The List Gets Shorter

Took baby round for his Well Baby this evening. (Some lovely commenter asked if Baby is a he or she-he’s very much a he, a shouting vigourous he.) Have a very interesting pediatrician. He’s Russian Orthodox with a long Orthodox beard and a lot of Orthodox children (6, plus one on the way-due at the same time I am). And very pious. Its a pleasure to take the children to see him, because he glances at them, pokes and prods them, and then talks about the church (especially when Matt goes). Tonight, after looking in Rowan’s ears and mouth etc. he took me through a maze back to his own computer to show me pictures of the chapel/church he’s built in his yard. Its all done on the outside and they’re working on doing frescos on the inside. His church/congregation is worshiping there now, so on Sunday’s (and every other day-the orthodox are so much more pious than we indolent lax Anglicans) he has only to walk out of his front door and across the lawn to go to church. Noted that Good Shepherd, lovely and beautiful though it is in its own way, looks like a liturgical homeless shelter in comparison.

Anyway, so that’s one more thing off my Giant List of Things to Do Before We’re Allowed To Go on Vacation. Still remaining are the wretched bulletins I put off doing today, a wedding, sorting out Sunday School, Arguing with Matt about how much stuff we each get to take, and HOPEfully making bread and somosas, if I have time. I probably won’t, but wouldn’t it be nice to have fresh bread and fresh cold somosas in the car while driving all those many miles? Isn’t that what ever Road Trip calls for? Am aiming high.