FAST FORWARD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ppKe0MsFrc      Here are The Toe Tappers doing  Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree .  I'm in the back row on this one. Guess you can pick me out!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ues0eEd96H0       And here is Bob singing with Lori, one of the Tappers, doing Baby It's Cold Outside. 

Just click on those links and it will take you there. During this Christmas time, Mike and family went down to Orlando to Disney World. A fun time for all. 

 I was happy to also get some new pictures of Abby and Luke. Oh they are all growing into adults so fast.  

Abby is so accomplished in soccer as well as academics, and it seems Luke is following right along in those footsteps. 
In Sept we went to a reunion of very good friends we had known for about 30 years. Had not seen most of them for at least 10 years. Fun for all.

 These are friends from when we lived in Capistrano Beach. '79 to 80  something. Hate to be too specific!!!

And for son, Mike and family, they enjoyed their week.....

Kaili is enjoying her Community College time pursuing her cosmetology career. She is such a creative artist, her dream job is to work with Disney. Go for it, Kaili!!

TIME IS GOING BY QUICKLY

We didn't get much travel in this year. We have been kept extra busy with the Toe Tappers, I'm dancing the year away and Bob is MC'ing his way through. More shows than ever before. Making a lot of people happy  makes it all worthwhile. 
We managed to get about 10 days to see a friend in Medford, OR. He lost his wife a couple weeks before my brother so we wanted to see Matt. Then down to Minden, NV to see other friends and have some relaxing time and catch up. 

George Worth, with us. wife, Patti doesn't like her picture taken. I'll catch her one day! 

MID YEAR HAPPENINGS

  Our Granddaughter, Abby, was chosen to go with a special soccer team to Malawi, Africa, to help the young people. They have a soccer team but didn't have a field, equipment or uniforms and Abby was very involved in getting a lot of that together to take to these soccer players. What a life changing experience. Really very proud of her.

And just a bit of 'things around us here at home'. Didn't get a lot of traveling done this year but sure stayed plenty busy. Where does that time go, anyway!?

Spring in Bloom

Ready for our Italian lunch

Here he was, sitting oon the fence of our patio

From our patio.

THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF 2017

I find myself staring into space wondering where to start. That's what happens when you don't start this earlier in the year....... soooo, as I go over the calendar as my reminder, here we go. It takes a few days to get started in somewhat of a routine to start the year....... hhhmmmm 2017. Mostly into rehearsals, a couple lunch dates, and extra trips to see my brother, Gene. As it turned out in the following weeks, we got things in order and he passed away Feb 28. Yes, I miss him.....
On we go and keeping busy. Rehearsals, Bob's Board meetings, and meetings on the Board of the VA Medical Research Fnd. 
In April we had a 'Gene's Day' instead of a Memorial Service. 

This is exactly what Genie wanted...... a table full of friends at a favorite restaurant having Italian food and wine.!