve dinner, then celebrate Christmas Day and then ANOTHER Christmas DAY dinner….how do I do it all?! AGH!!! i hope I don’t forget anything! Going to finish up my grocery shopping today and HOPEFULLY I won’t have to go back to ONE single store until AFTER Christmas! LOL! :)
BTW-glad you are having SOME progress in your hearing! Anything is possible!!!
Merry Christmas!
Thanks Sheila!
Oh good luck with all of that — sounds like my schedule too!! Yeah, I won’t be “on here” much the next few days — busy busy busy — yes, if we don’t chat – Have a very Merry Christmas :)
Twitter: mamajoss
I’ve accidentally left a candle lit in the bathroom a few times too many, but not overnight (thank goodness!) SO glad nothing happened to you guys!
Love the way you tried to pin it on hubby! ;)
I did TRY — to pin on him for my own sanity — but it’s clearly all my fault *sigh*…on overload for sure :)
How are you guys doing over there? — I need to visit your blog…
Twitter: mamajoss
I have SO done this on more than on occassion. That is why I am currently not “allowed” so says my husband, to burn candles in the house. I have one of those candle warmer thingys! But it just doesn’t do it for me that well. The smell is not as strong! Oh, well!!!!
Twitter: heathershaci
Oh so glad I’m not alone…oh gosh hope I don’t get banned from burning them too – my husband usually ALWAYS asks me “do you have any candles burning” before we go up to bed – just not last night – ugh. I really should try one of those warmers…
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