Dear Reader:

Last evening the humidity was so thick (like Nancyjean says) one had to chew it before you swallowed. But the humidity was not the only thing thick…so was the air of anticipation…waiting to find out the gender of the latest, littlest Dingle.

*Honey…as soon as the pink confetti/silly string came out of the cannons…I ran to Eva Cate’s closet where I had hid your pink ‘seeds of happiness‘ and put them on the table for everyone to take one as a souvenir! Everyone was so happy for Walsh and Mollie and Rutledge and Lachlan…they have their little “sistah.”

I went prepared…I had the bottle of pink seeds of happiness as souvenirs if it was a girl  and I also packed Cassidy the Cabbage Patch doll (Walsh’s doll) with a blue cap on (Walsh’s when he was teeny-tiny) if it was a boy. So either way…I was covered!

*I brought Cassidy out to see all the festivities…he has been pretty lonely waiting around in Walsh’s old bedroom… waiting for another child to love him….maybe once Walsh and Mollie get settled in their new home he can find a home there too with Rutledge or Lachlan…

Perhaps nature’s prediction was the best…I have one hydrangea bush in the garden…it is only about two feet tall but this year it has had several blooms on it…about as large as the plant itself. All blue. In fact I cut two of the blue hydrangeas to take to Jackson when we went up to Columbia last week. (she has the proof)

But yesterday morning I got out early to water the garden( since I would be gone most of the day Tuesday and Wednesday)…and to my surprise and amazement…the last little bloom had turned from blue to pink…in fact it was a mixture of both…but with the pink definitely now dominating the bloom.

It was as if Mother Nature wanted to play too…and she was letting me know her prediction. Isn’t life beautiful, amazing, and mysterious?

*I spent last night  at John and Mandy’s  so I could keep Eva Cate today while Mandy gets a few errands and appointments out of the way…so if I didn’t get many pictures on this blog it was because it was pretty crazy last night…I will get them put on tomorrow’s blog when I get home later today.

Suffice to say happiness abounds and all our prayers and hopes were answered to the hilt…we are so blessed and filled with gratitude! Thank all of you for your love and support… and, especially, for participation in this special occasion…***The predictions were right on…pink won heavily over blue. (I think everyone thought it would be nice to have a little girl to complete the family…more info on this tomorrow)

So until tomorrow: Every child begins the world again.

“Today is my favorite day”  Winnie the Pooh