First thing, we went to church. I note that the school now has the very sensible notion of pairing the 7th and 8th graders with kindergarteners and 1st graders. Everyone behaves better!

So, here is my individual pantheon of saints who, I hope, are watching out for us: Allan, Alexander, Ann, Bernadette, Catherine, Charles, Christopher, Colette, David, Edward, Elizabeth, Eric, Genevieve, Gerard, Gertrude, James, Jane, Kathleen, Mary, Matthew, Matthias, Maximilian, Monica, Norbert, Rebecca, Richard, Steven, Teresa, Therese, Veronica, Vincent, and Zachary.