scary business.....

In an attempt to widen my horizons and get out of my comfort zone, I am attempting a few new things as of late.

#1- My lovely sister (the musically talented one) asked me to accompany her on the piano while she sang a solo in church. In a moment of delirium, I accepted. The actual showcase of our talent was last Sunday and it was HORRIFYING! Why do I get myself into these things???? I actually played decent, only 1 or 2 bitty mistakes that I don't think anyone heard but me. Nevertheless, the heart palpitations I experienced before playing were enough to kill me.

#2- There is a group in our area preparing a neat musical Christmas program for December. The same musical sister, asked me to join her. Now let it be stated: I am NOT a good singer. I am NOT even a mediocre singer. The singing gene in our family somehow skipped me. Despite my lack of ability, I sometimes dream of being a good singer and I figured joining this choir would be a good way to pretend I can sing.

We practice once a week. I come home from each practice with a splitting headache. After more than a month practicing there are still BIG chunks of songs that I can't sing. We perform in less than a month and I figure by then I still will be missing big chunks. My plan is to stand there with the whole group (fortunately it's big) and mouth the words (to the chunks) gleefully with no sound coming out. I will pretend to be the worlds best singer and no one will be the wiser! Mormon Tabernacle Choir look out.... Here I come!