I have one child, a daughter, Anna. Raising her 
has been a clear highlight of my life. So much 
good to say, let's leave it there. As the years 
went by, we felt she would choose to be child-free. 
I was fine with that—she never wanted to talk about it.
 
Right before her elopement during Covid, which 
I thought was a wonderful idea, she brought it up, 
confiding to me that she didn't want to wait 
until the all clear signal because she wanted 
to have a baby. What was this! We are all so happy now—

she talks about her child to be, and me being 
an important part as grandpapa. Anna was born 
on December 26th, her baby is due December 22nd. 
This Christmas holiday season is going to get ridiculous. 
Anna's mom was born on December 20th. Ridiculous, right?