It was a regular practice for Martha and Eddy to take a short walk away from other people after supper each night. She picked this as the best time to...tell her husband. "Eddy, I have some very happy news to tell you!"Eddy blurted out, "Martha, you are going to have a baby!" At this, he sank to the ground.Martha was stunned! "How did you know?" Because it's the most important news I can imagine!" Well, I hope that you are as happy as I am!" beamed Martha."Oh, yes! I am very happy! But I am. This surprising thought occurred when, as she was about to bid three no trump, her partner, Amy Gaines, pointed toward Betty’s back yard beyond Connie’s glass family room doors. There an unusually large flock of red birds, cardinals, Connie assumed, were furiously kicking up the first week of the new year snow around a large bird feeder. With the mature boxwood and azalea hedges between the yards, the bridge foursome could only see the top two-thirds of the iron stake that suspended the feeder.. It was about springtime and the weather was a cool 15°Celsius. I was outside playing with my friend Andy , who, at the time was nine years old. Today was the third time I'd have slept over at his house. We were just finishing up a game of one on one street hockey when his mother said we had to go inside. At about 9 pm, Andy's mother was leaving for a date. She told us that she would be back at about 1-2 am, and that when she got back, we had to be asleep. Andy and I brushed our teeth and. "To help it last longer," she said. At this point Heather reappeared to check my hair. "OK, you're dry. Time to finish you up." I followed her to the stylist's chair and sat down. One roller at a time, she unwound my hair. It was in much larger curls than it had been after the perm. After she had taken out all the rollers she began to brush my hair. She took several tendrils of hair and formed them into curls framing my face. Then she took a handful of hair from the back and brought it up high.