the gig is up
Earlier this evening, we had one of the monthly family hostage situations associated with Nat's family's birthdays. Nat has been a trooper keeping our secret even though I know it has been killing her to do so. She has had to use misdirection when acne and the other associated tell tale signs have come up in conversation, and she has not been keen on keeping up the illusion. We chatted briefly before we left for Mel's house and agreed tonight was a good time to let her Mom, siblings and their families know about our chap.
Nat had a copy of one of the sonogram pictures made and framed for her mother. We gave it to her wrapped and had her open it. She must have thought we had given her a picture frame for Valentine's because she was really nonplussed by what she saw. Val, however, saw the print and yelped with excitement. Nat suggested the use of LaRayne's reading glasses. Her response was much improved once she was able to see what Nat was showing her. It was a happy few minutes sharing our exciting news.
My December 18th entry went live moments ago along with December 22nd and January 26th. I've left them unmolested, to include comments to myself about the draft nature of the entries while they remained in hiding.