Another Christmas Cookie weekend

Pictures: Byran Lubeck and me Saturday night; Cookie party girls looking for the pickle ornament; a couple cookie displays; Julie and me Sunday at the cookie party.

What a great weekend filled with friends and music and family and cookies.  I recorded Byran Lubecks intro and performance of a Dave Maki song Saturday night.  I went with the Lesters, Schimans and Catherine T.  It was great to see many other friends there including Jeri and Ed, most of the band members and Dave Carlock.  I got to meet in person the friend from Chicago who really helped me arrange Dave meeting Chick Corea.  Then the cookie party on Sunday.  From 1989 to 2011....wow!  It was a wonderful night with great cookies.

I've mentioned that this is a hard holiday season for me.  It just seems that I cry a little more often. Hearing Dave's music just hits me right in the heart.  Although I've shared a lot, I've kept some things in I guess.  A good friend says I need to work this to move ahead and I guess that's right.  Now how to do that?  Well, I'm going to go back and start reading posts from years past about the same time of year....see if I can remember what I forgot or left out.  Here we go....

December 2009- We were getting ready for the cookie party and Dave had just had his last chemo.  The night of the cookie party Dave attended the second annual "anti- cookie party party".  He was not feeling well.  I remember wondering if I should cancel the party and having a couple people to offer to have it at their house....stubborn me.  I just wanted the holiday season to feel "normal".  Dave didn't do well at the party.  I was so sad he couldn't enjoy himself, he just wanted to be with his friends.

December 2010- Thinking a lot about Dave and how the holiday's would never feel normal again...just going through the steps.

2011- Thankful for family and friends, I'm trying to figure out the next steps.  How do I move forward, my best friend is gone.  Just what do single adults do now a days????  Not that I'm jumping out there, just sayin' it's been 27+ years.

peace, love, groove

Dave's Music Plays On

Bryan Lubeck is performing this Saturday in St Joe.  He'll be playing one of Dave's songs he recorded.  It is so amazing for me every time I hear Dave's music, he really does live on through his music   If you're free and around town, come join me.


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Time for the Holidays and things are clicking

Pictures: a new kind of X-mas tree..and Dave is in there!

Thanksgiving was such a great day.  Dinner at the other Maki's with family.  We were just missing dear Jennie.  About 6 pm family and friends stopped by here for a campfire by the back door.  It was a little chilly, but what a great night.  Oberon bottles are sold out at all of my secret places...bummer.  There's still a few mini kegs though.

Next weekend is our annual Christmas Cookie Exchange party.  Last weekend I got up three trees.  Tim and Joni helped with the big one.  Dang pre-lit trees...about 1/4 of the lights are out.  We decided to just add another 300 lights this year.  I'll probably cut them off when it's time to take it down.  The "crystal" tree was decorated last weekend - thanks for Joni helping with that.  Yesterday I decorated the kitchen tree and started on the big tree.  It was 60 degrees out so I felt I had to get to the leaves in the front bushes and get flower pots put away.  I even put lights on two of the tree trunks.  One is really close to the driveway, so I thought that might help when backing out at night.

Today I cleaned the bathroom closet.  It's been an embarrassing about of time since it was gone through.  There just wasn't time when Dave was sick.  Well not time that wasn't more importantly spent with him, friends and family.  There's enough time left today to work on more tree decorating too.  And I started brushing the dog's teeth!  I think it's time after two teeth cleaning bills this summer. Sitting here it seems like things are starting to fall in place.  Always tons more to do but still...it feels pretty good.  I think I should have a dinner and/or party every weekend of December.

peace, love, groove

Writings

I had a wonderful evening with the "other Maki's" tonight..a birthday celebration.  What is a celebration?  I think it's sharing your ideals with those who agree with or "like/love" you.  I've been looking through Dave's facebook pages and reading things he wrote.  When I read these, I hear his voice.  I remember his quiet yet opinionated views.  I see these pieces of him as gifts.  I miss him....



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Today I'm older and other stuff

 

 

 Pictures: Nancy in a box; most of the moving team- Tim, Mom, Julie, Uncle Mike, Ruthie, me and Joni;  a welcome sign; Ruthie outside mom's new apartment; Ruthie riding in the van; leaving Benton Harbor- mom, Ruthie and Tim.


Wow- it's been awhile since I've written and I am now older than Dave.  Bummer, I've always been younger.  It's time to catch up with some pictures of Mom's move.  The move to Chesaning went well.  The leaves coming down and it's time to get ready for the cookie party.  Oh well, the work is never done.  Dog school started yesterday.  Kevin filled in with Ruthie and both dogs seemed to have some fun.  I continue to take one of the dogs to "doggie" daycare during the day.  It's still a good thing for them....and me.

Holiday season is here!  I've always liked that more than Dave.


peace, love, groove

Get The Word Out

Don't forget to purchase Dave's last recording.  I'm sorry to be a pest and know some of you own it already.....but all proceeds will go to the Southwest Michigan Humane Society.  Please share the iTunes page with others.  Thanks and bow wow!



http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/have-yourself-a-merry-little/id415084469?i=415084477

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Time changes

So it is the time of year we "fall back" and there's a time change.  It's been a busy week.  I was in North Carolina, took the dogs to daycare, moved Mom to Chesaning MI (where my dad grew up) and picked up a lot of leaves.  Pictures to come.  Pretty tired with all of the happenings.

Nikki is finally learning how to act at day care.  It's good to hear this is working and she's socializing better. I've decided to go to Florida over New Year's.  It's about time for a vacation, don't you think?

peace, love, groove