Home Is Where The Heart Is

And that's exactly where we've been lately. James and I have so many wonderful homes. We have moved from our home in Iowa back to our home in Tennessee today.

The past week has been a tough one. But getting to spend it surrounded by family and love is what makes it a beautiful thing. I have so many memories that I will take with me forever of this last week and these holidays. Some are very painful. But most of them are filled with joy and laughter.

That's what this time of year is all about.

Merry Christmas.

Peace. Love. Fiddle.
~natalie

"Make Way for the Ducklings" Ohio Style

We played in the most beautiful park in Urbana, Ohio.... and the ducks and geese kept crossing the road near the pond behind us! It was very storybook!

And we had some of THE most enthusiastic audience members last night!!! Lots and lots of beautiful girls came out and danced and sang the whole show. They REALLY wanted to do a little "post-show". And they didn't seem to care that the stage was already getting torn down! You can watch a quick clip of their adorableness right here. SOOO SWEET!!!


Look at all these sweet faces!!!








I signed my first handkerchief! It was beautiful, and the sweet lady who had me sign it said she was putting it in along with the others she's had signed by Dolly and Tammy! What company to be among!


We had friends from the Lazy Chameleon :)


And lots of new friends as well! We loved Urbana!!! Thank you for having us in your beautiful town.

Finally! Lyrics!!!

We finally wrote some lyrics!!! YAY!!!
We finished the song that we had started yesterday :) It was an interesting process for us though... it didn't really go the way we expected....
This was the song that I described to you last night as " an Olympic theme.. a song about miracles and overcoming obstacles" Well... it started there and about 5 or 6 choruses later it turned into something much more personal.... a situation that has been weighing on my mind lately. Who knows if it is my next huge smash hit (I love that I said my "next" smash hit.... as if to imply I have ALREADY had a smash hit....) But that doesn't matter because it now serves a much higher purpose. One of my best friends has gone through such a painful time in her life and so many of my thoughts have been with her this week. And I feel like I was meant to write this song today.

Hopefully we feel as strongly about it after we've slept on it. I got so wrapped up in the emotions of writing this song that it's a little difficult to look at it objectively right now.


And for something completely out of left field.... I found out that my nephew, Cameron:




thinks that when kids grow up, adults get younger... he thinks that when he is an adult, his parents will be kids.

I find that absolutely FASCINATING.

Peace, Love, Fiddle Y'all!