What’s this? My brother is a grandfather? Deb is a grandmother? How can this be?

What does that make me? A great uncle, that’s what. Well, that makes some sense, at least. The part about me being great.

Indeed, Jessica, Steve’s & Deb’s daughter, Melinda’s and my niece, granddaughter to Carib and Al, gave birth early this morning to Carina Jade. Quoting her email-savvy mother, “She arrived officially on Oct 9 at 12:46am, at 6lb 10.5oz and 19 inches long.”

I’m already thinking what should be on Carina Jade’s birthday music mix. Maybe a little Mississippi John Hurt? Uncle Nick, you have to make the official mix. But as the great uncle, I get to make the better mix.

You know, the great one.