Shabbat Boom

The Rabbi is away for Shabbas (hence why I'm giving the sermon) but the toughest part of Shabbas ain't the sermon (which is no picnic - actually, maybe it is, I hate picnics) but the announcements. We have 1000+ families in the shul, and a few hundred in the sanctuary on a good day. This week, in an unprecedented baby boom, we have 6 new parents. Two babies born Monday, two babies Tuesday, one Wednesday, one Thursday. There could even be some today but I have thrown my phone out the window. We have two shivas (one in Chicago, one here) and stuff they'll spring on me tomorrow morning as I sit there, hapless in my top-hat, trying to think of something to say for my sermon. Come by tomorrow morning if you want to see a red-head sweat.