Bruce S Kershaw Posted June 11, 2003 Posted June 11, 2003 "My wife's havin a kid in three weeks... I'll work it out and we'll be in touch later in July." Quote
Paul J Posted June 11, 2003 Posted June 11, 2003 This makes my day. Daddy Kornrad :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Will there be no end to this foolishness. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: Quote
Barry Pyeatt Posted June 12, 2003 Posted June 12, 2003 He'll get it....eventually reality will set in....some morning at about 3:30 AM when he stubs his big toe getting up. Quote
Guest Posted June 12, 2003 Posted June 12, 2003 Yea, which July? Better hope she hasn't read the comment. , we may not see him till after post partum, potty training, and high school graduation. Quote
capt jake Posted June 12, 2003 Posted June 12, 2003 After riding his motorcycle up the stairs out of the basement....... who knows???? :) Little Konradicals. he he!! Quote
Mike Pennington Posted June 12, 2003 Posted June 12, 2003 Well I got to vote, "Yes, he does!" Because, he is really going to get it! The next thing he will know is .... A lot of work goes into these little sailors, but wow, they make great deckhands. Quote
Konrad in Lincoln Posted June 22, 2003 Posted June 22, 2003 :shock: Bah! I got it all worked out. They make a side car for the CR 500, right? :roll: And I'll have you know, mister smarty-pants, that I AM going diving in July. (out in Kearney, NE) :roll: :? So you see, you CAN have your cake and eat it too. And to the Peanut Gallery to the northwest of me, I don't exactly see YOU getting it all worked out either. How's that house foundation/earthquake thing working out for you? Chumps, all of you. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. (we're trying to *ahem*... "induce" this week. we're ready for the kiddo NOW) Quote
Sailor3356 Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 Bigger family, bigger boat. Oh thats were foot ides comes from. :shock: Quote
Denis Goyette Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 My son was born 7 months ago today , It put the boat building to a screeching halt . If I squeeze an hour a week I am lucky But It's all worth it he's a great kid,I couldn't do without him now. Quote
Guest Bruce S Kershaw Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 Advice from someone who never had kids, but was one once... Teach them to be bold and daring, but not foolhardy. Teach them to be respectful but not bow down. Let them see you treating your spouse the way you would want them to treat their's someday. And most of all, Never leave them with a sitter when you can grab an extra diaper and take them along. Oh, and teach them to spell... Mister-smarty-pants is spelled with a capital "M". Sheesh! :roll: Quote
Konrad in Lincoln Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 Ok, here goes... The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into $8,896 a year, $741.38 a month, or $171.08 a week. That's a mere $24.24 a day! Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice says don't have children if you want to be "rich." It is just the opposite. What do your get for your $160,140? Naming rights,--- First, middle, and last! Glimpses of God everyday. Giggles under the covers every night. More love than your heart can hold. Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs. Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies. A hand to hold, usually covered with jam. A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, building sand castles, and skipping down the sidewalk in the pouring rain. Someone to laugh yourself silly with no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day. For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to fingerprint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek, catch lightning bugs, and never stop believing in Santa Claus. You have an excuse to keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watching Saturday morning cartoons, going to DisneyLand, and wishing on stars. You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day. For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof, taking the training wheels off the bike, removing a splinter, filling a wading pool, coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless. You get a front row seat to history to witness the first step, first word, first bra, first date, and first time behind the wheel You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match. In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there with God. You have all the power to heal a booboo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. This should turn out to be a pretty good deal. I'll let you all know when the dividends start coming in. :wink: Quote
capt jake Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 Konrad, i think you summed it up pretty darned well!! I think you are on the right track. I missed so many of the things you talked about due to a divorce in teh kid's early years. I still love and enjoy them, though i missed out on a lot of teh 'fun' stuff when they were younger. Charish those years, as they pass way to quickly. Take care and good luck with all ahead of you. Quote
Bruce S Kershaw Posted June 24, 2003 Author Posted June 24, 2003 OK Arnold... "I vant to haf my baby." You make me wish I was 10 years younger, and hadn't had this surgery.... NOT! Just remember. Your :lilangel: is gonna be just like you were/are. :twisted: Wait till [he] rides his dirt bike through the sliding glass door. Or, [she] shows up on the back of her boyfriend's bike, and he rides it through the slider with her on it. The kids are splitting their tongues now! Do you think it going to get any less crazy 18 years from now??? :shock: :shock: :shock: That's OK. When you eventually get your head knocked out of the clouds, You'll probably still be happy. :wink: Congratulations to Lisa... Oh, and to you too, Buddy. :roll: :thumbsup: Quote
TexasPhil Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 Konrad, Careful, your soft underbelly is showing.... Good Luck, most of the time parenthood is well worth it, but on occasion, it is absulutly terrific. Once in a while, there are problems, but you learn to deal with them too. Quote
capt jake Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 Do you think it going to get any less crazy 18 years from now??? We'll talk about that later! Been ther done that, still doing that ! Quote
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