Mark’s been in Boston this week and we’ve been enjoying slightly cooler weather.  The kids have played outside every afternoon and are thrilled to have new playmates in the house next door.

We enjoyed our bi-weekly CoOp today afterwhich Sophie spent the afternoon with her service club at church.  The boys went home with Mark, and Claire retired to her much missed bed.

Tomorrow I will usher in a new year….37.  After much contemplation, I’ve decided that 37 isn’t so bad.  Why?

Well, … 37 is a prime number, the fifth lucky prime, the first irregular prime, the third unique prime.

It’s the normal human body temperature in degrees Celsius.

It’s the number of slots in European Roulette.

37 is the inmate number worn by Paul Newman’s character in the film Cool Hand Luke.

Psalm 37:37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future [b] for the man of peace.

Nebraska was the 37th state.

The 37th United States Congress met and served under the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.

And most importantly, 37 years is the amount of time I’ve been entertaining my parents.