(This blog is the twelfth in the series about “Countdowns” as I count down to Amanda’s moving out and count down to the Celebration Concert.)

Sorry, readers, for not blogging for 2 days.  Thursday I had surgery on my hand so I was a little mentally foggy from anesthetic drugs as well as incapacitated by a large dressing on my hand that made typing a tedious challenge.  But surgery was all good and by the afternoon Ted and I were able to sign all the papers for Amanda’s apartment and get the keys.  That was all we were able to accomplish.

On Friday, the living room furniture was delivered to the apartment.  It looks great!  Amanda got a bit excited too.  But no more moving of stuff – still waiting for staff to get the ‘ok’ to start working.  We’re almost there folks.  Really.  Not that it took long.  It took years for us to get this far!  From thinking about moving her out, to checking out all the possibilities, to actually committing and seeing all the necessary pieces come together.  Whew.

So, the countdown is done for her moving out.  I will certainly keep you updated.

And the final countdown now is ONE DAY to the Celebration concert!  Tomorrow at 4pm folks at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Trenton.  Stop by if you can!  There will be some good music.  About an hour long.

And, our final song?  It’s called “Born is the King.”  I love this song and really tend to sing it quite enthusiastically.  It is just happy and joyful.

So lift up your voice and sing out His praise, it’s Christmas!
Born is the King, rejoice in the day, it’s Christmas!
Make a joyful sound, it’s Christmas!
Let His praise resound, it’s Christmas!

Thanks for joining me in this countdown blog series.  Hope to see you at the concert!

Then I will have to change directions and get the ‘ole creative juices flowing to see what I can come up with for my readers.

Hope all is well.

just Laurel