Off to Minnesota

Well, the car is still in the shop (brakes and cylinder problems???), but we hope to rescue it tomorrow morning and head off before too much time elapses for St. Paul. There we will display our latest titles for the Minnesota Homeschool Association. I went two years ago for the same exhibit. Even though last time we went, we made a note not to come so far for only one event, our community calendar is so overloaded we are doing just that. And Sr. Therese was going to make the trip ALONE!!! I kind of insisted on coming with her; can't have a newly professed sister fall asleep at the wheel alone somewhere in Wisconsin, can we? Now I can be the one who falls asleep at the... no, I won't! I'm bringing Altoid-strength gum, crunchy munchies and lots of music to help on my leg of the trip. I don't know what Sr. Therese needs. She might actually be alert!

So pray for our little mission there and for all the other events this week: the Religious Book Trade Show (we have a team of about 8 sisters and staff there, presenting our new titles to bookstore owners), the First Friday Film Club and First Saturday Women's Book Club this weekend, and the Archdiocesan Evangelization Institute (two sisters are on the Archdiocesan Evangelization Committee, but only Sr. Helena can make it to the Institute, and only for one day of it at that!). Oh, and Sr. Helena's three presentations at the Winnipeg Charismatic Conference were very well received. She came home Sunday night (tripped the burglar alarm in the process, but we won't talk about that) and even brought us a treat: chocolate covered cashews (in a white paper bag marked "Polar Bear Droppings"). Yummy.