At 8.30am on 6 February 1976 a young, frightened, raven-haired hippy chick gave birth to her first child, a 6.5lb screaming baby girl with the looks of a petite Chinese doll. This babe grew into a tall blonde angelic creature (so she likes to think) who is still prone to fits of screaming at the age of 23.

I love reading about you all in this thread - Mudcat is better than reading a novel.