Paula:
 
        Congratulations.
 
                Bill
 
At 09:52 AM 10/30/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Sorry to not be talking about the conference hotel/city, but I have some
>exciting personal news.  As many of you know I have been in the process of
>adopting a baby from China (it has been a long process-- feels like the
>gestation of an elephant).  Last week I received my referral and much to my
>surprise it is a boy!  I have spent the last 2 years thinking I was getting
>a girl-- I didn't think it was possible to get a boy.  Although it is still
>really rare, I got a healthy boy.  He is a year old and I hope to go and get
>him immediately after finals.  His name is Benjamin Joseph Yuxiang Murray.
>As soon as I get his picture on my web site I'll let everyone know.
>Paula
>Paula C. Murray
>Associate Professor
>Legal Environment of Business
>Graduate School of Business
>5.202 CBA
>University of Texas
>Austin, Texas 78712-1175
>(512) 471-5259
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