Good Afternoon, FS Warriors! I don't know about you guys, but it seems like there isn't Thanksgiving and Christmas anymore; it just seems like it's one endless buffet from the 4th Thursday in November until January 2nd of the followiing year. It's pretty bizarre when you start feeling like it's been a successful holiday when you only have to give up 10 pounds to get back to where you were!
Saw the doctor, got some muscle relaxers and pain killers, but I don't take them unless I'm really having a bad day. They bind me up and that's worse than the back pain; makes me feel like I'm trying to pass a bowling ball. Anyway, the situation with my back is good enough that I'm going to phase the running back in. I'll probably do a walk/run routine for my long runs; there's really no benefit to killing myself on 10 to 15 mile runs, except for the sake of pride, and there wouldn't be much of
that if I was stove up.
Well, we had a Christmas pot luck at the church yesterday, with turkey, dressing, ham, gravy, mashed potatoes, chicken and noodles, and about every other thing you could imagine over the holidays. Deserts filling two long tables. Did I mention this was only for about 40 people? Haha, and then DW brings more food home than we took. So, we traded turkey, stuffing, gravy and pudding cake for banana bread, lemon squares, ham and who knows what. She's like a squirrel stocking up for the winter. Geez!
I did a solo in the Church Sunday named, "For those Tears I Died." Normally, I just sing a special like that,during the offering, accompanied by a terrific piano player, and I walk out the side door and join the congregation, without any fanfare. This time, when I finished and put the mike back in the stand and was walking off, a young woman in the congregation spurted out, "That song made me cry!" Now, I don't like to make people cry, but I've got to tell you, it makes me feel good when something I do touches someone like that. Makes it all worthwhile.
My great granddaughter told her mother that she wanted a real guitar with a case for Christmas. She's 5 years old. Now, I don't know if she will have the commitment and determination to keep at it, but I decided to buy her one. It listed for $99 and was on sale for $39.something. I got it, because it was so pretty, but it sounded awful. I put new strings on it, and it sounded better, but the tuning machines had so much slop in them that it wouldn't stay in tune for even a minute. I didn't want to send it back, because even though I could buy her a better guitar, I couldn't find one that looked like this, that would get her as excited. So, I ordered new tuners for it, and I see that they arrived at home today. I am sure that it will have an acceptable tone when I'm done with it - at least good enough to make her happy over Christmas. Considering the cost of the guitar, the case, the strap, the electronic tuner, songbook, and tuning machines, the investment gets to about $150.00 for a $39.99 guitar. Funny how that works! Cost of the package - $150; the smile on her face - priceless! I hope.
That's about all I've got for today. Hope everyone has a wonderful week. Toodles!
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