Sunday, January 15, 2012: I to 1st ward, where my high council companion goes way
over time, forcing me to cut my Japanese golfer joke. The lads go to the old folks home, where Matt gives
a nice talk about prayer. I really like
his writing, which is bold and confident, which features some fun flourishes,
and is informed by simple, sincere conviction.
After that we all of us go to church, minus the absent, gallivanting
Mum. I was conscious and proud of that
long bench. Ironically, this same gallivanting Mum gets sustained as the new
ward Relief Society president. Bishop John presents the names, and good
old Caitlin stands up, in proxy, for her mother. There am laughs, and
confusion, in equal measure. Helen Miner, using her Katharine Hepburn
voice: “Am I mistaken, or did our Bishop just call your daughter as the new
Relief Society president?!”
Friday, February 3, 2012: Claire is up at Emilie’s, sleeping over. We take the boys to the church for their
winter camp out. Matt is willing. Spence is a-flutter. What else is new? We call Drew, who is going with Mary to Café
Rio and a hockey game. Sarah didn’t come
down. Caitlin is married. We don’t have any kids! We go to Ginger’s Café and eat several
wholesome things. They were okay. I felt the lack of salt quite keenly.
Sunday, April 1, 2012: Caitlin sends me a post about the care and
keeping of introverts. What does this
have to do with me?
Sunday, May 27: Fish again.
I love it. Matt and Claire
don’t. Caitlin calls, and we have a
terrific talk. She’s been out fishing
with Zebbie and Julie and Richard and a couple of Colton’s brothers. She’s had steak three times this week. They got some furniture. Sounds pretty great, and she sounds quite
happy.
Wednesday, May 30: I think about the lack of Caitlin in our lives
these days. It’s not at all a matter of
out of sight, out of mind. But out of
range does mean out of the loop, at least as far as the things we do and
record. I guess it’s like the beach, as
per Grandpa A.: it’s time for Caitlin to start recording and living her own
family life, about which we’ll be most and always interested.
