AND THE WINNER IS!!!!!!!

On the FAR left is our "Blog Contest" winner for the closest to Henry J's birth time without going over. (SO SORRY BROOKE!) We had PLENTY of discussions about the rules of the contest and I have gone back and reviewed them. The rules read: The closest to the time of Henry's arrival without being beyond (a time after his arrival) it. David's (aka Dutch) guess was :
21-Apr
8:05 AM
David B

The day also happens to be David's birthday -so there you go! He CLAIMS that he had no undue influence upon the time of the c section- BUT YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WITH DAVID! At any rate, DAVID YOU ARE THE WINNER! So I plan to send you a gift card to Amazon as stated in the original contest announcement. WAY TO GO, BIG BOY!

Today was my first run with "Buddy Mona" in a LONG LONG TIME! Pictured above on the right when we were decorating for her daughter Amy's wedding last summer. Amy is now expecting identical twin girls this summer. WOW what a few months can bring! The babies have a syndrome called (something like) Twin to Twin Transfer. Basically because the girls are identical and in the same sac they are sharing their food source. One twin begins to take more of the nutrients and the other suffers. We have been praying for these precious babies as their Momma is confined to bed rest while a careful watch is being kept on them. I am happy to report that "The Leachee" now weighs more than "The Leach" and they are doing great. Mona is SO excited about her first not one but two grandbabies!

I DIGRESS AGAIN! Where I was headed when I started this rambling is to tell you a LITTLE about one of Dubach's Finest! A PROUD graduate of Dubach High School, Mona is related to about half the parish since her maiden name was Colvin. ; (The Colvins are an entire post in theirselves) She was one of the originals (Ibelieve they call that Charter Members) of the Runners. THE WOMAN CAN TALK WITH THE BEST OF THEM! We ALL laugh and tell her if she was just be quiet while running she would be twice as fast. We can be huffing and puffing while running up the steppest hill and Mona will still be prattling away at one of her MANY stories. She is "Our Own Entertainment" and ESPECIALLY on the LONG LONG runs it is a delight to have her distraction along side you. You just have to be VERY careful when mentioning any names-she is more than likely related to them or related by marriage at a minimum. I HAVE MISSED MISS MONA AND HER CHATTER WHILE BEING OFF! It was GREAT to be "Home Again" this AM even if the run was the PITS. In case you didn't know it was 72 degrees and the humidity was 90 % at 5:20 AM-----GROAN!