Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

[Mr Man]

We finally got to tell her mother, I got the whole thing on video, it was like out of a movie. Lots of crying and hugging, even brought a tear to my eye...lol.

We then spent the rest of the weekend buying baby stuff with her mom

LOL Nothing wrong with "eye sweating" and "emotional grappling" as I call it (my stern, strict upbringing requires me to maintain emotional distance from these events). It sounds like a special moment to remember and great you have it documented. You are very fortunate.

I envy you this experience and would go through it again and again until I had a baseball team's worth of children. Why, we would tour the country like the Partridge Family havin' adventures and such. Yet, two is all I get (just plain greedy I suppose).

As I recall, my "baby arrival formal notification session" with the in-laws went more along the lines of, DFIL "so, marked her up good didn't you boy!" DMIL "I sure hope the baby looks like our daughter" (cue back-slapping, cigars, booze & yes, much eye-sweating). Of course, they were speaking German, but I have an active imagination and that is what I would expect them to say........ I mean look at my picture.... I'm Baloo the freakin' Bear fer cryin' out loud.

 

[djblu883]

My new DIL was put through heck by her parents before she wed my son. Our family wasn't worthy of hers because we weren't of the same class....well Daddy is a computer geek at a tractor store...and Mama doesn't work....what makes them better than ours? I work full time as a traveling PT!!! Most likely make as much or more than Daddy....HUMPH....i gave up collars in my youth by choice when I could have "worn one"....the way Ithought about it then and now..doesn't matter what walk of life you come from....we are ALL equal when the big GUY is looking at us!!! Oh and BTW...Daddy and Mama didn't pay a penny to see thier daughter marry...I did...and gladly! I'm proud of my new daughter!!!

 

[Mr Man]

My new DIL was put through heck by her parents before she wed my son. Our family wasn't worthy of hers because we weren't of the same class....well Daddy is a computer geek at a tractor store...and Mama doesn't work....what makes them better than ours? I work full time as a traveling PT!!! Most likely make as much or more than Daddy....HUMPH....i gave up collars in my youth by choice when I could have "worn one"....the way Ithought about it then and now...doesn't matter what walk of life you come from....we are ALL equal when the big GUY is looking at us!!! Oh and BTW...Daddy and Mama didn't pay a penny to see thier daughter marry...I did...and gladly! I'm proud of my new daughter!!!

People are funny eh........or as my Grandma would say, "there's just no accounting for some folks- bless their hearts" (it's a Southern killin' with kindness thing) She would then smile knowingly.

Glad you are happy with the addition to your family. That is what counts most.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Just finished posting my favorite foods at WDW.

Lunch today - PB&J!

My wife's cruel joke, I guess.

 

[Colson39]

Today I am nursing a hangover after going out with some friends last night.

This is going to be a longgggggggggggggggggg day This is why you're not supposed to go out during the weekdays...lol

 

[Colson39]

Sweet, all of us at work just went outside and heard the sonic boom as the space shuttle flew over on it's way to land at Cape Canaverel.

Two really loud booms, so freaking cool!!!! :

 

[fldisneymommyto2]

Sweet, all of us at work just went outside and heard the sonic boom as the space shuttle flew over on it's way to land at Cape Kennedy.

Two really loud booms, so freaking cool!!!! :

It scared the crap out of me!! I was sitting here on the computer and it was freaking loud this time!! Just glad it didn't wake up my sleeping lil man!!

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Sweet, all of us at work just went outside and heard the sonic boom as the space shuttle flew over on it's way to land at Cape Kennedy.

Two really loud booms, so freaking cool!!!! :

Am I wrong or didn't the name change back to Cape Canaveral like it used to be in the 60's? I thought it was the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral now. Fill me in all you Floridians!

 

[Colson39]

Am I wrong or didn't the name change back to Cape Canaveral like it used to be in the 60's? I thought it was the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral now. Fill me in all you Floridians!

Oops, I meant to say Cape Canaverel, I must have been thinking about the Kennedy Space Center at the same time.

And yea, it was really loud this time, we weren't expecting it to be so loud, you could actually feel it and made the hair on your arms twinge a bit.

 

[fldisneymommyto2]

Am I wrong or didn't the name change back to Cape Canaveral like it used to be in the 60's? I thought it was the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral now. Fill me in all you Floridians!

Colson was just showing his age

 

[happy_redhead]

Hey Colson...........What's a sonic boom do to a hangover?

 

[ftwildernessguy]

ftwildernessguy's cure for a hangover - KUNGALOOSH!

 

[tellnotails]

I tried 1 cup morgan/1cup OJ/1cup blackberry brandy/1cup strawberry daq.


Loaded the blender with ice and walla.............a mild slush

Did I do something wrong??????? or are you just playing us poor folk...

oops I mean frugal

 

[Colson39]

Hey Colson...........What's a sonic boom do to a hangover?

Luckily, the hangover is mostly gone now. Maybe the sonic boom jolted something on my insides...lol.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

I tried 1 cup morgan/1cup OJ/1cup blackberry brandy/1cup strawberry daq.


Loaded the blender with ice and walla.............a mild slush

Did I do something wrong??????? or are you just playing us poor folk...

oops I mean frugal

Probably too much ice. It should be slushy, but with a kick.

 

[ldubberly]

We finally got to tell her mother, I got the whole thing on video, it was like out of a movie. Lots of crying and hugging, even brought a tear to my eye...lol.

We then spent the rest of the weekend buying baby stuff with her mom

Do I read this correctly? We all knew before MOM!!! We really are like a big family here , like a bunch of brothers and sisters.

 

[stacktester]

Do I read this correctly? We all knew before MOM!!! We really are like a big family here , like a bunch of brothers and sisters.

Colson don't let her know this information. You may want to grow hair so u have some skin left after she waps you.

 

[Colson39]

Hair is so overrated. I've been shaving my head for years now. Don't have to pay for a haircut, nice and cool during the summer, and I can walk around saying "Who loves ya baby"

P.S. The only reason we waited to tell her mom was because we were having a surprise 60th birthday party for her mom last Friday. We thought the perfect gift during the party would be to let her know that her only child was pregant. It worked out PERFECTLY, and I am so glad that we did it that way instead of telling her just a couple days in advance.

Not that I don't think we're all one big happy family either

 

[kg66]

I was thinking the same thing, about all of us knowing before Mom, but after reading Colson's post, timing is everything! Great job Colson, and congrats too by the way! I haven't been able to post to you since you announced. The shopping has only begun, my DH would tell you! He swears our DD's first word was VISA, and not Dadda!

 

[Colson39]

haha!

Yea, even though it's rather early, we spent the whole weekend with her mom shopping. Well, I more kind of tagged along and waited outside some of the stores...lol. I think they were just looking for an excuse to shop, and now they have a 24/7 excuse...lol.

I will not let my child be spoiled and turn into a brat, but man, it's going to be hard....lol!