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I've been a slacker (again) with the blogging lately. I feel the holiday crunch already and it's only the middle of November! We have been busy and it's only going to get worse until Christmas. We discovered last week that between then and Christmas, we needed a babysitter 6 times and we had no more free weekends and very few weekdays. Oh boy. Here we go!

So here's what's coming up for the Nowlands:

• My concert! That choir I told you about? Yeah, we have our first concert this weekend! Its really going to be great. I keep trying to convince friends of mine to come along with my ward choir, but they just look at me like yeah, whatever. Thanks, guys. I appreciate that. Your loss! Friday night is in Provo and Saturday night is in Salt Lake. Don't miss out!
• Dress Rehearsal for the concert tonight.
• Jeremy's aunt & uncle come in town Thursday, Jeremy has a training at the Conference Center that night, and we take his aunt & uncle to the airport Friday.
• Jeremy's parents come in town Saturday and will be here for Thanksgiving!
• Jeremy's going out of town Sunday and will be back by midnight Monday night.
• Thanksgiving! Our first time hosting. Our menu is planned and we are super excited! (Okay, mostly me, but Jeremy's being a great sport).
• Ward Temple Night & Dinner first weekend in December
• Jeremy's work party for his team sometime in December
• Jeremy's other work party for all the managers sometime in December
• Ward Christmas Party second weekend in December
• Stake Music Fireside (that I'm in charge of) also second weekend of December
• My parents, sister & brother-in-law come in town for my cousin's wedding third weekend of December
• 2 more concerts for me also the third weekend of December (this time the Messiah!!!)
• Ward Christmas Program (also in charge of) third Sunday of December
• Drive to California and be there for Christmas!

Whew. So of course there are a million other little things thrown in there (like Christmas shopping! oh dear), but tis the season! Especially when you're a musician. Man oh man. So if I'm a little MIA in the next month or so, you'll know why. In fact, I'm sure everyone else is going through the same thing, which is sort of comforting. But life is good! We feel blessed to have so many wonderful things that we are a part of, even though it makes this time of year crazy. We love our ward & stake, Jeremy has a great job, we have a growing family, and life is good.