10/23/08 Karaoke Anyone?

Another milestone passed on the counter! 40,000 hits and the reader to hit it was Shelley, our friend from Quail Run!

I couldn't wait for the work day to get over with today! We're having our first get together after work.

Our workday was busy as it was as Activities has been tasked with getting the El Carnaval Room ready for the Celebration of Life service for our resident who passed on earlier this week.

Flowers to order, balloons to order/pick up, round tables to rent, Halloween decorations to take down, plastic flatware that had to be wrapped and the list went on and on.

Finally the days end finally got here and it was time to sing with our new friends. Let me explain that. Jim and Mary carry a karaoke set up with them and as it turns out Jim has a very nice voice.

He was already singing when we arrived at four.

Fourteen of us, chairs and drinks in hand, settled around and under their awning, sitting back and listening to Jim entertain us. The songs we knew the words to we joined in on and the ones we didn't, well, we just sat there and enjoyed it all.

That is until April got started. Here's April looking over the song book.

Soon after starting the afternoon session she scooted over to read the words on the computer screen. Next thing we know she's signing the words as Jim sings them. Well, she had us in stitches, practically rolling on the ground.

I'm guessing the song lyrics to this song she is signing was something like..... Ooh, baby, baby.

Here's she signing to Eddie Arnold's "Make the World Go Away" where the lyrics are something like take the weight off my shoulders.

I'm here to tell you right now that the lower the level the wine got in her bottle the funnier she got. We all had a good laugh watching her! I should clarify this, I'm by no means implying she was drunk, she definitely was NOT, but lets face it, a little bit wine does make us less inhibited.

Another winter resident who keeps us amused is John Casey. Casey, as we call him is from Ireland and has that Irish brogue that I just love to listen to. He's also got a wicked sense of humor!

Soon darkness fell and it was time to call it a night. Everyone headed home, bidding each other a good night and Bob and I walked back to our rig, smiling all the way.