I love this - every bit of it!
Laughing at your depiction of yourself as a little old lady in a hillbilly town.
You are SO MUCH MORE than that, and come to find out, the town is more, too!
How ambitious - the Handel Hallelujah!
Your "over confidence" about singing carols leads to some unexpected challenges.

So what do I do? I decide to throw a big party the night before.

LOL!! Love it!!!!

I spent those five days cleaning my house, arranging furniture for a party, shopping, hauling Christmas decorations up from the basement, decorating, and setting out candles. Each night before bed I made a lengthy to-do list for the next day, and each of those lists contained “practice” on them.

Another #golden contribution to the #silverbloggers community!