THIS is Mudcat at its best. Thank you, Jerry, and thank you all for such beautiful postings! I can barely see for the tears.

I feel several good things have come about this year, but the most significant is a little guy alseep in my living room, right now, Morgan Aurele, our new grandson. He almost miscarried last April. As it is, he came a month early (Nov. 14th), by C-section, as his mom had complications. Good thing, too, because he most likely would have been stillborn if he'd gone full-term, for a couple of reasons, one of which was he had a true knot in his umbilical cord.

He has wrought healings, unknowingly, or perhaps his little soul knew all about it beforehand, but anyway, his mom and I, our youngest, are now best friends, again, after several years of her establishing her independence and mom learning to back off. She and Morgan are going to live with us for a year or so and that is something I never thought would happen.

And, oh, btw, Mick, little Morgan was conceived on St. Patrick's day! There's a picture of him on my photopage, thanks to Jeff posting it.

Thanks for Mudcat and all of its members.

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