What a wonderful Christmas memory this is.
It
was December 24th ten years ago. My friend Charlene and I were meeting
Jo-Anne & Nick for breakfast at the Riverdale. It was a nice way to
start a relaxing day and the beginning of the festivities of Christmas. After we
ordered, Jo-Anne brought an envelope out of her purse. She had some
photos developed (yes...back in the day when you developed photos) and
thought I might like to see them.
As I flipped through the pictures, everything seemed normal until I saw a picture of her & Nick holding
three...magic markers? I couldn't quite make out what they were holding
but it looked to be markers. I casually asked what that was all about.
Her response brought me to tears. They weren't markers...they were
pregnancy tests! There were three because she couldn't believe the
results and wanted to MAKE SURE! I was elated.
The
only problem was... I was going to Petrolia that night to attend the Christmas Eve
service with my parents and the rest of the family. Jo-Anne & Nick
wouldn't be revealing their news until the next day. I was bursting to
tell someone, but I could not! It was a painful 24 hours until they
arrived at our family Christmas and shared the surprise.
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