iPhone blogging and a bit about a ritual...

Just wanted to test out blogging on my iPhone...hope it works okay. I'm going to try and include a photo. :)

I think everyone has certain daily rituals...I have one in particular that I'd like to share. It's nothing fancy or super exciting but it really makes my day. Each night after Daniel is in bed and I've had a moment to decompress, I head straight to the kitchen, grab my trusty "grill" lighter (you know those long, bendy lighters?) and I walk silently through the main floor of my home and light candles...five on the mantle, one on the kitchen counter, one on the breakfast table, and one in the bathroom. Not one is overpowering in scent...all a light vanilla fragrance that, to me, symbolizes the warmth of light...of love...and of home. It's a relaxing end to the day and beginning of the night.

Then, before heading back upstairs to drift into slumber, I retrace my steps and extinguish each lit candle. Until tonight I didn't realize it, but I silently sing a little tune in my head..."Fly Me To The Moon"...a song I sing most nights to Daniel before he drifts off to sleep...where I'm sure he dreams of gigantic Lego robots, The Grinch, and of course, of those four gummy bears he'll get if he stays in his room until 7am! ;)

Merry dreams to all, and to all a good night. :)

Denise