So here's the short of it,
Brother Russ is here for a visit. 

And here's the long.

Russ drove up late Friday evening but didn't get to see him until yesterday.   He's looking good!

He spent the day yesterday working on Mom's gazebo roof.  Now that's really been a project.  She got it ordered and then Steve came up and got it raised with Valdis pitching in some help. Then Valdis worked 2 or 3 days doing some finish up work on it.  When the rains came in Alan and Valdis went down and wrapped it in a tarp.  Now Russ has worked on it and he's got the shingles almost finished.  Mom is going to be really pleased to have it this spring.

This evening we all went to church with Mom to a Christmas Concert.  The group was a quintet of young women called Magnify.  They are between the ages of 17 and 21.  The songs weren't the usually known Christmas carols, but lesser known ones.  Their voices were really beautiful.

It seems that they've got a deal in Nashville coming up to make a recording!  Isn't that exciting for performers who are so young!