Church

Carys thinks it is the greatest thing ever invented. I am not sure why the word Church creates such joy for one and such fear from another, not to mention indifference from their father. Adam immediately tries to weasel out of going, Carys jumps for joy, and me left tryign to get everyone ready to get out of the hosue on time.

Carys sings hymns (although she makes up her own words) and 'reads' from the mass book. Adam does his best to find alternative ways of kneeling so his 'legs don't get tired'. this usally involves sitting on his ankles, bum, perching on the pew, indian -style -halfway- under- the -pew contortion. I have no idea why. Carys doesn't kneel, she just stands, but she's three.. Adam's eight and is old enought to understand what's happening and why we do the thigns we do. He goes out with the childrens servic and only joins me for the last 15/20 minutes of mass. I am afraid to ask after his behaviour in the kids mass... maybe its better that I don't know.

I encounterd my first of many 'i don't know' moments with regards to religion. Adam asked the question how a chicken was created. Patrick started on evolution theory while I was content to say that GOD made them. Adam's curiousity then had him questioning human origins and thereby ensued an evolution vs adam and eve debate. I am going down one road while Patrick is going down another. I forsee many more similar moments in the future.