"of course i cant say for sure, but if thats not a boy then i dont know what hes growing down there"
it isnt 100% of course, but ive got a pretty positive picture that says im going to have a son.
my grandpa Carl would be so proud right now. infact, im sure hes smiling down on me with his many missing and decayed teeth as i type this. this will be the only child in our side of the family with a chance of carring his name to the next generation. a fact that is still sinking in with me. a fact that brings me to tears and makes the whole mess of his life seem worthwhile. my grandfather the "Moose" will now have a tracable legacy.
and another thing. one of the pictures looks just like rob. he has his finger in his mouth and it looks like he is already smoking a cigarette. my mom pointed it out and rob got such a kick out of it. i love it.
i am caring his pictures around with me. his small leg and foot no bigger than a few inches long, his little profile, backbone, his hand and bones and hips. it is impossible and beautiful and it is magic. it is god working his great art... life.
and now for some funny, cute things that some kids said in school:
Kids Are Quick
TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America .
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Maria.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
(I Love this kid)
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TEACHER: Donald , what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O..
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I.. '
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie ..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right ... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it.
Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
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TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher
my grandpa Carl would be so proud right now. infact, im sure hes smiling down on me with his many missing and decayed teeth as i type this. this will be the only child in our side of the family with a chance of carring his name to the next generation. a fact that is still sinking in with me. a fact that brings me to tears and makes the whole mess of his life seem worthwhile. my grandfather the "Moose" will now have a tracable legacy.
and another thing. one of the pictures looks just like rob. he has his finger in his mouth and it looks like he is already smoking a cigarette. my mom pointed it out and rob got such a kick out of it. i love it.
i am caring his pictures around with me. his small leg and foot no bigger than a few inches long, his little profile, backbone, his hand and bones and hips. it is impossible and beautiful and it is magic. it is god working his great art... life.
and now for some funny, cute things that some kids said in school:
Kids Are Quick
TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America .
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Maria.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
__________________________________________
TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
(I Love this kid)
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TEACHER: Donald , what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O..
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE: Me!
__________________________________________
TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
_______________________________________
TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I.. '
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie ..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right ... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it.
Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
______________________________________
TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
______________________________
TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher