Dec. 4-10, 2006

Me in the Christmas Musical at our church

This week was an absolute blur. Monday night was our annual Ladies Christmas Tea at the church. I decided that I wasn't going to be able to do anything for it this year so I just went. I had rehearsals and the Christmas musical (I had one of the leads) the rest of the week and I just couldn't add one more thing to my plate. It was such a nice event, but I forgot my camera so I have no pictures. We had several women who had been raised in different countries talk about Christmas traditions in their country and then we got to taste food from each country. The girls sat with me along with my friend, Karen, from worship team and Suzie, a fellow home schooling mom as well as choir, etc. (we've been great friends for a long time) and her mother-in-law.

I also got De'Etta's tea mailed to her finally. I had gotten her some tea at our Davidon's Tea Outlet sale and finally got it to her. I really hope she enjoys it and can use some of it while her girls are home for Christmas (you need to do the Pride and Prejudice night, De'Etta). I got the ornament mailed too (the one for the ornament exchange through my email loop).

Tuesday night I actually got to stay at home...yeah!!!..., but Wednesday the madness started. We had dress rehearsal for the Christmas musical Wednesday and Thursday nights and they, actually, went pretty well. We got a lot of the kinks worked out. Thursday morning was Bible Study and I woke up in a panic...I had not really worked much on it and felt overwhelmed with all I had to do during the week. Then I couldn't find my car keys! Aaaaagh!! I called my friend, Karen, and told her that I couldn't go because too many things to do that week. She totally understood and said she would tell our leader. I did find the keys underneath the pile of laundry (one of the things that was overwhelming me) I folded. I got the house semi-straightened up and felt so much better. I do not deal well with clutter and this house is bad enough in that it is small and we have stuff all over we usually wouldn't, but then extra clutter makes me panic! My Bible Study leader is also in choir and I saw her Thursday night at practice. She gave me a big hug and said it was totally understandable that I wasn't there. I love my Bible Study group!

Friday night was our first performance. It was a dinner theater performance and the audience got a choice of salmon or pork. They both smelled wonderful and we got a little taste before the performance. They made this same salmon recipe last year and it is awesome. All you do is take the salmon filets and season them with garlic salt and a little italian seasoning. Then you brush a Raspberry-Chipotle sauce on top (you can get this at Costco or other stores) and broil them until they are done. It is so good and EASY! The performance went very well and I had several positive comments about it afterwards. Our choir director wrote the play that was weaved through the songs and it was a very simple, to-the-point message.

Saturday night was the second performance. Tim and the girls came to that one as that was his only night home to be able to go. They served dessert that night and it was cheesecake. Tara thinks it is so cool when I am onstage, but was glad we weren't doing the same play as last year as that was much more dramatic and sad in a way. She liked this better. Sammy took pictures for me and they ALL turned out blurry so I won't post them. Sunday night my in-laws came along with my mom and her husband and my mother-in-law took a lot of pictures so I hope some of them came out and I will try and post them.

Sunday Tim left at 4am to go to the 49er game. This is the first game since we have had season tickets that I can recall not being able to go with him. He took the guy who made our cabinets. They had fun, but the 49ers lost. I told him it was because I wasn't there (they have won every game I have gone to this year). LOL I missed going with him, but it was cold, too, so if I had to pick a game to not attend, this would have been it.