Uniform night

We went to "uniform night" to pick up Natalie's soccer uniform. Two shirts (royal blue and silver/gray), two pairs of socks, and a pair of black shorts -- size XS. There were only two other "packages" there in size XS , so I'm glad we got there rather early (6:15 pm) as otherwise she might have been without a uniform. (That just would not do for her! :-) )

And about churches -- I sent out an email to a couple of email lists that I am on -- I asked about family-friendly churches:

I am looking for a toddler/pre-schooler friendly church community in
northern Virginia. I really do not know what denomination, but I'm
guessing it would be along the more "liberal" side of things (i.e.,
our beliefs center on evolution vs. creationism; we are supporters of
social justice). I'm looking for church communities that people really
LOVE and are family-centric.

Well, that was a good thing to do! It seems that there are many families in a similar predicament, and many of the families are either Catholic or former Catholics. So, for all those that emailed me -- thank you! And here's the list of most-often-recommended family-friendly churches in the northern Virginia/DC area (listed in order of "number of mentions" by email):

1. Our Lady Queen of Peace, Arlington VA
2. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Arlington VA
   
3. St. Aloysius Church, Washington DC
4. Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington DC
5. St. Francis of Assissi, Triangle VA (about 30 miles south of Washington DC near Quantico)
6. Falls Church Presbyterian Church, Falls Church VA
7. St. Peters Episcopal Church, Arlington VA
8. St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Annandale VA
   

Also, two Intentional Eucharistic Communities were recommended -- these communities do not meet at a formal "church":

1. NOVA Intentional Eucharistic Community, meets at Kenmore Middle School, Arlington VA on Sundays at 10:15 am during the school year
2. PAX Community, McLean VA

I think we are going to give Our Lady Queen of Peace a try. Just have to see which has a good "fit".