5 walks till christmas

Sadly, that wonderful streak I had going was stopped short. Damn. I was doing so good.

Today was cookie baking day. We all meet at Bonnie's, we saw Santa riding around on his firetruck. By the time we arrived, Santa had arrived at Bonnie's house. The Wee One was out side waving his little arms. I'm not sure what he was excited  hime more, the fire truck or Santa. When we came in, he kept pointing at the door to go backout.

 Cookie Making Day: Basically, we make cookies all day, and then split the bounty. Lydia is in charge of the kifles. This year we tried Gluten Free. They taste okay but they look horrible.

Afterwards we came home and walked Adonis.

Then, after dark, we went to a Wildlands Conservancy event at Monocacy Park. It was a lumniary walk. The article in the paper said we'd make the luminaries but it hasn't been cold enough. Most of the the walk as in the dark.

To make the luminary, you fill a biodegradable balloon with water, freeze it for 8-10 hours, then pop a hole in it. The inside of the ice is hollow and it leave space for the candle. They used the tea lights with the on off switch so they were reusable.

You can also freeze them solid and use a drill and cut out a hole. Those will last about a week if it's cold enough. Beauty part is, you remove the candle and they just melt away. With the exception of the balloon, there is no waste.

The walk was only a half mile.

 So we walked over to the other side of the park to check out the waterfall. Cool huh?

Tomorrow, I think we are walking to Christkindl Market. And I'm getting my compromise tree. It will be tiny. Maybe I'll also take Eryn's kids to Allentown lights.