Conference rdvax::grateful

    I'm very happy for you, but at the same time I fear for your wife!  How
    big a baby were you, Tree?  :-)  Splinters . . . yeeOUCH!
    
    Congratulations on your growing family tree!
    
    Jamie

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHH~
    
    (that was a happy one!)
    
    
    No %^#^%@^&%# WAY!  That is TOO cool TREE!
    
    
    YAYAYAYA!
    
    
    :)sparky

    
    
    re .1
    
    Thanks Jamie!  Ah, she'll be alright...  I was only a mere sapling at 
    8 lbs 4 oz.  Though I must say, she is a bit nervous  :^)
    
    re .2
    
    Sparky, I love you, but I know you well enough to know this news woulda
    been plastered all over GRATEFUL a bit earlier than expected if I told
    you!!  ;^)
    
    Tree

    
    What great news!  Congrats Tree, and please pass on a congrats to Stacy
    too!  :-)
    
    Phyllis
    

    Hey I didn't tell anyone !!!! Congrats again Tree !!!! almost blew it
    the other day when we called you on Saturday though but I bit my tonge
    rilly hard...:')
    
    Chris
    
    

    yow! time to re-prioritize the old priorities! have fun, your
    life will never be the same again!

    	
    	C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! ! ! !
    
    	ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND TREEWIFE!!!
    
    	MJ

Way to go, Treemon!!!!!  (or is that Treedad) :-)

Give my congrats to Stacy!!!!

Dave

(Who's smilin' now!) 

    
    Congratulations, Tree & Stace...grate news indeed :-)  :-)
    
    Carol_who_is_pysched_for_our_postxmas_trip_to_MI_and_CA_to_see_our
    collective_grandchildren.  I have 3 and John has 1.
    Definition of 'grandchild' = what you get from a child. 
    
    c :-}

Oh boy...can't wait to tell the little sapling all those nice camel jokes
you shared with us at DECUS. :-)

	~y'know

Congrats!  :^)

- DC

    Hmmm, I think I'll head there after work today. :-)
    
    ger

That's Sprout-a-rific, tree-mon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One Thing To Try  by Robert Hunter


Break out your bottle, be in trouble by noon
Never get satisfaction cause ya boil too soon
Them downtown chippies know your weight to the ounce
But the harder you fall, Jack, the higher you bounce!

Stoke up your get, be ready to ride
Keep your head and your heart inside
Take it as far as you wanna go
Until we can't see the desert for the burning snow

But if you're in a hurry, I really got to go,
If you're in a hurry, might have to find out slow
That it's one thing to try, another to fly,
You get there quicker just a step at a time,
It's one thing to bark and another to bite,
The show ain't over til ya pack up at night.

Ah well, ninety-nine people all running around
Not one in a hundred got his feet on the ground,
In fact one in a thousand holding some in reserve
For when the real, true action comes around the curve.

Take care of your people,  get some of them fed
Hide the ones in trouble out under your bed
Keep an eye to the future, an ear to the past
Cause after thinkin' it over, know there's nothing much lasts.

So if you're in a hurry, I really go to go,
If you're in a hurry, might have to find out slow
That it's one thing to try, another to fly,
You get there quicker just a step at a time,
It's one thing to bark quite another to bite,
Ain't none of it over til ya pack up at night.

Don't ever let it get the best of you
Plan what you can, let the rest shine through
Just so many angles you can possibly see
Got to figure on those let the other ones be

Don't be a collector of more than you need
Got a lotta things growing but keep watching your seeds
Got to SPROUT in December what you planted in May
If the harvest is empty, find some other good way

But if you're in a hurry, I really go to go,
If you're in a hurry, might have to find out slow
That it's one thing to try, another to fly,
You get there quicker just a step at a time,
It's one thing to bark quite another to bite,
And none of it's over til ya pack up at night.

Congratulations:-)...

This is the obligitory note from someone who has known and congratulated 
you in person but figures he should dhow his face in the file when 
something like this happens:-)

Peace,

Geoff

P.S. It's about time you let GRATEFUL know...

    Congrats !!!!
    
    ;'), danielle
    

    
    congrats dude!  (i didn't tell anyone either!  well, i told Ed, 
    does that count?  :^)....
    
    					da ve

	No words can shine their beam so bright
	No songs of passionate lovers' night
	Nothing lights the heart so true
	When one is born of the love of two
	

	I'm very happy for you both.

	tim

    
    
    Wow!  What a great way to come in on a Monday morning!  Thanks for the
    good wishes everyone, and thanks for posting some appropo lyrics Fog
    and Tim.  I'll be sure to extract these replies and bring them home to
    Stace.  
    
    This'll be yet another of those life experiences that you hear a lot
    about in anticipation of doing it yourself, but until you actually do
    it, there's no way to abstract meaning of any relevant significance
    from the words of others.  
    
    It's interesting, even though it's early, my mind has already deeply
    tread through some of the untouched space that sits in the corner of
    the mind awaiting one's child bearing experience...  The first thing
    I've pondered:  
    
    Most of the things one "does" in life, they have full control over. 
    This is not the case in having a child.  The creation of life is
    something that I can affect, but when it comes down to it, I have to
    accept what will be...  I can start to see why people fundamentally
    change (not just in their routines) when having children.
    
    Life is a pattern...  cycles, birth to death, death feeding birth and
    on and on.  In this universal pattern, the human being is nothing more
    than a blip of infinitescimal probability (I don't really want to
    address the religious aspect of our existence, just the fact that we
    do exist), and within that blip, you and I are happenstance creations,
    beings that grew from our parent's togetherness (or lack thereof).
    
    Now, I have made an effort to make this pattern continue THROUGH me,
    with good fortune, the fractal geometry of life itself does not stop
    here!
    
    Thanks for indulging me...
    
    Ramblin'_Tree

    !!!!Grate!!!!News!!!!Treemon!!!!Congratulations!!!!
    
    Andy

Tree, that's wonderful news!!  Congratulations to both you and Stacy!!  You
guys will make great parents I just know it.

:-)

    >This'll be yet another of those life experiences that you hear a lot
    
    this is so true Tree...when you think your not ready for a kid to
    become part of your life, think back to your 1st day of school (1st
    grade) that was a big change in your life and you got through it
    alright or so it seems :')....I can only say this "Hell if I can do it
    anyone can !" thats about the only advice I can give to a soon to be
    Daddy....its very cool watching the kid grow learn and understand new
    things....and what is most cool is how much you will grow learn and
    understand new things too :')
    
    take what everyone tells you about babies and all the fun stuff that
    comes with having one living in your house and forget it ! kids don't
    come with a manual.....you have had it all along, its your heart...it
    will tell you how to raise the little one.....
    
    
    peace
    
    Chris

 Congrats Tree and Treewife :-)







 Jum

    Big, Big, Big, Big Congrats to you and your wife!!!!!!!
    
    :-))))) Lots of smiles and Joy!!!
    
    
    PS:  Its kind of strange hearing this since mostly what I know of you
    is your legendary frisbee golf prowess.
    
    Good Luck,
    Jeff
                   

    That explains the extra high pollen count this year.  Way to go
    TreeFather.  That's great news.
    
    
    Marv
    

Congratulations Treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemon and Stacy!!!!!!!!!!!



Not sure if I wrote this in here (i seem to recall writing it to someone), but
treemon and I were at our "new" group meeting when he told me.  The mtg was
just sorta stahtin', when he told me and I freaked out!!!!!!!!!!

later, The Treeemon apologized for springing the news on me at the mtg!  I said
no problem mon, things like that are much more important then a work mtg!!!




congrats again mon.

btw, when is the expected due date?  Sounds like it could be close to my bday,
depending on how long ya "held" out on us!  :-)

/jc :-)   

btw: i told deb and she also wishes you and Stacy much congratulations!!!!!!

    
    Congratulations Treemon!!!! :^)
    
    Hogan

    Congratulations Treemon.  Things will never be the same ;-)  So when is
    the little sapling due?  JC (? I think) asking a few notes back 
    reminded me that we didn't tell our family (or was it just my family :)
    about our 2nd one until about 1/2 way through the pregnancy.  It 
    started out that we just didn't want to draw any attention away from 
    our sister-in-law who was expecting her first, and then we just fell
    into the habit of not telling.  I think we sprung it on my folks 
    a bit earlier, but the rest of brothers (4 and no sisters, my 
    folks kept trying to no avail ;-) found out at bro #2's surprise
    40th birthday party.  Surprise, and  surprise!
    
    Best of Luck,
    PeterT
    

Congrats Treemon!!!!!! That's the best news I've heard in toooooo long a 
time. Being a parent is great.

So, when is Arbor Day, anyway? ;-)

jeff

Another sprout in the forest!

Congratulations!

adam

    congrats from Colo....
    
    rfb

    
    
    Thanks again, all ya'll for the good words.  The due date is July 10th.
    
    TreeDIT

A chip off the old bl- er, stump!



Cheers to you and the TreeFamily...!!!




- jeff

Hey  Congrat's Tree!!!  

Believe me when I say I *KNOW* how you feel!!! 


Glenn_with an unexpected, yet GRATE surprise on the way and soon to be 
	married too :^) 

    
    
    Wow Glenn!  Did you already put that in here somewhere?  I musta missed
    it!
    
    CONGRATS!  It'll be good to compare notes (so to speak)... 
    
    Congrats on the wedding plans too!
    
    Tree

    Congratulations!!!  You are in for the greatest joy on earth. 
    This point is debatable at time you will see ;-)  
    
    :-)
    Scott G who has a one and another on the way in February. :-)

    congrats Scott also...and Glenn, Is this the OFFICIAL announcement?
    come on, need more fanfare than that! I've refrained from putting
    anything in here waiting for banners, ballons and all....
    
    rfb

Hey now Tree...

Any time you want practice you are welcome to take our two for awhile:-)
:-):-).

They are incredibly wonderful...


...as Scott said, most of the time

As I've said before and I'm sure I'll say again, YIIIIIIIIIIIPEEEEEEEEE, 
congratulations...

Geoff

    
    Congrats Glenn!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    (is there something in the water around here or what???) ;-) ;-)
    
    

RE:       <<< Note 329.38 by TERAPN::PHYLLIS "in the shadow of the moon" >>>

    
       
   > (is there something in the water around here or what???) ;-) ;-)
    
    

     Geesh, I hope not :-)



     Congratulations Glenn..





 Jum

    gee, we're a fertile bunch! I guess oat bran really doesn't
    affect certain hormone levels.

    Congrats to Glenn and Scott too.  Heard on the radio the other day
    someone calling in to wonder if there's going to be a baby boom 
    in central MA. in about nine months :-)  Kids are wonderful.  But
    everyone reaches their limits sometimes.  Like last night when Dan
    was screaming his head off everytime we put him back in his crib.
    He goes down for the night in it fine, but when he wakes up at 
    2 or 3 or 4, he just wants to get in bed with mom and dad.  Guess
    we'll try to Ferberize him after the holidays :-)  Of course he's
    been coming off colds and possibly antibiotics related diarrhea,
    so we're trying to be tolerant.  Tempers do work a little short 
    sometimes when nobodies getting a good nights sleep.  Actually the
    kids get good sleep, but the adults have been suffering.  Don't 
    worry though, we don't take it out on the kids.  
    
    Another thought for the soon to be dads and re-dads.  One thing I
    like about being a father of a new-born (and not so new ;-) is that
    you get to act like a complete idiot, and everyone thinks it's 
    wonderful!
    
    PeterT
    

FYI, Jody and Sue have another one coming, too...

    Ah... spring is in the air already... lots of babies being born.
    
    I had a feeling about this Tree.. :-) ... congratulations!

Congratulations Glenn. Geez, could you be a bit more subtle about your news? 
"Let's see, rwad the paper, I'm getting married, went to a meeting, gonna be 
a dad, had some lunch, won the nobel prize..................." :-)

jeff

passing (actually most of my thoughts are passing) thought - this outbreak 
of pregnancies couldn't be tied to the cancelation of the fall tour? Ya know, 
"what should we do since we don't get to go see the boyz?"

;-) Just_wonderin'_jeff

    
    Much congrats to Tree and Glenn.  Children can be one of the greatest 
    joys of life.  There is nothing better for me than walking by my 22 
    month old daughters room in the morning and hearing a beautiful little
    voice say "Daaaddeeeeeee". Then walking in and seeing a little face 
    beaming with Joy just because I am there.  
    
    Hope your new additions will bring you much joy, happiness and Love
    
    - mark

>Congratulations Glenn. Geez, could you be a bit more subtle about your news? 
>"Let's see, rwad the paper, I'm getting married, went to a meeting, gonna be 
>a dad, had some lunch, won the nobel prize..................." :-)

:^)

yeah, I'm still kind of quiet about this cause it's been such a surprise and
although we've talked everything out, I still need to get the ring and 
do up the whole proposal thing the right way...

this whole thing still has me in a kinda a crazed&dazed 
"OBOY!OMIGAWD!OBOY!OMIGAWD!OBOY!OMIGAWD!" state of mind...

Congratulations, Glenn!!!!

If it's a boy, you can name him Glen, and them give him your extra
'n' for his 18th birthday! :-)

Dave

    
     Congratulations Glenn!!!!
    
    Think I'll write it all over town, no need to keep it quite!!!
    
    So whens the BIG day.
    
    Divide Dave!