<DIV>Thanks all. Well, Lilith was just a few weeks early, but nothing to be concerned about. Doctor had Christi on bed-rest for a whopping 6 weeks, trying to keep Lilith in a little longer than Maggie and I guess it worked! </DIV>
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<DIV>With three protective grand-dads, along with two uncles, a dog, and a tough-as-nails mom, I have a pretty good boyfriend defense team in my corner.... </DIV>
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<DIV>Ruben.<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: Chris Schechner <cschechner@sbcglobal.net><BR>Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:56 am<BR>Subject: Re: [Groop] Fabulous News!!! Congrats Ruben!<BR>To: "groop-groo.com" <Groop@groo.com><BR><BR>> Congratulations Ruben! Thatıs wonderful!<BR>> <BR>> On the subject of scaring boyfriends, I love the line Bill <BR>> Engvall used on a<BR>> boyfriend, ³Remember, Iım not afraid to go back to prison!²<BR>> <BR>> All the best,<BR>> Chris<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> on 7/23/08 12:48 AM, Gary Grossmann at grossfamm@comcast.net wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Hey Ruben!!! Congratulations!!<BR>> > <BR>> > Wow! I trust Lilith waited the whole nine months?, <BR>> unlike Maggie, who was a<BR>> > very impatient child as I recall.<BR>> > <BR>> > That is so cool! And of course as everyone who has more <BR>> than one kid will<BR>> > tell you, having two is without question four times the work <BR>> of one.<BR>> > <BR>> > (btw, it doesn't come into play for another dozen years or so, <BR>> but I can tell<BR>> > you from a father's perspective, that while boys are more physically<BR>> > demanding, girls are far more emotionally draining. But <BR>> just remember these<BR>> > phrases and everything will be OK: "What did your mother <BR>> say?" or "Go ask<BR>> > your Mom" and once in a while toss in the ever popular "You're <BR>> not leaving the<BR>> > house dressed like that."<BR>> > <BR>> > Someday I'll have to send you one of my favorite chapters from <BR>> the Gary G.<BR>> > Book on Raising Daughters. Its called "How to Scare the <BR>> Hell Out of Boy<BR>> > Friends" subtilte "Even though you are only 5' 7", 150lbs, and <BR>> Own No Guns"<BR>> > Needless to say it involves some Groo-ish behavior.<BR>> > <BR>> > Take care <BR>> > <BR>> > Gary G. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> >> <BR>> >> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> >> <BR>> >> From: Ruben Arellano <mailto:rarellano@shaw.ca><BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> btw, just had our second daughter 2 weeks ago. <BR>> Lilith. everyone is happy<BR>> >> and healthy, but life with 2 girls is like 4 times the work!<BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> Going to be breaking out the Groo TPBs to read to my 3 year <BR>> old daughter<BR>> >> Maggie very soon....<BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> sorry I've not been in touch - life is too busy.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> Ruben.<BR>> >> <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Groop mailing list<BR>> > Groop@groo.com<BR>> > http://mailman.newdream.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/groop<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>> Check out my blog, Insight Through Hindsight,<BR>> my journal in cartoon form, at:<BR>> http://insightthroughhindsight.typepad.com/<BR>> <BR>> </DIV>