Yesterday ds#1 turned 9—yes, a St. Patrick’s Day baby.  As I mentioned, yesterday was also the day Fr. S does the televised Mass in the chapel of the cathedral and so we went.  The kids thought it was a great adventure, yet none of us ever anticipated just how special it would be.

We entered the door not quite knowing where to go and Fr. S was right there—and he asked ds#1 to altar serve the Mass!  He was very excited, and his brothers were impressed, too.  Ds#2 & 3 and I sat with Sr. J and other people I know from the parish.  Ds#1 did a great job!  After the final blessing Fr S asked ds#2 & 3 to come up to the altar (ds#3 refused) and we all sang Happy Birthday.  To finish it all, the crew at the chapel gave us a DVD of the whole event.  We all got a real kick out of watching the video later.

The rest of the day was a real whirlwind—driving down to see my sister-in-law and niece from Virginia at my moms, spending time at the mall with them, driving back home to make the cake, having them come to our house for the party, going back to church for the final Lenten scripture study class, and heading out to a friend’s house to have a new Mary Kay representative practice her skills on us.  I was a bit tired at the end of it all.

It was a special memory for our family, especially for ds#1.  Thanks Fr. S!