WHAT TO REMEMBER ABOUT NOVEMBER BEFORE DECEMBER IS OVER!

all kinds of holiday love to Tecumseh Choirs.....felt all the cheer this week at the middle school concert in the "cafegynasitorium", the Festive Dinner last Saturday night and the Elegant Evening of Song tonight at Adrian College's Herrick Chapel. Darin and Mary are keeping it REAL for T-town. Thanks to Adrian College for sharing their space with us; the campus was beautiful tonight.


First snow day before a holiday concert that I'm not the ODD teacher waking up crying, "NOOOOOOOOO!" and then stressing all day doing damage control. HMMMMM.....feels real good. Tecumseh's High School choir concert is Wednesday night at Adrian College Herrick Chapel at 7 pm. It is a great space and a great holiday event. Everyone is welcome.


Making the lists....checking them twice....menus, to do's, shopping, wrapping, sharing and anticipating all the good to come. It is not about one day, one meal or one event; it is about all the heart you put into each and every moment of preparation and of course, the culmination of it all. I guess it is about the love.


Focusing for the advent of arrivals and holiday visits. Just a little more shopping to be done and lots of beds to make! The visit to the grocery store will be a "two-carter" for sure and that's the really GOOD NEWS.


This afternoon the Tecumseh Community really came out for a little Christmas cheer. It was an amazing afternoon at TCA. The choir and orchestra filled the hall with the spirit of the season and the audience was so receptive and gracious, it made the performers feel the excitement as well. Thanks to Community Chorus, who absolutely sparkled with enthusiasm.
WE PUT COMMUNITY IN CHOIR! "SEASON'S GREETING EVERYONE!"


Community Chorus and Pops Orchestra "Season's Greetings" Concert today at 4 pm at the TCA. We are singing SPIRIT OF THE SEASON, HAPPY HOLIDAY/WHITE CHRISTMAS, PARADE OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS, CAROL FROM AND IRISH CABIN, O HOLY NIGHT, JINGLE BELLS, WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS & HALLELUJAH CHORUS. I love all the arrangements and the enthusiasm of the choir.


Seems I've spent my life preparing for events, I love that about me, but it is just nice to be able to hear myself think about my plans accompanied by the sound of my furnace running, my keyboard clicking happily, and my favorite, THE LIGHTS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREES keeping me company. Pray for the little Morenci guys and their families, and celebrate life, always.


The day after Thanksgiving weekend...even more thankful! Celebrating life and sharing with each other should be like breathing. Tonight was about preparation for a holiday concert next Sunday. Community Chorus was all about it. Our concert is at TCA on Sunday at 4 pm and I think we put "community" in CHORUS.


About Sunday's dinner with family......AWESOME!

SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM THE PAST TO CREATE IN THE PRESENT

a very special GINGERBREAD COOKIE recipe from a very special women, Mrs.Mead....


Blend together 1 c. SPRY shortening and 1 c. brown sugar
Add, 1 c. light molasses and mix,
Add, 1 egg and mix,


First measure, then sift together:  4 c. flour, dash salt, 1 t. soda, 1 t. cinnamon
2 t. ginger, 1/2 t. ground cloves, 1/2 t. nutmeg


Add sifted ingredients to first mixture,
Mix together and freeze (you may use this anytime)


Grease rolling pin with corn oil.  Use enough dough for ONE gingerbread man
and form it on wax paper.  Bake on no grease pan at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.
Let cookie set-up for 1 minute before removing the wax paper.  


Cool and decorate


FROSTING RECIPE:
Beat 2 and 2/3 C. sifted confectioners sugar, 2 egg whites, salt, lemon flavoring
until you form very firm points.  


Grandma Mead gave them to my children, who loved them because we never made anything like that at home.  They also loved them be cause they came from her.  

OKAY SO YOU KNOW YOU HAVEN'T BLOGGED LATELY WHEN THE GOOGLE SIGN-ON HAS CHANGED!

I totally miss blogging.  I know I have now forgotten many of the things I was determined to remember.  Life's pace has picked up considerably in the past two months with the advent of the holidays.  There needs to be time to fall back a bit into the mode of remembrance, because if you do not.....you.............huh?