1. With a threat of rain hanging over the morning, Paul decided that rather than dedicate (that is, baptize) Buchanan in the Roberts' back yard, that Paul, Carol, Cosette, Taylor, Saphire, Christy, Zoe, Buchanan, and I would meet at the Mountain View church and that Paul would conduct the rite indoors and in the space so familiar to our family, the space where Taylor and Cosette were married.
That continuity worked.
Zoe was the morning's camera operator.
Paul handed us each a passage from the Bible to read, all tied together by the theme of raising a child in the embrace of God.
Paul gave a short talk and he pressed water to Bucky's forehead and connected his mom, dad, and sister together with Bucky by pressing water on their foreheads as well.
2. This was our third day in a row of family celebration: Carol's birthday, Independence Day, and now Bucky's dedication.
We had a generous spread of food left over from Thursday and Friday and we enjoyed lunching on it at Carol and Paul's house after the service.
3. I returned home, settled into a quiet day of acrostic puzzles and I completed the Sunday NY Times puzzle (it was available at 3 this afternoon) and grabbed a few quick naps here and there.
Copper and Gibbs joined me as they, too, had quiet days and grabbed a few naps themselves.
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