Congratulations on your enduring marriage and deepening love for one another. I'm happy for you and for the loving example you set for your children and grandchildren.

I'm like my Mom. She had 4 quick deliveries. Her third child (my brother) was delivered in the hallway of the hospital. With my youngest sister (her fourth) , my parents phoned for an ambulance, but Suzie wouldn't wait. She was delivered at home on our living room couch.I got to see my new baby sister when she was just minutes old. Then my Dad drove me to school. This post was edited by jannie on Tue, Jul 30, 13 at 8:17

Well all I can say is Wow. I went to the link you posted and read the story about your Aunt Engie. I had tears running down my face reading the story and when I got to the part that the nurse said the time was 10:10 I just happened to look up at my wall clock and guess what it was exactly 10:10. Rosemary you are a very special person. I have loved reading all about your Aunt Addie (you should really try to "finish" the story and then have someone make a movie out of it - really) and I always look forward to reading all your posts here at the table. Your parents must have been good special people as they definitely raised a wonderful daughter.

Yea that was great, and totally unexpected. It's rare to experience a couple inches of thick wet snow this far south. Pretty much all the snow came down in a 1 hour window around 8:00 Thursday night, and stuck around til sunrise. The following year (2018) we had an early cold blast mid-November that lasted several days and did more damage than that snow day. The lawn turned yellow much earlier than usual but I was able to protect the plants and keep them going longer. Thank goodness for hi-tech weather forecasting, we know in advance what temps & winds to expect.