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Of Basilicas and Auditions

First thing was a trip to the Basilica this morning with the class of
7th graders from our church. They are visiting all sorts of different
religious services this year for a liberal education, and it has
really bee great, educational for ME, the parent, too. I hadn't been
in the Basilica for over a dozen years or more, and it really is
amazing, but the service was so slow with the organ and the smells
that remind me of a funeral, and all the repetitious prayers that are
so ingrained in my brain that I could still say every word, even the
priest's long prayers, by heart. And it all is so meaningless for me
now, doesn't fit my own spirituality anymore, though I did get into
all of it when I was a kid. It made me appreciate my own church so
much!

And I took DD to her first ever audition to be in a big-time play. The
Children's Theater was auditioning 10-13 yr olds for Mrs. Piggle
Wiggle, and there were over 100 kids trying out for 5 parts. We were
there for two and a half hours, waiting for he turn. She seemed to
have fun. Luckil I had my writing notebook with. Bonus: we got to have
some good mother/daughter chats driving home, too!