Want to share my umbrella?

When I was very little (I think about about 4 or 5) I used to listen to the music my Dad played and for some unknown, strange reason I developed an obsession for Barry Manilow....I know, I know, its very weird and I just cant explain it, I just fell in the love with the 'big nosed one'. Even as an adult, I'm the same, but instead I celebrate it now rather than fighting it! Now I had no intentions of sharing this secret with you, for fear of losing readers, but something happened yesterday that made me think.

My Other Half and I went in separate cars to the hospital, as he had to go straight to his office in London after the appointment. We set off in plenty of time as I learnt from the last visit that it's no good for your stress levels to be late. The weather was fine when we left home but after a little while it started raining lightly on the windscreen. As we continued into the city, the rain became progressively heavier and heavier and by the time we approached the hospital, it was absolutely pelting down. It was that heavy I thought to myself 'I hope this is not sign of bad things to come'. It turned out it was.

I didn't think too much more about it until I spoke to my Mum and Dad last night. They had just arrived back from a week in Wales. Dad mentioned that after they had heard my news from the hospital, they were obviously upset for me and really did not feel much like driving the 3hr journey home. They got in the car and put on the radio......and the first note of Barry's song 'I Made It Through The Rain' came on. Dad turned to Mum and said 'I hope this song is an omen'.

So I think I will have this as my theme tune - here's a few of the lyrics. And for those of you currently getting rained on too, lets hope the shelter of the umbrella gets us through till the rain stops.

We dreamers have our ways

Of facing rainy days

And somehow we survive

We keep the feelings warm

Protect them from the storm

Until our time arrives

Then one day the sun appears

And we come shining through those lonely years

I made it through the rain

I kept my world protected

I made it through the rain

I kept my point of view

I made it through the rain

And found myself respected

By the others who

Got rained on too

And made it through

When friends are hard to find

And life seems so unkind

Sometimes you feel so afraid

Just aim beyond the clouds

And rise above the crowds

And start your own parade'

Cause when I chased my fears away

That's when I knew that I could finally say

I made it through the rain.......