Facebook stole my life

I'm really annoyed because anyone who knows my sister will have seen pictures of my niece on her Facebook page. I haven't even seen a picture of my niece as I'VE NOT YET BEEN SENT A PHOTO DESPITE REQUESTS TO BOTH PARENTS AND BROTHER. And I'm not on Facebook.

Cecilia

My niece-to-be (in about six weeks) has been named Cecilia. I'm not sure whether I'm less crazy about the name or the fact that my brother keeps signing cards and emails with his name, his wife's and his unborn daughter's. Surely it's some sort of bad luck to do that?

Cecilia is the patron saint of music, and also (before St C had lute lessons, I presume) 'dim-sighted one'. Hmm.

I was saying to my sister that I can't wait until Cecilia is five so I can take her to the zoo and be a cool aunt, but that I would probably have kids of my own by that point.

- "Why would that stop you from being a cool aunt?"

- "Because I'd be the mother of her younger, therefore uncool, cousins."

- "Yeah, you're right."