No, we are not having another child (yet). This was just too fun to pass up! (See Hannah's and Lori's babies.) Ours is pretty cute, don't ya think? Be sure to click the "See the Parents" link to see my ridiculous photo. It was the only one I could find with my mouth closed. And, no, that was not supposed to be funny.

My brother-in-law, Fred, recently had his picture taken with basketball player Manute Bol. (I had to look up the spelling. I was considering "Minute Bowl.") This got me to thinking about the fact that I have never actually met anyone famous -- at least not anyone famous and cool. Which brings me to


1. Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner", is one of my ancestors on my dad's side. I volunteered this information in an elementary school music class and was ridiculed by the teacher. Good times.

2. My great-grandfather (or was it great-great-?) was a minor league pitcher who pitched to and struck out Babe Ruth.

3. I visited Arlington National Cemetery at the same time as Queen Elizabeth II. I took photos in which she appears as a tiny purple polka-dot. I drew arrows on some of the photos and wrote "The Queen" next to them. I was 12.

4. I also attended the same Baltimore Orioles game as the queen. The press reported that she wanted to eat a hot dog but was prohibited from doing so by royal etiquette. Lame. If I were the queen I would eat any food I pleased whenever I wanted.

5. My grandmother, Char, went to high school with Heaven's Gate cult leader Marshall Applewhite.

6. I attended a summer school program with the brother of child actress Mara Wilson.

7. A few weeks ago my sister-in-law, Julie, attended the same Bikram yoga class as Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson. I was envious, as I'm a fan of women's gymnastics. I asked Julie if she spoke to Shawn and she said no, because she recognized her changing in the locker room and it seemed a little awkward, haha.

8. My brother, Barry, was friends with a girl who went to school with Colin Hanks, son of Tom Hanks. Barry hung out with Colin a few times and even met Tom briefly.

9. Frank and I saw Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger speak at the launch of his Council on Physical Fitness and Sports at Disneyland's California Adventure theme park.

10. We also saw Maria Shriver. We were standing behind the security barrier when she walked by. I was trying to snap a picture, but she wasn't looking our way, so in my best paparazzo impression I shouted, "MARIA!" as loudly as a could. She turned, smiled, and waved and I got the picture, albeit on a lousy disposable camera.

11. My sister-in-law, Priscilla, once took a catalog order from Cindy Crawford.

12. As a kid, I had my picture taken with Senator Jay Rockefeller. He's a former governor of West Virginia and current U.S. Senator. Of course, there were like 50 other kids in the picture so it's not that cool.

13. John Ritter was my mother's distant cousin. I used to think it was a bummer to be related to such a lame actor, then he died and I felt guilty.