Thursday, December 18, 2008

Baby Its Cold Outside


I believe that if it hurts to go outside its too cold.  I took this picture of the thermometer outside our nook window.  It may not be obvious  because there is no "-" sign, but this show about -27 or -28 C or -18 F.  Add a little wind to this and the its a wind chill factor of -35 to -40.  Baby Its Cold Outside.


I've had to bundle up and go out and shovel the walk and driveway.   Can someone explain to me why we have a driveway that is 3 cars wide?  It can literally take over an hour to clear shovel the show off the driveway.   Fortunately we have an angel that lives in our neighborhood.   This angel has a snow blower and has come by and visited our driveway a couple times.   It takes him less than 5 minutes to do what takes me over an hour.

I wish I was in Hawaii again.   I've been meaning to post blogs about our trip.  Some of the girls a have posts about the trip.  Check out Angie, Alana, Erika and Nicole's (on Wilma's blog) blogs to see some of the things we did.

Alana says that I need to update my blog and add my perspective.  So I'll do a series of updates with some highlights of my trip (in random order).

Highlight - Music video from Hawaii.

I don't know how the girls did this but Judy and I went to bed and they hadn't started and when we woke up the next morning they had this fun video.



This made me laugh.  I've played around with doing some videos in the past and I kind of know what is involved.    I'm amazed at what they were able to accomplish in a short time.  Good work girls.  Now you can tell people about the time you went to Hawaii to film a music video.  This video is on Angie, Alana and Erika's blogs as well.


Christmas Music

  
I love Christmas music.   When we were in Hawaii there was a radio station that was playing only Christmas music.   It was great.   Finally last week one of the stations here went to straight Christmas music.  Some years there will be a new Christmas song or Album that will catch my attention.  


     
Its like when I heard Amy Grant's Home for Christmas Album for the first time.  I loved it and its still a favorite.


I think I've come across a new favorite.   Yesterday I was driving Jenelle to school and we heard this version of the 12 days of Christmas on the radio.   They said its their #1 request this Christmas.   This song became popular because 1 of the members of the group posted this 10 year old video of them on YouTube.


Enjoy!



They are called Straight No Chaser.   They reunited after 10 years to record a new Christmas Album this year.

 

I like their sound.  Listening to them brings back fond memories of my days as a Keith Wood Singer.  
(Click here for a link to an MP3 Recording featuring vocals by The Keith Wood Singers


I know the recording is not a Christmas song.  We had some great Christmas tune but I don't think they are recorded.  The Keith Wood Singers did record a CD but we should have done a Christmas CD - then we could sell it every year.   Straight No Chaser's first album was a Christmas Album.  THat was smart - Now no matter what else happens they will sell albums every holiday season - Just ask Johnny Mathis.


... and who knows...maybe a lost video of the Keith Wood Singers singing Christmas Carols will appear on YouTube and we will reunite to record a Christmas Album...Wake up Doug...You're dreaming...