It's hard to believe...

... that 29 years ago yesterday we were decorating a Christmas tree.  A much smaller tree than what we put up yesterday, that one was a little wild cedar tree that had been growing in the back of the property at Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Shorty's house.  Dad had cut it down and strapped it to the top of the car.  Mom and Aunt Shorty had rummaged through a couple of centuries of odd-ball ornaments that were tossed in the backseat of the car for the trip back to Oklahoma City.   We spent the evening setting turning that little lopsided tree into a true Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

The next morning, after 3 weeks of waiting and resigning to the fact that I would live my life with a huge rotund belly and proving that even with that belly,  I could still hurdle the couch... I went into labor.

Long story, short labor 4hrs.20 mins a cubby cheeked little girl was born at 2:12 in the afternoon.  We named her Jolea Michael, after her 3 uncles three wise men, maybe in their own way. 

It's hard to believe that 29 years ago today, we received our best gift, and we didn't even have to wait for Christmas. 

Happy Birthday Jolea!

Just like 29 years ago, we we are awaiting her arrival, she's coming home tonight!