I thought I could put my finger right on it, but no luck! Shoot! After Shayne and I, the very next person to ever hold Christi was Pat Dean - Shayne's neighbor growing up. She was at the hospital that day for appointments, learned Christi was just born and came up with the cutest little white bonnet for her. I can picture her sitting in the chair in the corner holding our new little bundle of joy. I know I snapped their picture from my bed. Last night at the funeral home, her daughter told us they talked with Pat about getting to be with Christi in Heaven. Pat was ready to go Home. She wanted to be with her husband, Ed. What a sweet, sweet lady; she will be deeply missed. While I could not find that picture, I found two others to share: One of Christi's Baptism (June 1997, five weeks old) and the other of Aunt Marty holding her.


We got to overnight with Aunt Marty and Uncle Jeff Saturday night. We had a fantastic weekend: enjoying Shayla's school event Friday night, attending the Equine Affaire in Columbus on Saturday and Sunday along with the amazing Hariett (aka "Traci"), and visiting with Shayne's mom and uncle Sunday night - SWEET! Here's wishing you and yours a great week! Rest in peace, Pat! (And make sure Christi's not playing too many pranks and upsetting the Big Guy!)