Christmas 2017

Hungarian Chicken Paprikash with dumplings

my gang

beets

Watching you watching me

the gang + Janelle

Janelle's gnome

Yeah... Christmas 2017 has come and gone.

Hilary and I made a Hungarian Chicken Paprikash which turned out fabulously!   

We enjoyed having Janelle join us for dinner.  Afterward, we played some fun games.  

It was a nice Christmas!

Christmas Praise Service

Here we are singing last Sunday evening at the Christmas Praise Service.  It was a very special night, singing with my family.  What a joy!!

December Front & Center

**updated to add all the videos**

Ryan and I did 6 songs at Front and Center this month.  I almost ended up not going, so I'm glad I went!  I'm not sure if I'll be able to sing next month (after my surgery), so we'll see.  I'm thankful that so many people at Frontline love and support me, including my pastor who also sang at Front and Center that night.  It's such a different world from the environment I came from. 

Here are all 6 songs we did.

(first set)






(2nd set)

October F&C videos

**Post edited to add a few more songs from that night.**

last singing for a while

It's a pretty bad picture, but it's the memory that counts.  I wanted to post it as a reminder of the last time I'm singing until probably February.

So, I have to go in for surgery in about 3 weeks, and I've decided to take it easy leading up to it.  All I really feel like doing is laying down.  Standing for any length of time is very uncomfortable.  

I actually wish it was happening sooner so I didn't have to have all this time to think about it.  I admit that I am not looking forward to going through it, but I do look forward to eventually feeling good again.  

5 Favorite Things

Gretchen and me

JoAnn and me

My 2nd time to the ladies 5 Favorite things party at church.  It was nice.  Next year I need to bring something more special.  My gifts are lame.  I always think I'm going to make something crafty but then when it comes right down to it, I don't.  Yep, lame.