The Stork - Blogged by JME
About nine months ago, we got a wonderful surprise! N8's sister, Pookie, announced she was pregnant. Throughout her whole pregnancy, we've been on pins and needles wondering what she would have. They already have one little girl, Pooh Bear, and decided that they were going to wait with this one and be surprised by the gender. N8 and I guessed they were going to have a little boy!
Last Thursday I got a text around midnight. Wondering who in the world would be texting me so late, I flipped open my phone to see that Pookie had sent me a text announcing the arrival of our new little . . . . boy, oh boy, were we wrong! Not a nephew but a niece! She was 6 lbs 7 ounces with long little feet and lots of hair.
I got to go over and spend the day with our new niece, Jo Jo! She is so little and so precious. We really missed having N8 here for this special event, but he was able participate a little bit through Skype.
Little Pooh Bear wasn't so sure about a new little sister, but is starting to like her more and more. Whenever Pookie nurses Jo Jo, she reads to Pooh Bear so she can get some time with mommy. Pooh Bear likes that time with mommy so much, she tells Pookie "I think Jo Jo is hungry," whenever Pooh Bear is ready to be read to again.
Congratulations Pookie, FireRyan, and Pooh Bear on the new addition to your family! We are so excited to have Jo Jo as our new little niece.
Last week, Chaplain S. came into my office and informed me that we were expecting a Distinguished Visitor trip up in one of the wards that he works in. These are a normal occurence around here, so I casually asked, "Who is it sir?" He grinned at me and said, "A few astronauts. Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Gene Cernan." I almost fell out of my chair! So, I stayed late after work and hung out in his ward for almost two hours, but it was definitely worth the wait!
They all came as part of the "Legends of Aerospace Tour" which has a total of six famous people in aerospace. First and foremost was Neil Armstrong. Of course we all know who he is. He is the guy that every kid in the world wants to be at one time or another. He was the first person to walk on the moon.
Next was Jim Lovell. He is famous for his line, "Houston, we have a problem..." That's right, the man that Tom Hanks played in the movie Apollo 13 was there as well!
Also with them was Gene Cernan. He was the last person to leave his footprints on the moon. This happened on December 14th, 1972.
They also had a few people that are famous for flying jets as well. One was Steve Ritchie. He is the only USAF "Ace" fighter pilot since the Korean War. He is an "Ace" because he had 5 MiG-21 kills between May to August of 1972.
Another pilot was Robert J. Gilliland. He was the first pilot to fly the SR-71 Blackbird. He has logged more time above Mach 2 and Mach 3 than anyone else.
Their moderator was David Hartman. He was the original host of "Good Morning America" from 1975 to 1987. He is a retired Air Force officer and is an Aviation and Space writer.
They all came through pretty rushed, so I was only able to take a few pictures that weren't blurry.
This is Gene Cernan. Jim Lovell is in the background.
This is Jim Lovell and Neil Armstrong.
The whole thing was really rushed and I wasn't able to get a whole lot of pictures, but there was an Air Force Colonel there that saw me waiting patiently to get a picture with Neil Armstrong, so he held up the group while I got a picture with him and Jim Lovell while they were walking down the hall. Thanks Sir!!!
