WELCOME EMMA MAY (PDF-2203)

Sunday night and I was winding down, watching a little of the Golden Globe awards. For me they are more interesting than the Oscars because they move right along and I can visually eavesdrop on all my favorite movie stars who are just sitting around together. The fact is that I never make it to the end of either ceremony, so somewhere around 9:30 PM I found my way upstairs and crawled into bed. Margaret, who is always more game than I am, stuck it out to the end. She had joined me by 11:30 PM and was on her way to sleep when the cell phone went off. I am glad Margaret was wise enough to it bring with her. Somewhere through my sleepiness I could hear the words, “We are leaving right now.” I knew what this call meant, that my daughter Michael Anne’s water had broken and she was going to have a baby. Before Margaret put the phone down I was on my feet and already packing a suitcase.