Yesterday afternoon Dan came to pick Natalie up at Josh's. Emma and I were sitting in Lauren's kitchen while Natalie and Jacob ran around making a lot of noise playing and eating snacks. Dan came in and sat down at the table with me and proceeded to announce that Caroline is pregnant -- due in the first week of April. Emma and I looked at each other and we both went into shock. Lauren is pregnant and due the first week of April too. Dan and Caroline don't know about Lauren and Josh's news. Lauren and Josh don't know about Dan and Caroline's news. The only ones who know all are me and Emma (and apparently Jessica - she seems to learn everything first) -- and we can't tell anyone about what we know!
Holy Toledo! "Twin" cousins! And I am suddenly being thrust from a grandma of three to a grandma of five -- could even happen on the same day!!! I went into immediate shock - just sat and stared. Dan said he was surprised by my reaction which I couldn't explain away. That made me feel bad - I wanted to be all excited, but was completely in shock. Dan waited a while for Josh to get home to wish him a happy birthday and, I assume, to tell him the news, but for the first time in weeks, Josh was delayed and didn't get home before Dan had to leave. Now I have a secret that I can't discuss with anyone until both Josh and Dan give each other the news - yikes!
I was so drained last night that I went home early and stared at the TV. Even though I went to bed very early, for me, I slept later this morning than I have since David left -- didn't crawl out of bed until 9:30 and would have slept even later if the alarm hadn't been set.
Today is the first day of Rosh Hashanna. I am not going to Temple, but feel uncomfortable doing just "normal" things or chores. Even though Jane invited me to see the Great Gatsby at her library this afternoon, I decided to stay home and laze around the house. Still have to get into the shower but have little planned above and beyond that. Hopefully this coming year will be a much better year for me. Hopefully I'll be in a much better and happier place a year from now.
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