I've been away from Detroit for a long time. I went home for Thanksgiving and then flew directly to Los Angeles for work last week. Anyways, I flew home on Thursday and got home around 11 pm. Anyways, my sister, who was pregnant, was due on Thursday and the baby still hadn't come around come Thursday night. My sister is all about deadlines and this kid was already late showing up. "Geez," I thought, "this kid's starting out on the wrong foot." Anyways, I was at Columbia mall on Friday afternoon with my cousin when I got the call from my dad. My sister was in labor. Elena Grace Thompson entered the world on Friday December 1, 2006 weighing in a 7 lbs, 1 oz. Both the mother and the baby are doing great. This kid is all about good timing though. She was born well after the Ravens game on Thursday night, but early enough to enjoy a smorgasboard of football with her dad on Sunday.