All concerned are doing well and now She Who Puts Up With Me and I are waiting patiently for next weekend to head up there. And if you believe the "patient" bit, I have a bridge for sale...
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awp101
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I am now officially old - Picture added
Around 0900 this morning, our first grandchild was born!
All concerned are doing well and now She Who Puts Up With Me and I are waiting patiently for next weekend to head up there. And if you believe the "patient" bit, I have a bridge for sale...
All concerned are doing well and now She Who Puts Up With Me and I are waiting patiently for next weekend to head up there. And if you believe the "patient" bit, I have a bridge for sale...
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Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
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gamekeeper
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Re: I am now officially old
Congratulations Grandpa... 
Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.
Re: I am now officially old
Ditto, very cool.game keeper wrote:Congratulations Grandpa...
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rossim92
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Re: I am now officially old
congraulations! WHAT DO WANT TO BE CALLED? I WANT TO BE CALLED GRANDPA OR GRANDDADDY. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM S.C BUT LIVE IN MD. AROUND HERE THEY ARE CALLED POP-POP. My nephew couldn't say grandma when he first starting talking. So, he wound up saying gummy, and the name stuck. Guess whatever they called me will be fine.
Rossi 92 .357 lever , and a cz pcr 9mm
Henry .22 lever, Remington speedmaster 552 .22 lr
Marlin Glenfield .22 boltaction
gforce 12ga semi
Taylor's Tactical 1911 A1 FS in .45acp
winchester 1873 44.40
Marlin 336W .30.30
beeman sportsman rs2 dual caliber pellet rifle
henry .22 magnum pumpaction/octagon barrel
stag 5.56 m4 with reddot
Henry .22 lever, Remington speedmaster 552 .22 lr
Marlin Glenfield .22 boltaction
gforce 12ga semi
Taylor's Tactical 1911 A1 FS in .45acp
winchester 1873 44.40
Marlin 336W .30.30
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madman4570
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Re: I am now officially old
Congrats----God Bless!
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Congratulations!
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Re: I am now officially old
A mile-stone for sure.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
Government office attracts the power-mad, yet it's people who just want to be left alone to live life on their own terms who are considered dangerous.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
Re: I am now officially old
Congratulations Grand Pa!! I am envious. My only child (son) has been married for almost 4 years and nothing yet...
Re: I am now officially old
Congratulations! I hear the worst part of being a grandfather is having to sleep with an old grandma.
One time I was sitting at the counter with a friend of mine when both of his daughters came in, both in the family way. After talking for a few minutes one of the girls asked daddy, when the babbies get here what do you want them to call you? He thought about it a minute then said, how about uncle Joe?
One time I was sitting at the counter with a friend of mine when both of his daughters came in, both in the family way. After talking for a few minutes one of the girls asked daddy, when the babbies get here what do you want them to call you? He thought about it a minute then said, how about uncle Joe?
If you're gonna be stupid ya gotta be tough-
Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
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awp101
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Re: I am now officially old
Thanks guys! I started getting the emails and pics on my phone around 0930 and was pretty useless until after lunch...
) and this was a challenge to be sure. She has some issues and this took a lot of patience and medical procedures to happen. Not to mention more than a few prayers and blessings. 
I've done my dead level best to be the crazy Uncle in the family so the move to "eccentric Grandfather" shouldn't be an issue....
BTW, I realized I didn't give the name. His name is Carson. It may not get the familial seal of approval, but I might just call him Kit.
Not sure yet. Technically I'm the step-dad so I'll let the two biological Grandfathers pick first. My fallback will be Pop which is what I call my maternal Grandfather (and might be my choice regardless).rossim92 wrote:congraulations! WHAT DO WANT TO BE CALLED? I WANT TO BE CALLED GRANDPA OR GRANDDADDY.
Fear not! They've been married 6-8 years (yeah, bad memorydamienph wrote:Congratulations Grand Pa!! I am envious. My only child (son) has been married for almost 4 years and nothing yet...
) and this was a challenge to be sure. She has some issues and this took a lot of patience and medical procedures to happen. Not to mention more than a few prayers and blessings. Don't put it past me to do something like that!Rusty wrote:One time I was sitting at the counter with a friend of mine when both of his daughters came in, both in the family way. After talking for a few minutes one of the girls asked daddy, when the babbies get here what do you want them to call you? He thought about it a minute then said, how about uncle Joe?
I've done my dead level best to be the crazy Uncle in the family so the move to "eccentric Grandfather" shouldn't be an issue.... BTW, I realized I didn't give the name. His name is Carson. It may not get the familial seal of approval, but I might just call him Kit.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
Re: I am now officially old
Congrats you old coger. Prayers and best wishes to mom, baby and dad.
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"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
Re: I am now officially old
Congrats!
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jnyork
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Re: I am now officially old
Welcome to geezerhood!
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Congrats!!!
Oly
Oly
Cheers,
Oly
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
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Oly
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
Johnny Wright
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Buck Elliott
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CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!
I have 23 of em, and love em all....
I have 23 of em, and love em all....
Regards
Buck
Life has a way of making the foreseeable that which never happens, and the unforeseeable, that which your life becomes...
Buck
Life has a way of making the foreseeable that which never happens, and the unforeseeable, that which your life becomes...
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Re: I am now officially old
Congratulations Grandpa. May he/she be healthy and grow up knowing the Lord!
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Paladin
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Re: I am now officially old
+1jeepnik wrote:Congrats you old coger. Prayers and best wishes to mom, baby and dad.
It is not the critic who counts
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Borregos
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Re: I am now officially old
Congratulations, grandkids keep you young
Pete
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
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Steelbanger
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Re: I am now officially old
Congratulations on the grandson.
Officially, you aren't old until you have great-grandchildren. I know because I have four great-grandsons and expect the fifth in October.
Officially, you aren't old until you have great-grandchildren. I know because I have four great-grandsons and expect the fifth in October.
"He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present, than the living man."
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PRPA Member
Marlin - a hard habit to break.
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Marlin - a hard habit to break.
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Re: I am now officially old
you're a generation off.
You're not an old geezer until you have great-grandchildren.
You're not an old geezer until you have great-grandchildren.
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One thing that I learned from my Dad's relationship with my son is; Grand Pa's don't need approval!! Kit, I like it!awp101 wrote: His name is Carson. It may not get the familial seal of approval, but I might just call him Kit.
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Shasta
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Congratulations! I truely am jealous!
Neither of my two daughters want children, so I will never know the joy of being a grandparent. It is an extremely sore point with me, as I would make a really good Grandpa.
SHASTA
I truely am jealous!Neither of my two daughters want children, so I will never know the joy of being a grandparent. It is an extremely sore point with me, as I would make a really good Grandpa.
SHASTA
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Re: I am now officially old
That's what I am worried about; my daughter-in-law is a HS teacher and doesn't seem very anxious to have any kids of her own.Shasta wrote:Congratulations!
Neither of my two daughters want children, so I will never know the joy of being a grandparent. It is an extremely sore point with me, as I would make a really good Grandpa.
SHASTA
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Griff
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Ditto, my son doesn't seem to be in any hurry... keeps sayin' stuff like "most girls my age already have someone else's trophies!"Shasta wrote:Congratulations!
His Mom is no help... she's genuinely anxious about being a grandparent! "Anxious"... a nice way of sayin' SKEERED!!!
Griff,
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GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
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NRA Patron
GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
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Congratulations Pop!!!
Dave B
Dave B
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Can't believe I'm the first to ask.
What kind of gun are you buying for the young'un? Hope it's a levergun.
Congrats.
What kind of gun are you buying for the young'un? Hope it's a levergun.
Congrats.
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awp101
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I'm not worried about them, it's SWPUWM. At times she doesn't understand my humor or logic so there's a lot ofdamienph wrote: One thing that I learned from my Dad's relationship with my son is; Grand Pa's don't need approval!! Kit, I like it!
from that direction. SHASTA, I bet you would.
Yeah, that would put me off kids for a while as well!damienph wrote: That's what I am worried about; my daughter-in-law is a HS teacher and doesn't seem very anxious to have any kids of her own.
That in and of itself isn't necessarily a bad thing but he needs to go in with open eyes, his head on a swivel and prepared for more "baggage" than he can imagine. The boys were 6 and 12 when I married SWPUWM so I know of whence I speak...Griff wrote: Ditto, my son doesn't seem to be in any hurry... keeps sayin' stuff like "most girls my age already have someone else's trophies!"
Not entirely sure yet. I keep thinking about one of those Crickets to start with as "his" first but I still have the Savage MKII his Dad bought when he turned 18 and I have enough old .22s and small bores to take him each step of the way without having to buy anything. Once he's big enough though, the BL22 will make an appearance.2571 wrote:Can't believe I'm the first to ask.
What kind of gun are you buying for the young'un? Hope it's a levergun.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
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2ndovc
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Re: I am now officially old
Wow, that is old!
Good luck!
jb
Good luck!
jb
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" Tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?"
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awp101
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Re: I am now officially old
This was just after he was born. We got here last night but I haven't taken any pics yet. Too busy...
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Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
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gamekeeper
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Re: I am now officially old - Picture added
Kit Carson! I like it and I bet he will too....
Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.
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Ji in Hawaii
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I thought you're officially old when you start receiving AARP mail.
I have a friend who had a son when he was 17, and his son had a son when he too was 17 so he turned grampa at age 34.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Re: I am now officially old - Picture added
Awesome
Because I Can, and Have
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Re: I am now officially old - Picture added
WooHoo.....I'll bet your buttons are about ready to bust!!
I'm a bit jealous, as well. I'm 61 and no grandson yet, and there doesn't look to be one anytime soon
I'm a bit jealous, as well. I'm 61 and no grandson yet, and there doesn't look to be one anytime soon
The Rotten Fruit Always Hits The Ground First
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Re: I am now officially old - Picture added
Congratulations, If Ur Old then I'm ancient,2 G-daughters-oldest being 27. 5 G-sons-oldest 17. My Daughter lived in Bakersfield when My first G-son was born. On His first B-day I took Him 22 pistol (one of those Erma Lugers).
When I was really young I thought all Babies were Ugly, I've since changed My Mind. Yours is a Beautiful Baby, looks to be Ny unto perfect.
Perry
When I was really young I thought all Babies were Ugly, I've since changed My Mind. Yours is a Beautiful Baby, looks to be Ny unto perfect.
Perry
Perry in Bangor----++++===Calif
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Congrats
Mike Johnson,
"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
Re: I am now officially old - Picture added
Congratulations to you -and me. I just got our ninth just mins. ago. Everything went fine. So happy!
Owen
Owen