“I wish Dr Lang had agreed to let us use one of the newer birthing rooms,” she said. “This looks so ... sterile.”“It looks foreboding,” I ...replied, “with all the monitoring equipment. Well -- better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it I guess.”A middle-aged nurse stepped in. “I’m Alice,” she said, “and I’ll be assisting Dr Lang with your delivery.” She regarded a clipboard of paperwork and Andrea’s ID bracelet. “Andrea Hagen ... pleased to meet you.”Dr Lang stepped in wearing. The four of them talked and joked for a while, The band was playing something slow and Carolyn wanted to dance. As Alex and Carolyn danced, Carolyn put her head on Alex’s shoulder, Alex whispered, I love you Carolyn, she looked at him, and gave him a kiss and said, I love you too sweetie, she paused, and said, I can’t wait to get you alone. The dance ended, dinner was being served, and Carolyn and Alex made there way back to the table. Tom asked, is any one in need of another drink, Alex. Rebecca tried it. I had another convert to the Eugene method of Grilled Cheese Consumption. It was a big hit in our household! I barely managed to wolf down five of the sandwiches. The chicken noodle soup (Campbell's, of course) was cooked on the stove. No rubbery noodles for us. That's what the microwave does to it, plus we only add half a can of water to make it taste stronger. We fortunately had one of the large cans, so there was enough to go around.Mom commented that our grocery bill would. . unexpected..." 'It's better than any Tri-d I've ever seen!'Katie's intense stare was interrupted by a tiny 'peep' coming from next to her. She turned her head toward Beth, to discover that Beth had buried her head against the back of the couch, doing her best not to make any noise. Her face was contorted with her intense effort not to laugh.'I thought you were my friend!' Katie thought at her, with a lot of indignation.Then Katie was laughing, too. 'I don't have any choice! Bastards! Every.