CHURCY DAY

During each of the RE sessions I'm taking the fifth graders into the sacristy to show them the "things" we use at Mass.  Then, this afternoon there was a "Mass of Explanation". 

DINNER DANCE

The parish that we merged with has always had a big dinner/dance fundraiser, and I attendedme.  It is a university parish, hence all the "young folk"; I wish Craig had come.  I danced once with my secretary, but that wasn't enough!  I never get enough dancing.

RELAXATION

Craig and I drove through a snowstorm to a coffee shop, and sat and played "Banana" (according to Nora's rules) for a couple of hours.  Such a rare get-a-way, and all thanks to our noble presidents.

AMUSEMENT WHERE WE FIND IT

Craig and I both got a chuckle out of the suggestion on this box that America's #1 source of Whole Grain (even at Breakfast) is Reece's Puffs! 

VALENTINE PARTY

There was a Valentines Dance at school last night.  I was amused at the end when they turned on the lights and kids in their good clothes mingled on the gym floor.  (That's Sergei back there with a basketball in his hand.)  The gorgeous girl in the center is an exchange student from South Korea.  She is one of the prettiest girls I think I've ever seen in my life. 

CHEER LEADERS

I have the feeling that the last time I saw cheer leaders, when Aidan was in public high school, I was moderately shocked by the "briefness" of their uniforms.  Downright naked, they were (speaking in my churchlady voice).

Anyway, I was equally shocked by the determined modesty of the cheer team that came from a rival Christian school today.  This team did not attempt any of the extreme cheer gymnastic moves that many cheerleaders are doing now.  In fact, I don't think they did anything that nuns in full habit couldn't do....but, for all that they appeared to be having fun.

'TIS A POOR THING, BUT MINE OWN

Years ago, when things were happier at work, and I had the joy of working with two assistants who were also friends, we got a box in the mail.  And, in the box was the statue on the left.  Well, I am sure you can imagine, this "surprise gift" had us rolling on the floor, tears in our eyes, laughing.  It was some poor excuse for a religious statue!  But because she was so darned pathetic, she became a fixture around the place, and for probably fifteen years the office keys have been "on the nun".

Of course she got to move to the new location.  Joseph is waiting next to her for the custodian to glue his head back on.  I was so excited to see these new statues, not made of china, but of some sort of resin - but I can asure you that "resin" whatever it is, is even more apt to break!  Wouldn't you know?