It Ain't Over, till It's Over

Of  course with the July 4th holiday upon us, the ever so predictable cable channels have begun playing their annual batch of patriotic movies. So when I arrived home to find Cody and Jasper viewing Independence Day, I wasn't surprised. While finishing up a little bit of school work, I decided to listen along until the end of the movie. Not long after finishing up a discussion board post about infancy and the importance of a full term pregnancy, I heard something that caught my attention. As you may recall, with cigar in mouth, Will Smith's character says repeatedly, ""It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings."

Now I have heard that phrase since childhood, but tonight my curiosity sparked and I was intrigued to find out what is the deal with a fat lady who sings. So I did some research.  Supposedly it mean this, the quotation/proverb which essentially means that one shouldn't assume the outcome of some activity until it has actually finished or something isn't finished although the event is coming to a conclusion.

Who knew the fat lady was so insightful, huh? I think I might just start incorporating this motto in my life- minus the cigar of course. So to all of the recent questions of concerns and anxieties that I may have with the approaching delivery of Boston, I just have one thing to say in response. It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings, or at least pushes out a baby.

Seven weeks to go people!  Oh and Happy Fourth of July!