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Wow! I have been a very BAD blogger! My last post was before Christmas!!! I really must try to blog more regularly.

Some of you may ask: “What have you been have been doing, Sheila? or “Where have you been, Sheila? However, since I believe that the only people that read this blog are Tris and possibly my Mom, most of you, understandably, will not have been pondering those questions. But….I feel that I owe myself, Tris and my Mom an explanation, so, if you are reading this, I beg your indulgence.

In short, working, singing, teaching, rehearsing, stamping, making jewelry, and occasionally sleeping. In truth, the last few months have whizzed by. Beethoven’s Ninth with the Vancouver Philharmonic went well despite the fact that I felt like I was screaming my head off (what was Beethoven thinking when he wrote the soprano line in that Symphony?!?). Then, I went to Florida for Christmas and got to catch up with my Mom and Dad and brother and sister-in-law as well as ride some awesome rides at Universal Studios and say hi to Mickey Mouse at Disneyworld, all in balmy temperatures ranging from 25-30 degrees celsius. Here are some pics from the time featuring my family, some Who’s from Whoville, Cinderella’s castle with a billion little twinkle lights on it (SO PRETTY!!!), and the Wii that I got for Christmas (EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!).

My brother, Mom, sister-in-law and Dad at Seuss Landing at Universal

My Mom and Dad with a Who

Me dancing with the Who’s

Cinderella’s Castle

Me and my Wii!!!!

The Fam on Christmas morning (see the shorts?)

Of course, I came home to ridiculous amounts of snow and freezing temperatures here in Vancouver and had to fight through knee high snow to get to work and opera rehearsals.

Vancouver or Alaska?

Rehearsals for Carmen started on December 29 this year. This is unusual as we usually don’t start until after the New Year. However, Carmen is a big, busy show with a lot of music and the extra rehearsal time was definitely needed! In addition to work, teaching, and opera, Tris (my boyfriend) came home from Ontario on December 30 and ended up in the ER at St. Paul’s Hospital for almost the entire night and day on December 31. He was admitted with severe shoulder pain and is better but the doctors still don’t know what’s wrong with him. So, since December 29, I have been balancing opera rehearsals, my office job, teaching at home and in Richmond, and life in general. BUT, I AM BACK NOW! AND, I will try to blog more regularly than once every two months!

I actually have a lot of fun things to share…….