The service yesterday was fun and good. I like our new minister, Alison. One of the things she manages to be is inspiring and caring without partisan politics. Did you know the word idiot means someone who does not vote? The choir was transformed into a Greek chorus, wearing white tops and black bottoms, and holding paper plate masks in front of our faces. I believe the title was Athens to Athens--about Greeks and democracy. We are about to have meetings to talk about our mission and vision and she wants us all to get ivolved and be enthusiastic.

Although it was warm, it was quite cloudy all day and not as pleasant in the house, although the heat didn't run. I spent a little time working outside with my Dad, but my big accomplishment was doing the final work to get the directory mailed off. There are still many questions, but I decided to let Olan Mills do some work and then make changes to the proof, if necessary. We'll see. Some of the pictures may not work very well and changes will have to be made. But I am happy to have it ready to go.

We went to EarthFare before dinner at Janna's house. Dinner was quite good and very healthy--turkey meatloaf, mashed potatoes, kale and winter squash. We talked some about my job and the university, but the excuse was for them to tell us about Tommy's wedding. It was a small wedding and very few people were invited, but Mark and Francesca flew down for 24 hours. They stayed in Atlanta and had brunch at Empire State South twice. It was an outdoor wedding and the temperature was around 45, plus they had requested black tie, so people were really cold. One thing I never heard of before--the bride and groom ate in a room by themselves. The bride's father congratulated Tommy on keeping his daughter in line and coming in under budget--and pulled $16 from his wallet to give him, because that's how much under budget they were. Doesn't sound auspicious to me, but who knows? There was some great music and dancing, because Tommy has connections in the music world.

After dinner, Ray and I came home, put the groceries away, watched a little TV, and went to bed.