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That is really great news!!:good:

Now for a reality check. When I started college, my 1st semester tuition was $200. My Daughters was $2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Better make some more blanks for the college fund.:befuddled: And start getting your :sleepy::sleepy::sleepy: now, cuz you might need to bank a few nights for say about August & September. What's that popular acronym? I think it's DAMHIKT.

Oh, and what was the joke? Inquiring minds want to know.
 
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yes sir

Congratulations -- as a father of 6 and a grandfather of 7 I know how you are feeling right now. Great!!!!

I just looked and the school that was charging $60/semester in State tuition when I graduated from high school in 1955 now charges $3120. The $120/semester room AND board is now close to $4000.

Even worse I think...my daughters all went to SUNY Colleges for total cost of about $6500-$7000/year...the last graduated in 1993. This years cost is about $28,000. 4 times as much in less than 20 years.
BSea said:
That is really great news!!:good:

Now for a reality check. When I started college, my 1st semester tuition was $200. My Daughters was $2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Better make some more blanks for the college fund.:befuddled: And start getting your :sleepy::sleepy::sleepy: now, cuz you might need to bank a few nights for say about August & September. What that popular acronym? I think it's DAMHIKT.

Oh, and what was the joke? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Jonathan: I wouldn't cast too many brown or yellow blanks for a while after birth! They may not sell so well! :) I've never had the pleasure of meeting you but congrats anyway. Also, one other thing, if anyone accuses you, of this being caused by a "blank" they are "dead wrong"! It wasn't a "blank"
 
Congratulations. Having kids is the best thing I've done with my life and marrying a woman who has helped me to raise them right is the second best.
 
Before this gets out of hand here do you know what causes that? Next thing you know you have two, three or even more never knowing the real cause. I ended up with four myself before I put two and two together...

Just kidding, thats great news!!! Congrats!!!
 
Congrats ! Get all the sleep you can now. Lol. All jokes aside, that's awesome! And one of the best things in the world. They sure change your way of thinking and a lot of what you do. (in a good way). Enjoy it all, they grow too fast.
 
THANK YOU ALL!

I can't begin to say Thank You enough to all of you for such a wonderful response!!! I know I'm in for many many sleepless nights but to me it'll be more than worth it!

Oh, and we do already have names. Personally I'm hoping for twins, one of each sex so it'll all be said and done :rolleyes:

Boy: James Rush Brooks: James is the family name for both of our familys so we kept that tradition alive (Her Grandfather & Uncle and my Grandfather, Dad, & Older Brother are all a James). Rush was my grandfathers middle name. He's the one I got my first taste of woodworking from.

Girl: Elizabeth _____ Brooks: My wife's first name is Elizabeth so we're carrying that on. We aren't 100% on a middle name yet, but we're strongly leaning towards Ayden (I hope I spelled that right!). Yes we know it's from the boy's side of the baby name book, but so was my wifes!

Ok, now for the practical joke. We have 2 small dogs and we've always referred to them as our children. So we call my parents their grandparents. So they hear us calling them grandma and grandpa ALL the time so they're a bit accustomed to it. Well after our second + pregnancy test (:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:) this past Monday I realized a perfect way to tell my parents. I hopped on Ebay and bought "Worlds greatest grandpa & grandma" shirts for each of them. They FINALLY arrived Thursday so Shea wrapped them up in a Christmas theme and we took them over that night. We told them it's an early Christmas present and they opened them. My Dad got it in a few seconds (but knowing it was a joke didn't give it up to my Mom just yet). My Mom however....thought the tshirts were about the dogs! She was saying how nice they were and how fitting it was for the dogs. THEN she held it up over her body and said "I'm the worlds greatest....(eye's bulge, jaw drops) WHAT!?!?!?!? Wait....ARE YOU????.....OMG......Wait, WHAT!?!?!?!?" I SO wish I recorded it but I was so caught up I forgot. It was a perfect reaction and a perfect moment. They're super excited (their 1st grandchild) and are already talking about how badly they're going to spoil it. Shea's mother currently lives in TX and she has already called her relator and lit a fire under their butts to get their place sold faster!

Thank you all again for the congrats! We have a doctor appointment early Jan. and she said we'll be able to hear a heartbeat!!!! And trust me, as soon as we know the sex I'll do something special to let all of you know :wink::cool::biggrin:
 
Congratulations !!!

Jonathan,


CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU !!!!!!


Both of you are about to embark upon one of the most wondrous and magical experiences of your lives. Enjoy this time and what's to come!!

And then....they become teenagers and you start losing hair...:wink:.

Warm Regards,
Doc
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So this may already be somewhere in the thread...and I am too lazy to read all the congrats...

I guess you ain't "shootin blanks!"

get it? It was funny in my head at least.

Welcome to the worlds of equal amounts grief and amazement...usually amazement that you don't kill them every day.
 
That IS great news! Congratulations to you and your wife.
You better hurry and get all those great pen ideas out of the day soon because you days of having "spare time" are about to end!
 
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Thank you all again for the congrats! We have a doctor appointment early Jan. and she said we'll be able to hear a heartbeat!!!! And trust me, as soon as we know the sex I'll do something special to let all of you know :wink::cool::biggrin:
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:bananen_smilies008: Baby BLUE or Baby PINK blanks for all IAP members when he finds out!!! :present:
 
Congratulations!

Congratulations to both of you. Your life will never be the same and it will always be filled with joy. We just recently had our 8th child and I wouldn't trade any one of them for more time in the shop. The biggest problem I have now is which to bring out to 'help'...

Enjoy every moment, they pass in a blink of an eye...:wink::wink::wink:
 
Awesome! I will never forget the first ultra sound and hearing my sons heart for the first time........nothing more pathetic than a big ole back woods boy with tears in his eyes!

Yes it will be tougher to do many of the things you enjoy for a while but the folks poking fun at you have forgoten how wonderful it is to hold your child and watch him grow! My son is the greatest blessing my life has ever seen and being his dad has been the most rewarding thing I have ever done.
 
Congratulations Jonathan and Mrs. Keep the Mrs. away from your casting fumes and enjoy what sleep you get for the next 7+ months because after that you won't get any for at least 4 months:smile:
 
I can see it already, the kid mixing their strained peas, cheerios, milk, and apple sauce together and putting it in the freezer to see what it looks like as a blank. Congratulations.
 
Congratulations, that is the greatest joy a man can know, They change our life in so many ways, it'amazing that something so tiny, can. effect us so much, for so long...
 
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I think my husband may be a bit excited about this... What do you think? Now I hear lots of references to this little one being a turner or casters but let's not forget that he/she has already been riding horses regularly and even went to a horse show last weekend and helped Mommy place 1st in the class. I think we are destined to have a child with many many talents and options. :-) Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. Jonathon and I are so excited!
 
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