Sorry I haven't updated lately. It's been a crazy couple of weeks (but what's new), and I think I've decided to go with Facebook for my notes. Sylvia is FINALLY better after being sick with the flu (fever, chest congestion) for over a week. We left her with Holly & Steve in St. Louis last weekend while we chaperoned the middle school choir tour from church, and her fever started the day after we left her. Of course, I felt horrible, but luckily Grandma is a pretty good nurse, and Sylvie did just fine. We had a REALLY fun time on the trip. It's been years since I've laughed as much as I did in the span of 3 days. Of course a little sleep deprivation had something to do with this, but honestly, at the first church service we attended, I felt like I was watching a Saturday Night Live episode. The lady pastor who preached began her sermon by attempting to sing "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" from Mr. Rogers....she was only about 3 octaves too high and only on key with roughly 1 out of 3 notes. I nearly broke Darrell's finger trying to keep my composure. This alone would have been enough to seal this service in my memory permanently, but then she went on to preach about how important it is for us to remember that we should not emphasize the "I-ness or you-ness in the world, but rather should focus on the WE-NESS." Yes folks, that's right, she actually said "We-ness." I literally almost fell off the pew....and let me just say right here....having Kiesha Daulton sitting next to me did not help the situation in the least!!! (Hey Kiesha!!). I really hate having fun at someone else's expense, but I have to say, laughter is really good medicine, and this did a lot for my down and dull mood of late. The rest of the trip was great as well. We had fun at the top of Sears Tower, shopping on Michigan Avenue, seeing Navy Pier, eating at Malnati's Pizza, and The Blue Man Group show was spectacular!! Several of the chaperones (including moi)had a rousing card game of Chicago Rummy and were reprimanded twice by the hotel staff...(Way to set a good example for the kids!).Overall, it was so much fun, and such a nice break from the real world. It is really an honor to chaperone the kids from Schweitzer, because they continually rise to the occasion and behave beautifully. I am SO proud of all of them. This next week is the gear-up for Baby Affair, so my life will be even crazier than usual. More exciting, however, is that our small group series begins Tuesday evening at our house. I'm really looking forward to how God will work in this study. Until Later!