I spent the better part of 20 years in Scouting both as a Scout and a Scoutmaster and always looked forward to spending time with my son in scouting.
I have a four year old daughter and my wife is currently 20 weeks along with our second (and last child). Yesterday we had an ultrasound and IT'S A GIRL! I always said it didn't matter and would be happy to have a healthy baby boy or girl. However, reading the pinewood derby thread really drove home that I will not being doing those things with a son that I have so looked forward to most of my life. And it has hit a little harder than I thought. -----Original Message----- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:44 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Pinewood Derby My dad helped me with my first Pinewood car, and although he is not an engineer, we still had a kickass car that killed everyone. We hollowed out the front of the car and melted a bunch of lead into it. As a 8 or 10 year old, I thought that was so damn clever. I still have the car around somewhere.... At 10:37 AM 3/18/2005, you wrote: >My first Pinewood Derby, my dad helped me. My car sucked. My second >Pinewood Derby, I wouldn't let him help, and I won the local >competition. At the regional comp, I came in second to the guy who came >in second to me locally. > >I'm glad your car did so well. I just find it amusing that dads can be >so different when it comes to engineering. :-) > >--Ben > >John Stanley wrote: > > My sons pinewood derby was last night. It was our first derby, so I did 99% > > of the work on the car because he's only six and you know how that goes. > > There were 23 cars in the race and we almost won the whole thing. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:150870 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
