Can you keep a secret?

If you tell a secret to a little girl . . .
She will tell her two best friends.

She'll tell them to keep it a secret . . .
but they will tell their moms . . . that very night.

Their moms will not know that it's supposed to be a secret,
so they'll tell their husbands. . .
and two more people from our ward.

Their husbands will hear, but not listen or repeat ;)
But their two best friends . . .
will tell two people from the next ward over.

The next day the first little girl will think,
"I told two people yesterday . . .
so I better tell two people today."

And so she will tell her school teacher
and Tuesday's classroom parent helper,
who, after leaving school, will pick up her younger child . . .
from the same pre-school your younger child goes to.

She also won't know it's supposed to be a secret,
so she'll tell your younger child's teacher . . .
and another mom whose children go to your Kardio Kids class . . .
every Wednesday morning.

After having told the secret to the precious little girl on Sunday night, it will start returning to you from all different angles as soon as

• Tuesday night at the Stake Primary meeting,
• Wednesday morning at Kardio Kids,
• Thursday morning at school and
• Thursday afternoon at pre-school.

It will make you feel a bit surprised,
and also a little dumbfounded at how far-reaching this little girl's social circle is,
but mostly good that people care . . .
and say "Congratulations" vs. "Are you crazy?"

If it's not obvious, the little girl is Liz and she's all about talking and friends. The silly person who decided Liz would be a good confidante is me. And my secret was . . .

We're having another baby!

He or she is due to arrive at the end of May, which puts me a measly 8 weeks along. But with my track record, I'm not expecting anything until at least June. Better to be prepared, right?

Now that you all know, can you start bringing meals? Just three times a week for the next 7 months would be great!