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TOGA!!!!!

Yesterday, our daughter went to school in a . . . gulp . . . in a . . . I hate to admit this . . . OK, ‘fess up . . . in a TOGA!!!!!

Shades of John Belushi and “Animal House,’’ although this was totally nonalcoholic and G-rated fun at school.

It was Costume Day as part of Homecoming Spirit Week. The whole softball team went ‘’classic’’ with the togas, and actually looked very adorable. Teachers kept asking Eden whether she was Socrates or Plato. She kept up her endearing little fake laugh all day, even though she heard the same joke from all seven teachers. That was strategic, so that they would maybe give her a better first-quarter grade. The care and feeding of teachers is not all Greek to her!

Monday was Class Color Day; Eden and her friends made sponge-painted green shirts on our pingpong table over the weekend. Cowboy Day, Twins Day and Red-White Day remain.

Actually, togas work well for us frugal moms. With an age-old white sheet and three safety pins, she was covered -- and better covered for a lot less money, I might add, than a lot of teenage girls are MOST days.

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Prayer request: The Nebraska Family Council is seeking prayer from now through Election Day along these lines: “Lord Jesus, Your Word tells us that You love righteousness and hate wickedness and that righteousness exalts a nation and sin is a disgrace to any people. So, Lord, we pray that on November 2, 2004, You would give us elected officials, men and women who fear You and honor Your ways. Please open our eyes to the candidates -- people who are the same in private as they are in public. Stir within the hearts of the American voters a desire to be led by men and women of character and conscience. Embed within our leaders a moral anchor that refuses to be moved by any storm of controversy. May they stand on the solid foundation of Your Word, which lasts beyond the culture’s current definitions of morality. Grant us strong and courageous leaders who are unafraid to take unpopular stands. Give them a sense of Your presence and a willingness to be guided by Your standards. May they lead us with humility and understand that their authority comes from You. (Joshua 1:9)