nope...

...we didn't see the pope! In the past people have had a tendency to ask if we saw someone famous or important who had visited here in the city. Sometimes I want to get out in the crowds and go do something crazy like the Thanksgiving Day Parade or the St. Patrick's Day Parade or the ticker tape parade for the Giants going to the Superbowl, but usually I don't go. In fact, I chickened out of going to all of the above venues. I have this insane fear of losing one or both children in a large crowd of people. This time, however, with the visit of the pope I didn't even consider going. As it turns out we're not Roman Catholic, and I've been to the Vatican already (although I did not see the pope there). Maybe if the Prophet came, I'd pack the kids up and head on down.