Huckleberries: She knew all along, husband left in dark
Huckleberries Monday:
As an extra precaution with Baby No. 4 on the way, Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor, of Coeur d’Alene, and his wife, Kathryn, underwent DNA testing. It was all good. But the tests had the side effect of revealing the gender of the baby earlier than usual.
On Tuesday, as they were waiting for the results, Kathryn suggested that they do something special to announce the gender, like a barbecue. They hadn’t done anything like this for the first three babies, all boys.
Sam was immediately on board. He got to work on his to-do list: Barbecue planning. Create a Facebook event. Invite people. Edit Kathryn’s invitations. (Sam has a background in journalism.) Be patient. Be kind. However, he was worried that the results might not get to them before the barbecue planned for Sunday.
He was fretting about it at dinner Wednesday when he noticed Kathryn grinning like, as Sam describes it, “a dishonest snake oil salesman who has been caught in an Old West town.” Sez she: “What if I already know?” Sam was stunned: “You know?” he asked. She nodded. She had set him up. It was all a smoke screen. Worse yet? Kathryn wasn’t talking. Sam and the boys would have to wait like everyone else until pink or blue silly string shot from cans at the barbecue.
And you’ll have to wait until Tuesday to find out, too. Full column here.
