Is It Nap Time Yet? :)

SO, it has been two crazyfun, (I just felt like making that into one word.:)) sparkling green weeks! Man oh man! And I am sooo ready for a nap! :)

On the 11th I sang to #485 co-workers and “Thank You, God!” it went beautifully. (Phew! Can you believe I still get nervous about singing in front of people who have not heard me?)

San Diego Regional Center has a yearly holiday party/luncheon/show and in November the director—asked me to sing one of my two all time favorite songs—“Over The Rainbow”—and asked me to rewrite the words with him. We made it silly…about an ideal job at the regional center—where everyone is happy and smiling and we have case loads of #25. :)

My co-workers loved it and I have been hearing such sweet, kind and positive remarks since…. “I never knew!” “Where does that voice come from?” “You blew us away!” “You should have seen everyone at the front tables—They were staring up at you with their mouths and eyes wide open!” “You were the highlight!” “You better sing again next year!” :)

What fun it is to reveal another side of me to people that I work with every day and have this be so well received. “Thank you, God.” It’s a vulnerable thing for me, for some reason. I am not a performer. I am a singer and I sing from my heart and I usually only feel comfortable singing to children, or loved ones, or in a church—where I am singing about God or love or things that I believe in deeply. So, this was a real treat and a wonderful experience.

Since then,

I’ve attended a wonderful Christmas concert with my friend, Lavonne.

David tested for his orange belt–passed—and received it at a fun awards ceremony. His dad has joined him in karate as well—and he received his yellow belt!

We had our unit retreat from work and got to enjoy each other outside of the office.

We had our candle light service at our sweet, loving church—filled with fun caroling, candle lighting and the sharing of heartfelt stories. David appeared as Santa. Then he and his friend, Melanie, put on their glowing, red noses. And “Oh my gosh!”, I was in tears (from laughing so hard—and trying not to) as David, so sincerely, told everyone the story of Rudolph and how he did not think it was right that his dad did not just let Rudolph be who he was and made him cover up his nose….but his mom still loved him and Clarice—a girl reindeer did too. :) He shared many other details about the story as well--and questioned parts-- out loud-- along the way that he did not understand....like, "What made the little dolly a misfit anyway?" (Which I don't understand either...)

David’s dance school also put on “The Grinch”—and he and his friends performed a cool hip hop routine in it.

By the way, have you ever watched little three and four year old girls do ballet? It’s another experience that just brings up joy until it is bubbling out into laughter. They are all watching each other and kind of just doing their own thing—so beautifully and gracefully—as their teacher tries to guide them from the sidelines. It is incredibly funny and precious!

Then we attended Chris and Jen’s yearly Big Kahuna Christmas party! With jumpers, Santa, karaoke and lovely moments with people from our church.

We are soo blessed! Thank you, God! And I have not written one Christmas card and tomorrow is Christmas Eve! And there is much excitement brewing here—as David and I look forward to my brother, Peter, and his wife, Kelly, arriving tomorrow and Mom and Dad coming down on Christmas day.

I feel myself getting a second wind just in the nick of time. "Thank you, God!" My inner honey bun is kicking in and I can’t wait to spend the next few days with family!

And I’ve done my best with shopping and cleaning and I am now moving into “GOOD ENOUGH” mode…not my forte’ but, “Aaaaah, I’m ready for it!” :)

So, I hope that you are feeling loved and connected with loved ones and/or God—and that your heart is full of love and peace—and that you are having moments of joy amidst the business of this season—and that you are feeling gratitude for your blessed life and ready to relax into the next few days. Happy Holidays! :)

With Love,
Kathy