Karin Turkovich and I became friends immediately, when we met on the first day of preschool for our sons this past fall. Ben and Trevor bonded at once and so did we. The teachers even commented that they assumed we'd been friends for a long time, and here we'd only just introduced ourselves.

Well, Karin has been such a saint to me during this whole pregnancy, providing me with tremendous support, picking up Ben, or Ben and Liam, at the drop of a hat, to give me a break. Today she took Ben to the zoo for the afternoon. What a treat for him.

It is hard for me to convey to her, with words, how much I appreciate all of her generosity to me. She is a gift from God and I hope to return the favor someday, in spades.