Missed It By That Much

I watched a lot of TV as a kid—perhaps too much. One show I used to watch was Get Smart. Agent 86 was always screwing up, and one of his favourite lines was, “Missed it by that much.”

Wednesday, as we were traversing Porlier Pass ready to cross the Strait of Georgia and on to Vancouver, we received a text from David, our son-in-law, telling us that we are grandparents. Baby Myles Otterman was born first thing that morning. Mother and baby (and David too) are doing well.

For the last several months, we have been pushing to get north. We wanted to be in Vancouver in time for Myles’ birth. We almost made it. We missed it by that much, but that’s okay. There’s really nothing we can do yet anyway. Hannah, Myles, and David are in good hands at the hospital. We’re in Vancouver now and will be here when they head home from the hospital. We’re ready to assume all grandparent responsibilities.

Here’s something for those looking for a trip down memory lane.