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helen99My neice called just now... She's pregnant - they're looking forward to the arrival in January 05.
Plus I just did a little arithmetic in my head and realized she turned 30 this year.
With respect to the passage of time, I've always been a bit like Wile E. Coyote, who during chase scenes, would often take about 8 steps into thin air off of a cliff. He was never aware that nothing was supporting him - he just kept walking as if everything was normal. Until he looked down, that is.
In my family I've always considered the successive generations as "not separate from mine" - Katie and her husband always looked at me more as a sister than an "aunt". My older brother John is ten years older than me. My younger brother Jason is ten years younger than me. Katie (the mom-to-be) is 13 years younger than Jason. But now there's the mystery baby - he or she will be 30 years younger than Katie. There's no way anyone can pretend this will be a little brother or sister. This is the first baby of a totally separate generation. As non-prolific as we are, it may be the last. But one is enough.
Looks down into the time-tunnel...
Plus I just did a little arithmetic in my head and realized she turned 30 this year.
With respect to the passage of time, I've always been a bit like Wile E. Coyote, who during chase scenes, would often take about 8 steps into thin air off of a cliff. He was never aware that nothing was supporting him - he just kept walking as if everything was normal. Until he looked down, that is.
In my family I've always considered the successive generations as "not separate from mine" - Katie and her husband always looked at me more as a sister than an "aunt". My older brother John is ten years older than me. My younger brother Jason is ten years younger than me. Katie (the mom-to-be) is 13 years younger than Jason. But now there's the mystery baby - he or she will be 30 years younger than Katie. There's no way anyone can pretend this will be a little brother or sister. This is the first baby of a totally separate generation. As non-prolific as we are, it may be the last. But one is enough.
Looks down into the time-tunnel...
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