The Whole 9 Yards

This post is brought to you by the number 9.

**The 9 of diamonds-the playing card-is called the Curse of Scotland

**The expression "to the nines" means to the highest degree. Someone dressed to the nines is dressed up as much as they can be.

**9 judges sit on the U.S. Supreme Court

**A human pregnancy normally lasts 9 months

**Important Buddhist rituals involve 9 monks

**There used to be 9 planets in the solar system.

**In astrology, the ninth sign of the Zodiac is Sagittarius, identified by the Greeks as a Centaur. Centaurs are magical creatures known for their skills as archers, philosophers, and predictors of the future.

**In classical music the curse of the ninth refers to the superstition that a composer who writes a ninth symphony will die soon. Beethoven, who left his Tenth symphony unfinished, is regarded by the superstition as the first victim of the curse.

**There are 9 members of the Fellowship of the Ring in the Lord of the Rings saga.

**9 is the number of weeks until Baby gets here! Hopefully...