(Goldbar, Washington - March 14, 2005 - Reprinted here by permission)
good morning to all our beloved family and friends!!!! we have some wonderful news….we are going to be grandparents around late october!!! sarah and charles are expecting!!!! they are very excited as we are. the wedding plans are probably going to be a bit delayed since they really want to do the hawaii thing. she hasn’t seen a doctor yet…an appt will be made this week….right now she is eating just as healthy as possible and hungry to get her hands on anything and everything to read about pregnancy and childbirth!!! charles is already getting up in the night for “midnight snack stuff”. he is a trooper and treats her very good. love to all of you and please keep them in your thoughts and prayers for a healthy and safe pregnancy…love duke and mary p