Veronica's First Reconcilation

Veronica posed with Fr. Reeson, who helped her make her first reconciliation.

Veronica made her first reconciliation today, culminating several months of hard work and studying. Her second sacrament was achieved at the Veteran's Hospital chapel with Fr. Reeson's help. She had been practicing her Act of Contrition for months and performed admirably, Fr. Reeson said afterwards. Grandma YD and Mrs. Von Tersch both had nice gifts for her, too.

Now we look forward to her making her first communion once she learns the parts of the mass and everything else that goes along with preparing for that all-important sacrament.

Another Snowfall

Winter continued today, thanks to a dusting of snow overnight.

School Visit For Veronica

Veronica has been doing quite well in school, which means her teacher is always looking for opportunities to give her extra work. One of these "advanced learning" type of projects involved her giving a presentation to her class ... about her dad's work.

She carefully prepared an introduction – using information she gained from pre-interviewing me – and composed about a half-dozen questions that could be posed during the presentation. They were good questions, too, so I really had to think about the answers.

I brought along my BMC SLX01 and a few other props. There was even a door prize for the student who guessed how many flights I took last year. As a special bonus (a week later), the folks at the BMC Racing Team's service course in California sent me Elite water bottles to give to each student.

It was nice to have use of the overhead.

Some of Veronica's questions were really good ones.

My BMC proved to be a popular prop.

In Case You Missed It On Instagram

Emily, as pictured in one of her St. Thomas More yearbooks.

Conference Time!

Emily (left) and Lauren both attended their conferences at Omaha Central.

Smiles Along The Miles

Driving fun with (from left): Olivia, Veronica and Julia.