My 2007 Diary

1/1: A water pipe burst in the kitchen at home…thank God for the Shop-Vac…Happy New Year!
2/3: Our church service in Sheridan was cancelled due to 14” of snow and a 5-degree wind chill factor
2/6: Waited at Diane’s mother’s house for 8 hours waiting for the furnace to be fixed (feet are numb!)
2/21: Spent much of the day trying to get the ice off the roof of the house (a salt sock is salt in pantyhose?)
3/3: We visited ‘Gobbler’s Knob’ restaurant…they tell me Lorraine Cole practically lives there.
3/25: Found out that Eileen Gabel is a pretty great pianist.
4/1: ‘The Baaad Donkey’ kids musical was presented. Great job.
4/07: Had a “home and away” Easter cantata with the Cattaraugus Chorus.
5/07: I saw and heard David Golando’s middle school band in parade…great group!
6/8: The power was out for 17 hours…does that happen more in this area?
6/9: The B.B.B. Tuba Choir at S.U.M. w/Dr. Kate Levy & Riley conducting (WHAT A GREAT GROUP!)
6/24: Diane & I heard The Mormon Tabernacle Choir @ Chautauqua Institute…WOW!
7/1: The Patriotic cantata @ S.U.M. with the military group in uniform. Thanks Colonel Harrigan!
July: Great time @ ‘The Family Jam’ at Barb’s house
7/6: My niece’s wedding in Buffalo…1st time in 21 years all my siblings are together at one time!
7/15: The Community Chorus @ Cattaraugus Christian Camp…largest crowd we’ve ever performed for!
7/22: David Golando’s ‘Sax Time’ @ church…great group!
8/1: Played @ Chautauqua County Home…MAN IS IT HOT! ONLY THE RESIDENTS ARE COMFY!
8/4: Participated in the Silver Creek Village Wide Yard Sale…lots of lookers! Is our stuff junk?
8/13: Vacation Bible School @ our church – 1st use of the church video projector! Great week.
8/19: Church service @ Dunkirk Conference Ctr. (Is it always chilly & rainy when we come here?)
9/14: Chorus performs @ The Grape Festival…thank God it didn’t rain! How about that wind!
10/1: We had the roof replaced @ home…boy, it’s hard heaving everything into that dumpster
11/18: Our 18 voice Tuba choir hardly fits on the platform at the Westfield Assembly of God church
12/9: Chorus sings at St. Joe’s R.C. church in N.T. No one got lost or hurt! Got to see my former pastor!
12/16: Will the ‘Nor’eastern’ storm cancel Christmas cantata? Postponed! (Someone called me a wimp!)

Bud’s 2007 reflections…
How many times has Pastor Molly run, jumped, or skipped during a sermon? Is she the hardest working pastor in WNY? I miss seeing Alice & Neal. It’s great to have Lorraine Bailey with us. Carolyn Dobony seems to never miss a service. Will Steve Brennan be home this weekend? Wendy Gens has a great little ‘Angel.’ Lincoln looks great in his costume! Jan Delcamp takes a breath only once every 4 minutes while singing (great singer). Just when you think Riley isn’t paying attention, up pops his head between the pews. Thanks JoAnn & Terry Niebel. No one got lost during the ‘road rally’ but they really do have dirt roads around here! Boy, does Barb keep the church clean. Jeannine seems to never miss a cue during the service. The members of my Sunday school class are great! (I’m not really the “teacher") Charlie & Mary snuck a dog into my yard! Do I hear the sound of billiard balls upstairs?

Thanks Diane.