YAHOO!!!
I JUST FOUND OUT THIS MORNING THAT I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD GRANDSON. WAYNE.
AFTER MANY YEARS OF NO COMMUNICATION WITH MY SON, I FOUND HIM AND HIS FAMILY ON FACEBOOK.
EMAILS ARE NOW FLYING BACK AND FORTH.
IT WAS A REAL SHOCK BUT I'M VERY EXCITED.
IT KINDA SCARES ME TOO. I'VE SEEN MY SON TWICE ABOUT 1993 AND NOT MUCH BEFORE THAT.
LIFE TAKES ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING (AND SO WILL CHRISTMAS)

Congratz Zapp!!

I hope you can all get together soon!

Congrats Grandad

Congrats, I hope the best for your family

That's incredibly cool! Make sure to spend lots of time with them if you can as they grow quick!

I'm a little late but I've been on holidays.

Congrats

MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL
I'VE BEEN ON CLOUD NINE SINCE I FOUND OUT.
TO UPDATE A BIT, MY SON HAS TURNED INTO A MAN I AM VERY PROUD OF.
MY GRANDSON IS A PERFECT LITTLE MAN WITH ALL THE RIGHT INTERESTS AND DAMN CUTE.

WAYNE AT WASAGA BEACH

HAHA!! Thats Awesome!! Smart lookin' Kid too!
You should start a SETI account in his name/alias, he might find an alien!

PAWLY, YOU ARE A VERY WISE MAN. ( AND A WORTHY LEADER ) (( HAIL PAWLY )) A SETI ACCOUNT IS A FABULOUS IDEA. HE IS PRETTY "COMPUTER LITERATE" FOR A 4 YEAR OLD. I THINK I'LL START AN ACCOUNT FOR HIM AND COMMIT ONE BOX TO IT. OF COURSE HE WILL BE A MEMBER OF TEAM CANADA AS WELL. WHEN HE GETS A LITTLE OLDER I WILL LET HIM TAKE OVER AFTER A BIT OF TUTORING. MY SON IS ALSO GOING TO GET THE RECRUITMENT SPEECH TOO. I'D LIKE TO GET HIM INTO IT AS WELL. WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL? 3 GENERATIONS CRUNCHING.

@ USER312 - I AM PLANNING ON DOING JUST THAT. I'M SPENDING A WEEK DOWN THERE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
LOOK OUT PAWLY, I'M COMING TO SAY HI TO YOU TOO.
HEY IS ANYBODY GOING TO THE SOUTHSIDE SHUFFLE BLUES FEST SEPT 11 - 13 IN PORT CREDIT? I AM.

MANY THANKS TO PETER, A GOOD FRIEND WHO IS MAKING THIS TRIP POSSIBLE. HE IS GETTING MY RETURN TICKET WITH HIS AIRMILES
SO ALL I PAY IS THE TAXES AND AIRPORT FEES. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE RETIRED AND DO NOT WISH TO TRAVEL ANYMORE AND THEIR AIRMILES ARE BUILDING UP. NOT HAVING ANY KIDS OF THEIR OWN, HE IS PRETTY JEALOUS AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED ME TO GO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY ARE BOTH ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT MY WORK SO I KNEW GETTING THE TIME OFF WOULD BE NO PROBLEM. HOW COULD I RESIST?

That's a pretty sweet deal - I wish I had friends like that! Hopefully things go smoothly and you have a great time with your grandson. Don't forget to bring a toy (kids love can be bought after all)!

Don't forget to take your camera & plenty of batteries. As already stated earlier, they grow up fast. Have a great time.

YAHOOOOOO !!!

I'M CATCHING THE RED-EYE TO TORONTO TONIGHT.
10 DAYS WITH FAMILY THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN 17 YEARS PLUS A COUPLE I HAVEN'T MET YET.
LOTS OF PARTYING, REMINISCING AND GETTING TO KNOW A FEW MORE PLUS SOME GOOD QUIET TIME WITH MY SON AND GRANDSON AND DEAR BROTHER.
MY SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS LOOKS LIKE A WHIRLWIND ADVENTURE WITH LITTLE TIME FOR SLEEP. I CAN CATCH UP ON SLEEP WHEN I GET BACK.

LATER YA ALL

MY 3 BOXES WILL BE RUNNIN FULL TILT SO I HOPE THEY STAY RUNNING SMOOTH FOR THE DURATION.

Enjoy it.

Have a good trip!

Gratz an have a nice trip.

Just found this thread, good luck with your family reunion 17 plus yrs in the making Zappdog

MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL.
I'M HALFWAY THROUGH MY WEEK OF FAMILY AND HAVING A BLAST.
MY SON AND GRANDSON ARE BOTH PERFECT GENTLEMEN. I'M REAL PROUD OF BOTH.
MY SON AND I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING, GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND CATCHING UP ON ALL I MISSED.
HE'S A FINE MAN.
SUNDAY IS COMING UP WAY TOO FAST. PLANS HAVE ALREADY STARTED FOR A 2 WEEK TRIP NEXT SUMMER WITH SOME CAMPING THROWN IN.

Glad to hear everything is running smoothly!