New Grandchild in Our Family

A most funny thing happened today. I was helping my mother at her Christmas craft show at her church, when my cell phone rang. I answered it and someone with a deep, gruff voice said, "WHO IS THIS? I said, "Who is THIS?"

He said, "Who is this?" again. I said, "You called me! Who are you?"

He said, "You sent my son a very inappropriate text message this morning. Now who is this?"

I said, "I NEVER did any such thing! It wasn't from my phone!"

He said, "Yes it was, and who is this? I mean it!"

I said, "Is this a joke?" and he said it was not.

I said, "Who is your son?" He said, "Never mind. I only want to know who you are."

I said, "What was the message?"

He said, "The message said ~ 'How do you like your new baby girl today?'

I said, "I DID write that! My daughter and son in law had a new baby girl in Madison, Wisconsin yesterday! I thought it would be a funny thing to say to them today, because they were so over the moon yesterday."

Silence.

In a very quiet voice, he said, "Ummmm, is this Aunt Theresa?"

I said, "Huh? What? Yeeeees, this is me."

My young, teenage nephew in Ishpeming said, "This is Dakota, Aunt Theresa. I was trying to sound like a man so I could find out who sent me the message. I thought someone was saying I had a baby with someone. I was very confused ..."

The funny text message my son in law Dave never got, went to Dakota in Ishpeming. That message meant a totally different, frightful thing than it would have to the person it was intended for. I must watch those speed-dial-phone-number-text-message thingies more carefully.

To my nephew Dakota, I would like to say how proud I am of you for challenging what you thought was an accusation. Good move to pretend you were an angry, grown man, in order to get to the bottom of that message.

To my son in law Dave, I want to say that you missed a darn good text message this morning. Good job and well done on your incredibly lovely baby daughter with YOUR steel blue eyes. I can't wait to meet her.

To my sixth grandchild ~ Lucca Pearl ~ I want to say welcome to one crazy family. Grandma Tia loves you very much.