chocolate fountain

 We did a trial run of a chocolate fountain today and probably added too much oil but it was fun! Messy, definitely (especially with our chaos child) but fun was had by all. And since it was for an event my husband is helping to run, he did everything to ensure he knew what to do for the event! That was nice for me haha. 

I hoped to do dishes but I at least did laundry, and I still have an hour to decide to do dishes if that's what I want. Is it? I don't know. 

Tomorrow is Juneteenth. I love that it's a holiday, but I'm not really sure how to celebrate it. We barely celebrate mainstream holidays. We are going to visit my brother who'll be in north Seattle. So a short trip and a long car ride. But restaurant and park should be too terrible. I'm not excited about traffic on the way back... maybe the holiday will affect the rush hour? Though maybe in a bad way... 

I'm supposed to be reading Powerless - it's probably good (I'm only two chapters in, it seems good but I'm at a point in my life where I like sweet gentle books, not dark, gritty books, and it's looking like the YA version of a darker book than I usually like. But mostly I'll probably enjoy it). I've been thinking about reading it for a while and my oldest child read it and is desperate for someone to talk to about it. Especially since I asked her not to spoil it for me, since I do actually want to read it. And she finished the series and is reading one of my recommendations - Cinder. God I love Cinder. Probably also a little darker than I would go for presently, but it's SO GOOD and hopefully I feel the same about Powerless. It's like a reading swap... sort of. She's reading a series I've already read, I'm reading a series she's already read. 

One thing I've been thinking about is reading Dealing With Dragons to my kids. Like, maybe they can be doing crafts or something or it could be before bed or whatever. Maybe I'll wait until baby girl has her cochlear implants and can listen better to language. Or now while my 8 year old still isn't a big reader (which isn't to say she's a bad reader - she's quite good - I just don't think she's found a genre she loves yet). Anyway I really, REALLY love Dealing With Dragons - it's the perfect book. It's funny, it tackles serious issues with gentle seriousness and humor, it's got a little bit of action in it, and the main character is relatable and sensible. It's exciting and kind and has a little revenge and characters that help each other because there's still conflict. It feels adventurous but also homey and it has a whole series though the first one is still my favorite (but I definitely have a soft spot for the second one since there's a little romance in that one). 

Tangent! I was just thinking about this summer - how I want to go everywhere, but also nowhere. It's quite the predicament... I don't have a ton of energy, but I do have just enough that I WANT to go do things, and usually it's pretty fun once I actually get out... but it feels SO HARD before that point. I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings - are we ready for car travels? And also I just realized baby's next cochlear appointment is in a week (two appointments I think) so there's conflict. Oh and I guess my husband works... this week is really slow for him so I kind of forget. Whoops. 

Also I think we need blackout curtains... I woke up SO MANY times this morning before 7:30. I was thinking of setting an alarm for 8 because I kind of like having some morning time, but I thought I'd let myself sleep in for one day... RIP my sleep. I don't feel too bad though. Maybe I'll go do those dishes now. 

(I actually really just want to read my comics but I don't have the money to buy episodes so I have to wait, so I should read my dang book)