Mass in Honor of Oklahoma 

Our Holy Family student council got to attend the mass in honor of Oklahoma, after that horrible tornado.  Jack altar served, the other boys read the intercessions and our principal did the reading.  It was a beautiful, if somewhat sparsely attended, mass.  Then we got to hear the St. Joseph school choir sing, and of course topped off the trip with a visit to Dick's for burgers.  When people asked where our school was, and we replied "Auburn", the universal reaction was as if we had come from Portland or something. We were wished a good trip back and everything...

The Cone of Shame

Even though Schnitzel the Boy Wonder is still a baby, he had to have his man parts removed, hence the cone of shame.  Even his flat doggie toy wasn't helping, in his pathetic state.  He got his revenge at the vet, when they brought him out post-op, he peed all over the assistant when he saw me.

My First Trifle!

I got this lovely trifle bowl from my sister Francie, for Christmas.  I have never made a trifle, but I had my first opportunity for a First Holy Communion 2 weeks ago.  It was the perfect thing to bring, since it was about 85 degrees out, and this was such a cool and refreshing dish.  It was so pretty I kind of didn't want anyone to dig into it, then I started getting paranoid because NO ONE was digging into it.  It is a bad feeling to leave a party with all of the food you brought, because people didn't want to eat it.  Finally, I begged a friend to please take a serving of it, to make it look desirable, and then, before I could have some, it was gone!..so, crisis averted.  I am so odd, that I equate people liking my food, to people liking me, perhaps someone should study me.  Food crisis aside, it was a beautiful Mass, with 40 communicants (or as the priest kept saying, Dominicans ?).  The First Communion finery always makes me smile.