four and a half hours

Here's what happens in that time frame:

 These are the tulips in the front yard at 2pm yesterday. Just that morning they had no color whatsoever.

When I got home from the HPC meeting, this is what they looked like (6:40pm):

On the other hand, in just an hour and a half our friend Amy can have baby #2, affectionately called H2, now known as Amaura. Congratulations Amy, Adam and big brother Wes! We can't wait to meet her.