Page Finder

Since we moved back to western New York, Martin and I have started going to church. We don't really have a good excuse for never attending church the first three years of our marriage, but now that we have a child we have decided we should attend church.

So we've been going to a church in Medina on Sundays when we're in town for the last couple of months. When we're in church I usually hold Aubrey and don't really have any free hands to hold the book and follow along. Also, I've never really been a follow along type of girl and typically just listen and go with the flow. Martin, however, has both of his hands free and so attempts to follow the pages in the book as we go. The only problem is he is rarely on the right page.

A couple of weeks ago we walked into church just after the service had started and everyone had their books out and opened up already. The woman in front of us turned around to show Martin the page they were all reading off from. Which, of course, was very nice of her. Then as the service continued she decided it was her mission in life to make sure Martin was turning to the right page at every page turning point. While I found the situation hilarious, Martin was getting slightly frustrated.

Last Sunday, as we were walking into church, Martin told me we were going to have to find somewhere else to sit because he didn't want that woman making sure he was on the right page all the time. Ok. No Problem. We sit a couple rows ahead and on the other side of the aisle. A few minutes into church and they are doing a responsorial psalm. Martin is quietly looking for the correct page in the big green book. The woman from the previous week noticed this and walked across the aisle and up three rows to show Martin her book and point to the correct page. I, had a hard time containing my laughter began rocking Aubrey and Martin, in an effort to avoid another helpful hand from the woman decided his best course of action was to stare very intently on the wrong page until the sermon when he had an opportunity to bookmark the appropriate pages neccesary for the remainder of the service.