I got the surprise of a lifetime recently. This is going to be one of those defining moments in all of the lives of our family.
A new bow hunter is coming to our home!
My daughter Marijane aka The Woogchilde, known to her friends as MJ and called Woog by her family is going to make her mom and me "Grandparents" gulp!
I was in like... total shock but only for the 1st 4 days...lol
I'm all good now.. Thank God!
My 1st thought was, I'm not ready for this.
My 2nd was I'm not old enough to be a grandpa!
My 3rd thought was, it doesn't matter whether you're ready or not!
I wouldn't have chosen to have this event at this time or under these circumstances but I love my daughter and I'll be there for her through whatever comes her way.
Now that it has "sunk in" and "It"(the fact)is what I like to call a "was"!
Now I can look forward to being the best danged grandpa God will allow me to be.
Thanks for allowing me to share this very personal and blessed news.
******A new bow hunter is coming.. Yahoo!*******
With all the love that is Christ Jesus
God bless, Mudd
I don't believe it....lol I forgot!!!!!
How cool is this! Way!!!!
God bless,Mudd
way cool, for sure
Congradulations. Hap
Welcome to the world of being a grandfather. You will love the experience. When is the baby due?
Mazel tov!
Congratulations to you and your family Mudd.
Shick
My Grandson is 2 and he and my Daughter live with us. I cant wait to get home from work every day,and hear Grandpa Jim and get a mid thigh hug as i come through the back door. Now that is what life is all about.
Good deal Mudd. You'll be a good paw, don't worry. Congrats.
You should not allow him/her to leave the hospital, before he/she shot the first arrow ever :bigsmyl:
Congrats Mudd
God bless you and your family
Terry
Congratulations, heres to a healthy child and a wonderful life!!! Thanks Jerry
Dang that's great! You'll be a great granddad. We are expecting our first grandchild in April.
Mike
Congrats!!
chris <><
Haha, great news and I love your attitude Mudd. Congrats brother and enjoy every minute of it.
no way that little girl that always followed you around at mojam is going to be a mommy... LOL Congrats my "old" friend!
Bob
My oldest Daughter is expecting her second child and our first Grandson in April.
Congratulations Mudd. Grandkids are a blast.
I have a grand chi... grand... young relative. It's not all bad...
My son & I have every intention to raise her right, but her mom is a control freak who hates guns, BB guns, bows, slingshots, or apparently any other tool which provides fun & teaches responsibilty & individual growth.
I don't know what the Primate saw in her in the first place, but she doesn't fit into the lifestyle of he or our family... :banghead:
congrats.
Your gonna be a huge blessing to your grandson, God bless you Mudd!!
congrats Mudd.
Thanks for the warm replies! If my "thinker" got itself wrapped around all the details then early to mid July is the due date.
I am trying to figure out if its reasonable to try and put together a father/daughter hunt like.... soon and very soon for hogs. I know she wants to hunt them, she's only been telling me for years and I was trying to put something together for next year when this "happened".
Does anyone besides me see the "why" of I'd better git-r-done like yesterday...lol I'm gonna try to be smart about it and keep it on the "down-low" until I can tell if if I can really pull it off.
She turns 21 in a couple of weeks, that complicates things...lol
Thanks again and any helpful suggestions or advice about the father/daughter idea would be appreciated.
God bless,Mudd
PS: Wingnut-congratulations to you and Connie!! I am assuming that your gift will be coming from Jason?
If that be the case we can compare and contrast since we will be experiencing the same blessed event but from different gender perspectives.
Hahaha I know what I mean, I just hope you do too!
That is so cool!
Mudd,
that was one reason I was hoping she would be at Dave's yesterday. I wanted to give her a hug & congratulate her.
I am not a grandparent but I do remember how happy my parents got when they found out They would be. Good luck and congrats.
Dave
Don't blink Mudd. My granddaughter starts college this year. Yikes! Congratulations.
Speaking from "experience".......there ain't nothing like being a "PaPaw". I've got three grandsons and one grandaughter....she is the "princess".......and in case you don't know that, SHE will fill you in.....very quickly.
Congrats.......PaPaw :bigsmyl:
Winterhawk1960
Congrats Mudd,Awesome!!!
Great news, it will be fun and it gets easier as they get older. Love the grandchildren, that's why family comes 1st. God Bless.
That is great,congrats to the family
Congratulations!!
Mudd, Congrats on a life changing event. It almost sounds like you told my story. Circumstances questionable but my family is what counts. About a month after my daughter told me she said I bet you will get her a bow when she is still young. I told her I don't have to, I already have one. Also have the glove, bracer and arrows set up and ready. All the granddaughter has to do is arrive and grow. I am stoked.
Tim
way to go congrats Grand pa Mudd! :campfire:
Congratulations Brother! I've got 3 and they are really something.
God Bless,
Charlie
Congratulations Mudd! When my first grandson was born, it was not the right time either. He and his mom lived with us for his first 7 years. She found herself a good man, and they married 6 years ago, and now have blessed me with two more grandsons. My 13 year old grandson is my huntin', ball playin', bow shootin', and shop workin' buddy. He's more like a son to me than a grandson. You're in for a treat, my friend, when he gets older.
Congrats PePa Mudd!!!
Congratulations
Mudd, my friend, there ain't nuthin like Grandkids. It's God's way of paying you for raisin your own kids. My Grandson, Griffin, and Granddaughter, Isabel, came to MoJam with Dianne and me last summer. It was my favorite one, even without the cool weather. They had a ball and can't wait for OJam in March. Since MoJam, a third, Greyden, was born. He already has an Osage bow. Congratulations my Friend and You're gonna make a great GrandPa. Ralph
congrats mudd!
Congrats gramps :)
Best of luck to your family!
Congrats, Mudd! My dad told me that if he had known being a Pappaw was so much fun, he would have had grandkids first, LOL!!!
Being a Grandpa is great.
At 45 I have 3 Grandkids with #4 due in May. My bride of the past 26 years and I started our family at a time considered early by most and so did our kids.
The advantage is we will be young enough to almost keep up when they start running the hills.
Congradulations, you are going to love it, my grandkids are both six and have provided some of the most memorable and fun times of my life
Congratulations to you and your family Mudd.Have you started building the kid a bow yet?Lol!Take care, Scott
Congradulations Mudd, I'm a proud Grandpa and there's nothing in the world like it.
Congratulations. That will keep ya young! Good luck keeping up Gramps. LOL
Congratulations.. 12 years ago when we were expecting our first, a fellow bow hunter told me "If I'd a know grand kids were so good, I would have had them first"
He knew what he was talking about..Enjoy the ride" :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congratulations Mudd,You're gonna love it.My grandchildren are the light of my life. May God bless you and yours.
Congratulations on the new addition to your family. God Bless!
:thumbsup:
congrats - my girls two girls are split - the older wants kids but the yuonger one dosen't (so far anyway).
they have time they are only 25 and 28 and my son...well maybe he will have some someday.
I CAN WAIT
Jer Bear
That just means you will have a new shooting/hunting buddy in a few years.
Congrats,
Bisch
Cool Mudd. I hope it works out like you plan because it sounds like the baby train has left the station.
Billy
A few months ago we also became grandparents and it has been a great joy. Congratulations.
My daughter went with on a Canadian canoe trip when she was 8 months along. She handled it quite well, I however, couldn't sleep until we hit a base camp. the son in law was not prepared for how tough canoe tripping really was. Our grandson now 3and a 1/2 will make a fine canoest, classic guitarist bowhunter someday, hopefully, if he wants. It will be an adventure.
Definitely Way!
congrats !
I am teetering at the edge of 'great grampa zone'.. I have a grandson in college.
My granddaughter is driving a car and has promised not to date until she is 35. :saywhat:
The 3 others are boys; and shooting bows already.
If I had to do it over again; I would have the grandchildren first :)
Way!! cool for sure buddy
wish you all the best congrats to you and your family
have fun
Great news!!!
Great attitude!!!
Great opportunity!!!
These days, kids need all the help they can get from everyone in their lives.
Life is a circle, and the bigger you make your cirlce, the better the ride!!!
Sincere congrats to all...god bless. :D
Thanks everyone for the congratulations and condolences. This has made me do a lot of reminiscing. I am so very proud of Marijane. WE spend a lot of time sharpening each other as steel sharpens steel, I just hope she's never questioned my love for her.
If the boys ever wanted a shooting lesson, she'd give it to them. bow or gun it didn't matter. I complained to her a week or so ago while she was trying to shoot my Big 5. I didn't want to lose any arrows just because she thought it looked cool. I told her they put those other dots on the target for folks just like her...lol
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/2003MissouriStateChampion.jpg)
Thanks again! I do appreciated you folks!
God bless,Mudd
Congrats, you will be a GREAT Grandpa.
Gilbert
The thought of grandkids is the only thing that kept my kids alive :biglaugh:
We ,the wife and I, have 2 more on the way, one due in march and one in may this will be #8 and #9
You are about to enter the funest part of your life, enjoy
Being Grandpa is very special the first time the little one utters the word granpa you will melt!!
Congrats!!! All the fun and almost none of the work.
Congratulations to you and your family Mudd.