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Frankly these three little harmless words will strike terror into any true southern woman’s heart. “Not Even Your Best Friends.” Okay—now we are talking full tilt emotional meltdown.
In an effort to keep up my end of the bargain, I simply just stopped talking to anyone. Much easier—nothing could possible slip out if I just don’t talk on the phone; don’t call my brother or sister-in-law; don’t go to Jr’s for food; don’t go outside where I will see the neighbors or the mailman; don’t text or go on Facebook or write a blog. I can do this, I will prove to be a good secret keeper.
So this is how my days went—no outside communication with anyone that wasn’t business related. Inside, I was turning cartwheels and running in circles with my hands waving above my head but outside I was business as usual, calm, cool and collected. I was doing great!
Then the worst thing happened. I accidentally planned a shopping trip with my Mother-in-law, Jackie and my new daughter-in-law, Kathleen! Yikes, there was no way I was going to make it with those two through a clothes store where so many little things could be admired! In an effort to minimize my potential for failure I narrowed the trip down into shopping for housewares. We went to Bed Bath and Beyond to look at sheets. I thought kitchen goods would keep me safe but I was presented with numerous opportunities to blow my mission. I was very careful to make sure that anything I was looking at was absolutely NOT related to the secret for fear my excitement may blurt the words from my mouth even if my brain was screaming for me to cease and desist.
Finally after what seemed like an eternity but was in all actuality slightly less than a week, the gag order was lifted! So now with great excitement I tell everyone I see—-
Jessica and Chambliss are having a baby!!! That’s right, sometime in mid-February we are getting something with that wonderful new human smell. People are asking me how I feel about being a grandma. My response is: I am absolutely beyond any measure THRILLED to be a grandma!
Now I can hardly wait for the little “Peanut” to get here. Boy or girl I know that between me and Vicky (Chambliss’ Mom and the second half of the Super Grandma Club oooh and I forgot David and Dick, the Super Grandpa Club who will surely get into the action) this poor little kid will be decked to the nines, hugged to the hilt and spoiled just short of being rotten. I’M SO EXCITED (insert cartwheels and hand waving here).
