First Communion Dresses

At Mass this morning, I saw twin girls. Red hair to their shoulders, glasses, wreaths of silk rose buds and glass beads on their heads. Identical to the point of strangeness. They wore incredible First Communion dresses. White silk edged with a dusky rose like something by Vera Wang. I am almost positive I saw those dresses in Wang's bridesmaid collection. Anyways, they were so lovely to watch. I wonder if I will ever have children.

Debra asked me to speak to the RCIA group about my first year as a Catholic. I'm touched that she asked. The RCIA team has always been so supportive of me. When I run into them at Mass, or outside of church, they always come up & hug me, ask how I'm doing. I talked to Deacon Tom and Steve, and this summer I will start working as part of the team. I'm going to sponsor someone joining the church. Which seems like such an incredible thing when I think about it. Me, of all people. It seems a good way to give back and to be involved.

I am so happy to be Catholic.

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The Nature Kingdom store is closing. So Deb and I went to the mall, to scavenge amongst the sale items. I have a neat blue toy, and more of that wonderful French incense ansat bought me. We talked about the Velvet Revolution for a little while, and washed our cars in her yard. The cats watched us from the porch. It was a nice afternoon.

Oh Mulder. What are we going to do with you?

I should be studying Czech. Case endings and ktery and adjectives and numbers. A thousand things I need to learn to say. How to buy stamps, train tickets, how to tell the Russian mobster/hairdresser Oleg how to cut my hair, the responses of the Mass, how to say please give me more vodka, etc.