{"id":3660,"date":"2021-12-09T02:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=3660"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:34:37","slug":"christmas-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=3660","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTMAS CONCERT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last night Melissa and I had the pleasure of seeing Sarah perform with her school&#8217;s show choir at their Christmas concert.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sure leaves me with mixed emotions to see her singing and dancing on stage. On the one hand, she is a GOOD dancer and a natural performer. She loves it and it shows. On the other hand, how is our baby girl wearing make-up and looking way-too-beautiful in a red sequined dress?<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if it feels a bit like stepping briefly into some alternate universe just coming into the performance for a night for me, it is only because I am not there watching her practice day after day at school and taking her dance lessons two nights a week on top of that. Dancing is a big part of her day to day reality now.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I am thankful she has this opportunity now that we are back in the States.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhUcZlr8rJu9n15Tc4aqr2w4ci3ngDkNt5CprFnfDzxA5ul6OHq89pKLQSUJAsqhcWRbkuMxlr6syuy1k1Nx44qkqx3VlcjG37Ez-gB0pJVeNi2nhwGQN_LmhhKutMxrfMr8qhmGydooMsRqMTFjc6Yv7WH16HvlAjiIZWbrj_XDZhzg8sKQKFEftbM=w640-h426\" alt=\"\" width=\"1302\" height=\"867\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">That&#039;s Sarah, front row, second from the right. (And our friend Hannah Michel right beside her!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjfOOjtxmueP93l0NOw3JM3K-Nc9icqQSWk1JrehgoMyf43ggpAn5pyb6u9Rz1PY_SUjAqN64XIpa22m_QXhJOjVE3V0omGuIa4i_udvnR8W3eKnOQT-kdkJW9PmKVr23GBoxTYA4dxQ7434B6C5ss90nEubva6wl3qoMv0tJk0M6MB3xc8QTHo8DYg=w640-h426\" alt=\"\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1079\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sarah, on the right, with her dancing buddies, Olive and Kate.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhTFtBiUWq1KMvkFO3zQwbrPE5VsCJH3S2Xlrktsb0ORHlgot36Pjgy5NKPREsWWyki-OWR58xBsST6211MBOcxbtWFdLH00epigHmtpWNIAWeSug4vbaSL61FNXwLI8ihcv4MU3t46X9-qGGGhNr-jsqWx0ZdLCr-NF4mUogdhIkdtnW_wJHE0Szm2=w640-h480\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1079\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sarah with her proud mom and proud grandma. My mother sure would have enjoyed seeing Sarah perform.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night Melissa and I had the pleasure of seeing Sarah perform with her school&#8217;s show choir at their Christmas concert.\u00a0 It sure leaves me with mixed emotions to see her singing and dancing on stage. On the one hand, she is a GOOD dancer and a natural performer. She loves it and it shows. 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