How many people do you give Christmas gifts to?

Keesha said:
Awwww StarSong my friend,
I got the biggest surprise today. I got there only to discover my dad was there in my moms room when I got there so after chewing him out I gave my mom ‘her’ cookies, her gifts, her special coffee and told them I was going to play saxophone and that I hoped they’d come out to listen. They helped my mom come out and once they were settled I started.

I told them that I wasn’t a professional and was only here due to my parents being there. After playing my first song, they clapped after every song and asked a lot of questions. I encouraged them to sing which they did and could hear my dad above everyone else. I could tell he was really enjoying it.

After I sang the Adele song, they all looked at me like I’d just taken off all my clothes or something.😂
I’m an emotional person so when I sing there is no denying that it’s sung straight from the heart and I think that particular song was just too raw for them to handle. 🥺lol

Then I played some more carols, some Beatles and some big band music. They loved it.

Unfortunately I didn’t record the song. I forgot. There was so much going on at the time.
I dedicated Somewhere Over The Rainbow to my dad and after I finished preforming he came hobbling over with his walker, weeping. He was bawling and said he couldn’t have been more proud. He told me it all sounded so beautiful.
In fact, afterwards I had quite a few people thank me personally. To be honest it was a bit too much attention. Just before leaving I sat on the floor talking with my parents and one man who’d been flirting with me the entire time started pulling on my pony tails. I have two long braids in one pony tail and I think he wanted to check to see if they were real. Ouch! It hurt. 😠 I let him know they were real. It wasn’t fake hair attached to my head. 😅

Anyway it was a big hit. A brought the house down and they asked me when I’m coming back again so it looks like I will be preforming once a month there.

I gave my mom a nice Christmas fleece throw blanket and a Christmas dog which she brought with her to the dining room where I played. She wouldn’t share her cookies with my dad which I thought was priceless 🤣😂🤣. Before I left I gave my dad the gluten free cookies I had in my car that I hadn’t eaten. He looked so pleased.

Yep Starsong. They are lucky to have me. ❤🎷LOL☺
I wish I took some pictures while I was there but I got so busy that I forgot.

I’ll take some next time.
Here are her cookies all wrapped up.
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Here’s the Adele song I sang. It was too much for them. Lol I’m too pumped still. On cloud nine. 🥰
Thanks starsong. ❤

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StarSong said:
@Keesha, It sounds like you experienced a true Christmas miracle while creating one for your parents and many residents at the nursing home. Sharing your talent with others is such a wonderful gift. Bless you for that.
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You know Starsong, the real miracle is that since I’ve been caring for my parents, it’s forced me to grow up. Before this happened I was living a very sheltered life making plenty of excuses why I couldn’t do certain things. I didn’t realize how much I was playing victim.

Because my parents needed me, I put their interests ahead of my own and in doing so was able to do things I couldn’t do for myself due to fear. Somehow I was able to push through my fears and do things I could never do before. It was my husband that kept pointing out the fact that because I was expecting more of myself, I was doing more.

Another huge lesson I learned is that my parents already had mental disorders, then they got old and senile. They can’t change this any more than they can change their height. This happens to a lot of people and the professionals that care for these people are used to this type of thing. My situation isn’t all that unusual at the current moment. Lots of people are going through the same thing. It’s all part of getting old.

Yes a miracle happened that I could actually get over my own self importance to help my folks. Essentially I matured enough to make a huge difference to their lives when they really needed it.In doing so my own self worth has improved tenfold. I’m proud of moving past my ego self to do something greater than I ever imagined. My love is worthy and sincere which means I am also ❤
 

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