High School Madrigal 2010

Our little town performs an annual Christmas Madrigal set in the year of 1510 every year.  My daughter has been part of the choir for the past 2 years - last year she was a "moat wench" being in the JV girls choir and wore a costume resembling the cloths of the well loved Shreck.  This year she is a "Lady of the Kingdom".   This choir does a fantastic job.  Last year there were over 350 members of the choir in grades 9 - 12.  This year has decreased a little to only approximately 300.  I wish that I had a copy of the performance to add as sound (if thats possible).  The very last song that the entire choir sings is "Silent Night".  They sing it acappella and sign it.  They sing it 3 times - the first time they sing and sign; the second time the hum and sign, and the third time they sign it and at the end of the song all lights go out and only a single lit candle lights the auditorium.  It is quite beautiful!! Here is a picture of my lovely daughter in her Madrigal Costume. 

My Sister

I sit here writing this post, thinking of my one and only blood sister (I do have a lot of friends that I consider as sisters and have the sisters in Christ that I am so Thankful for) - but atlast only one that was born of the same parents as I.  

She just texted me earlier this afternoon to let me know the doctors were moving up her total hysterectomy from December 21st to tomorrow - leaving me to ponder if I can rearrange my todo list and schedule to be up there with her and her husband for the surgery.  She and I have had a very trying year this 2010 and I am sure I can speak for her when I say we will be happy for 2011 to begin so that we can start fresh and renewed.  After tomorrow - I know she will be on the good side of health.

My sister and I have not always had an easy life, not that this is unique only to us.  We survived an abusive father, both worked through the battles of miscarriages - where as I have 2 beautiful children from my husband - my sister adopted a brother and sister through the fostercare system and let me say it has been a rocky road for them.  I am so grateful that my sister has accepted Jesus Christ into her heart in the last couple of years.  other similarities of my sister and I - besides we look remarkably alike (go figure) while she is having her hysterecomy tomorrow - I had mine in September of 2009. 

Lori (my sister) is going to have a tougher time than I.  I had the new robotic arm assisted surgery and because of complications from having her appendix out in Germany many years ago, she has to have a tradition cut the stomach, one night stay in the hospital.  Needless to say, she is extremely nervous and worried, yet excited to have all the problems over, including NO MORE MONTHLIES!! Yeah for her!

I would love to be there with her, though I don't think I will be able to make it because of all the responsibilites.  She was able to come down for my surgery in June of 2010, as were 2 of 3 of my brothers.  And although I wasn't quite aware of the presense at all times, I felt their love for me in the early days after surgery, lying in the cold hard hospital bed, wishing I was any where else but there. 

My sister has always been there for me and I love her with all my heart.  She is a great person, wonderful sister, loving mom, wife, and daughter.  I thank God everyday for her in my life.  And wonder where I would be without her - I shudder at the thought.  I know there were days in our childhood that we were each others rock.  And there have been days in my adulthood where she has still stood as my rock.

I know that even if I can't make it up there tomorrow for the surgery - I will see her the week after Christmas to take homemade frozen dinners to her family for the 6 weeks of recovery that she has to go thru. 

I am grateful to this blog site, for giving me that place to vent my thoughts, fears, concerns, joys, triumphs, to stand up on the great big soapbox of mine that friends all know I keep around just incase, and soon to come RECIPES FROM AIMEEE - as most of my friends know - I like to cook and so does my husband and teenage daughter so I will be posting tried and successful recipes for the sampling of any one who cares. 

Until next time.

First Time ....

Okay here goes - I am fairly new to this blogging.  I thought I started one last year during the summer, but cant locate it or remember, so here goes again.  I am your average everyday mom and wife.  My husband D and I own our own business - what a stressful thing in this time - but we do okay.  We just finished building our home in August of 2009 and moved in the week before school started.  We have officially been here 1 year.  I love my home, but hate when I have to clean it - you all know what I mean.  I wonder why I ever wanted a larger home - what was I thinking. 

I remember when we first moved in this home - I was totally not, ever, going to get another dog.  And now I have not only 1, but yes 2 of them.  Mojo, a 1 yr old English Bulldog...

and our newest - Peanut, a 12 week old French Bulldog ...

(I aplogize technical difficulties with putting Peanuts picture up - picture to follow at a later date)

My days are spent keeping Mojo from playing too rough with Peanut, keep Peanut from making messes in the house, taking the kids back and forth to their after school activities, running them to church activities, working at our business doing bookkeeping, paperwork, and occassional duct-making; laundry, cooking, cleaning, picking up friends of my kids for afternoons together and dropping them off; grocery shopping, checking up on in-laws and my family, and occassionally sleeping.

I have had a very busy stressful 2010 year, but things seem to be turning around for me.  I will post more regarding my year, not necessarily because you all care, or that my year was any more stressful than yours, just a different type of stress - and my story might open peoples eyes to possibilities and faith. 

Have I peaked your curiosity yet?  I will post again later - I hear dogs barking - which believe it or not is rare in our house.  Have a Terrific Sunday and see you in the blog!