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Original Admin has started giving rock gifts Member since March 2003 Posts: 3,278	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 28, 2006 20:47:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Original Admin on Jan 28, 2006 20:47:11 GMT -5 Dunno whether its a he or she but I can tell one thing - "its" going to be reading Nat G, tumbling rocks and reading up on programming by three (probably not ) Debs an I's first. Happy but daunted.

docone31 still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2003 Posts: 4,476	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 28, 2006 20:53:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by docone31 on Jan 28, 2006 20:53:56 GMT -5 Whoah dude!!!! I bet you are up to the task. I am excited for you, and I wish you the best. I get this feeling you be a good father. Congrats. Indeed.
	In the beginning was the Floyd, and the Floyd was with Him, and He was with the Floyd. Syd Barret just disappeared, right after the happening. Lita Ford drives a suburban! Big Hair Heavy Metal is dead. Oh weeping and gnashing of teeth, the end is near. The answer is 42. 42! BING! BIG BING! Follow the White Rabbit!

Original Admin has started giving rock gifts Member since March 2003 Posts: 3,278	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 28, 2006 20:57:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Original Admin on Jan 28, 2006 20:57:39 GMT -5 Thanks Doc - thanks for that - it means a lot from you. Cheers Mark.

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 28, 2006 21:17:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Jan 28, 2006 21:17:25 GMT -5 Congrats Mr and Mrs Mark, or should I say Mommy & Daddy. Is this your first? Ed

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New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 28, 2006 21:33:43 GMT -5

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Post by docone31 on Jan 28, 2006 21:33:43 GMT -5

Children are the future of the world at large. We are but vessels on the one hand, and on the other, we guide the younger upward. There is nothing more terrifying than haveing a child, nor more rewarding.
Debs will take it in stride, I bet you will come unglued! I know I did.
I went without sleep, put up with diapers, my friends stopped coming by after a while, and I made new acquaintenances. Looking back, I would not do without the experience. There were times I felt such antipathy I wanted to explode, other times, I had experiences that I would not have experienced without the prescence of our son.
To watch them grow!!!! To watch them go from complete dependancy to independance!
There are words, but they fall far short from an accurate description.
In the beginning, from the first moment when this tiny, helpless, messy creature is put in your arms, the awareness of frailty, the momentus of the responsibility, the total awareness of something transcending materialism, it is something you will never forget.
The excitement, as the days pass preparing for the big moment. The big fear, can I handle it?
Yeah, you can. One day, you will wonder how you ever managed without it.
You will never forget watching such innocence grow. You will even see the world through a childs eyes.
Way cool.
Congrats and good luck. I share your joy.

In the beginning was the Floyd, and the Floyd was with Him, and He was with the Floyd. Syd Barret just disappeared, right after the happening. Lita Ford drives a suburban! Big Hair Heavy Metal is dead. Oh weeping and gnashing of teeth, the end is near. The answer is 42. 42! BING! BIG BING!
Follow the White Rabbit!

xenaswolf driving up their electric bill Member since August 2005 Posts: 2,319	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 28, 2006 21:38:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by xenaswolf on Jan 28, 2006 21:38:26 GMT -5 GRATZ!!! May the joy you feel now last a lifetime. And when times get tough, remember the joy you feel now...it will help you get through!

thehawke freely admits to licking rocks My Lord and Master Member since January 2006 Posts: 866	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 28, 2006 21:43:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thehawke on Jan 28, 2006 21:43:57 GMT -5 just remember, once they get out of the teen years, they do become human again.
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parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,608	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 0:04:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Jan 29, 2006 0:04:50 GMT -5 Congrats, Mark, and just remember the magic words - Patience, grasshoppa, patience. Rich
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New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 0:45:04 GMT -5

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Post by Cher on Jan 29, 2006 0:45:04 GMT -5

Congrats to you and your Mrs. Mark, babies are Gods gift and are so much fun. Awww and it's your first one too, what a wonderful experience it will be for you both. God bless you both with a healthy baby and no problems for mum during the next few months. Darn, makes me want to see my grands. *smile* Keep us informed along the way, and by the way, when is the baby due?

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sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 1:26:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Jan 29, 2006 1:26:30 GMT -5 congrats mom and dad your in for an adventure hahaha
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hermatite Guest	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 9:41:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hermatite on Jan 29, 2006 9:41:11 GMT -5 Oh mark! I'm so happy for you. Having a baby is the one thing in my life that I never expected to do, and is the most important thing I've ever accomplished. All the best to you and your missus for a happy and healthy kidlet.

hermatite Guest	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 9:42:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hermatite on Jan 29, 2006 9:42:45 GMT -5 and doc...you made me go all weepy. cut it out man, you know i hate when that happens.

Alice has started giving rock gifts Member since February 2005 Posts: 3,931	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 10:02:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alice on Jan 29, 2006 10:02:53 GMT -5 Congrats Mark! When is the due date?

joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 10:28:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Jan 29, 2006 10:28:00 GMT -5 Allright Mark!! Congratulations! Are you sending us all cigars?
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thehawke freely admits to licking rocks My Lord and Master Member since January 2006 Posts: 866	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 12:24:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thehawke on Jan 29, 2006 12:24:05 GMT -5 send us all rocks instead.
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krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 12:44:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Jan 29, 2006 12:44:48 GMT -5 congratulations, Mark and Debs! good luck!!! do you have a name picked out yet? KD
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cookie3rocks has started giving rock gifts Mother Nature is a grand old gal! Member since April 2004 Posts: 3,059	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 29, 2006 22:36:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cookie3rocks on Jan 29, 2006 22:36:13 GMT -5 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D cookie
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rockds still telling self it's just a hobby Member since September 2005 Posts: 4,130	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 30, 2006 17:29:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockds on Jan 30, 2006 17:29:20 GMT -5 WTG mark!!
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Pebbles has rocks in the head Member since November 2005 Posts: 557	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 30, 2006 20:14:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pebbles on Jan 30, 2006 20:14:35 GMT -5 Congrats on the new tumbler! ( Betcha didn't get that one off of Ebay! )
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stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	New rocktumbler on the way. Jan 31, 2006 12:42:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Jan 31, 2006 12:42:53 GMT -5 WHoaaa DUDE!!!! SWEET Congrates Mark (and Debs!!)
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