Phase 3

It has been some time since my last entry.  Time to catch up. I did mention that we are now approaching a new phase in our lives. Well the retirement phase is out as Jared graduates high school and approaches college and Jordan applying to graduate school.


I don’t think it has hit me yet but Jeff and Tiff are expecting their first child on May 4th. I find it somewhat ironic that heir first child will be born around the FOR basketball tournament. It was 3 years ago Jeff had injured his back during the tournament weekend.

How have times have changed in how we celebrate events.  Jeff and Tiff's friends threw an unveiling party. That is in the same category of "Save the Date" postcards. . The perspective parents don’t know the sex of the baby due to the Dr. sealing the sonogram in an envelope.  The parents hand over the sealed envelope to their trusted friends and they bake a cake that is either pink or blue inside.

Tiff’s friends had a chalk board at the entrance so everyone could cast their vote , boy or girl.  To find out the gender, everyone gathers around and  they cut the cake.   By the way, we didn't eat the cake.  Apparently it takes a large quantity of food dye to get it that blue.  They had blue frosted cupcakes and "It's a boy!" decorations in another room.

Now if you are familiar with Wadas, you will have no problem guessing baby boy or girl Wada. Let me preface this with everywhere we go, we see cute pink girly clothes,  toys, etc. We are always extremely tempted to purchase all this stuff (OK, I'm tempted). I already have a car seat picked out at Costco to be permanently installed in Grampa Wada's van. Jared’s seat in back of Gayle has been displaced by his nephew.

Wada boys beget Wada Boys.

Yes it was blue. Only 3 voted for a boy. Gayle, myself and Tiff's dad Howard. Of all the Wada boy cousins, there is only one girl among 10 boys. Include the female cousins it bumps it to 4 girls to 14 boys.   Now comes the hard part.  His name.  Jeff and Tiff will not reveal his chosen name, but it is difficult due to the quantity of boy Wadas out there without duplication.  And Tiff being a teacher eliminates memorable students.  As long as he is not named George.