Soy Candle Made by Me

When the family arrived home this evening I was sitting here in a candlelit room, with one little table lamp on. T-man said it looked so nice from outside… that alone made me smile. I love it when my boys appreciate the simple things in life. He said it looked so nice, he wants to have a candlelight Thanksgiving dinner. When the kids were younger, I often had candlelight dinners. Some years we had candles lit at the dinner table simply because the lights were out… big winds and big trees equals no power.

My aunt and I were talking just the other day about the countless Thanksgiving days we ended up finishing cooking our turkey on the grill because the power went out when the turkey was halfway roasted.  One year I cut the turkey up and finished cooking it in my parents motor home teensy-tiny oven. 

I remember one year in particular when the power went out on Thanksgiving day at my aunt’s home. Dinner was a big deal. Everyone comes over for dinner… her five children, their companions, the grandkids, and their companions, and the great grandchildren. Huge family dinner. My aunt always serves dinner on her beautiful white china with platinum trim it is beautiful, With the china and all the crystal for side dishes, and the stemware on the table, it simple sparkles in the candlelight.

It was stormy all morning… a very blustery autumn day. The power went out shortly before dinner was served. My uncle finished cooking the turkey on the grill outside and side dishes were finished up on the stove in the motor home.

We ate dinner and served dessert of pumpkin pie, while we were heating water in the motor home, so we could wash the dishes. We put candles in the windowsill and around the kitchen so we could see, because it was fairly dark by the time my cousins and I started washing dishes. We had fun visiting at the kitchen sink, even though it is a big massive job to wash all those dishes by hand. It was what we did every year… you don’t put beautiful platinum rimmed china in the dishwasher! But usually we had lights and easy access to hot water! It took us awhile to get the kitchen clean, and just as the final round of dishwater was going down the drain, and the last plate was dried and ready to be put away… the power came back on! Fun times… great memories. 

I love it when there is a slight mishap at a family function… gives us something to remember and talk about years later.

So about that soy candle… I made a bunch of candles a couple weeks ago. I’ll share a short how-to DIY in a few days. Super easy project, they burn clean and for a very long time… and my home smells wonderful!