[dforest]

You now owe 40 years of cigars.

Glad you took a shock like that so well. Good luck and I am glad you are happy about it rather than depressed!

[Positive]

Having been an "involved" father knowlingly for 33 years, I do know a little bit about it.

But to learn that you are the parent of a lovely, happily married mother of two who is doing quite well in every way is not an unpleasant experience.

We live over 1000 miles appart so there are some linguistics that will have to worked out in order to carry on this relationship...but we haven't gotten there yet.

I did speak with my grandsons this morning before the family drove off to see a major league baseball game and that was interesting...pleasantly interesting.