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Talk went well tonight in Milwaukee – many thanks to the great Archdiocesan staff who publicized and coordinated things – thanks that I’m sure I’ll be repeating tomorrow. MANY thanks to the very patient staff to whom Joseph attached himself like a leech. We remember, ruefully, the days when he was almost morbidly shy. Now he bounds through the stands in the school gym where I was giving my talk, totally unbidden, handing out Loyola Classics<\/em> bookmarks to any and all.<\/p>\n

Most amazing moment of the evening – I was standing in the lobby beforehand. A woman approached me and asked, "Amy, do you remember me?" Of course I did, although it had been several years (I’d say 9 or so) – it was Valerie, who had given piano lessons to Christopher and David when we lived in Lakeland. <\/em>She has connections in the area, was up visiting, had seen the notice of the talk, and come to say hello. I was so glad to see her – she is a lovely woman who had great patience with those boys. I still hang the Christmas ornaments she made for them on the tree, and I told her of how when David was home a couple of weeks ago and fiddling around on the piano, I looked at his long fingers, and just sighed. If only he’d kept it up…Ah, well.<\/p>\n

Also seen and heard:<\/p>\n

Terrence Berres of The Provincial Emails – who has a most valuable recent series of postings on his parish mission trip to an orphanage in Guatemala.<\/a><\/p>\n

Husband-and-wife bloggers Amy Pawlak<\/a> and David Pawlak<\/a> who seem like really great people, as if you couldn’t tell that from their blogs!<\/p>\n

Tomorrow: Joseph Comes to the Archbishop, <\/em>hopefully not <\/em>shoving a bookmark in his face and saying "Do you want one?" Dash down to Chicago, sign books and GO HOME.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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