Club Arnage

For those who knew it was imminent, Keith became a grandfather on Saturday morning. 

"Wednesday" was born at 4.44am on Saturday morning and weighed in at 8lb 4oz.   Mother, babe and father are now home and doing well.  Grandad would like comments about how he can't possibly be old enough to be a Grandfather!   ;D

Congratulations Keith, and of course to Mum and Dad.. So you will be shopping for a Scalextric on Saturday then ;D

Congratulations!

Keith should know that you're just as old as you feel and behave. ;D That'S why I'm sometimes still a 14 year old. ;D

Grandpa Keith,

You don't look old enough.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Dx

Congrations to Keith and the mom and dad.

Welcome to the big wild world for 'Wednesday', you were either 3 days late or 4 days early. And now that you are the youngest member of CA, we look forward to scalextrix races and the progressing to the real thing at La Sarthe.

 Hey Gramps,
                 congratulations to all concerned.
 Canada Phil

Many congratulations to Keith, Piglet and the rest of the family!

Hey Grandad,

Congratulations and welcome to the club!  I can testify twice over that it is a fun, life-changing experience, at least once they get past the nappy and being sick stages, and are communicating.  It is the ideal chance for revenge upon one's own children.  One of the standard behaviours in this respect is the doting grandparent taking grandchild out for the afternoon and returning said child to loving parent after an afternoon of fun and frivolity, bouncing off the ceiling like a helium balloon high on e-numbers and additives.  And the child is too.  I can highly recommmend blue smarties for this exercise in irresponsibility.  

Grand-daughters are good too, because you can buy lots of things to "keep at home for when they come round", on the pretext that they haven't got them at home.  Our two enjoy items such as the Brio train set, Scaletrix, remote controlled cars and a helicopter, and of course the MGA, the last being "Grandad's racing car", which they have worked out is unique and cool to be seen in by their other little mates.

Have fun,

MG Mark

Congratulations to all involved.  :)

You do need to do as Mark says, and keep some 'extra special' toys at your house for the grandchildren. The sort of toys that make Dad jealous. My dad has a Morgan which does very well for 'rides' up and down the drive, and it is indeed 'Granda's racing car'

Smarties only contain natural colours and flavourings now, so dosing them up on 'blue' ones might be a thing of the past.

But they definitely don't taste as good.

I've a mate who is part of the 'dose them up and send them home team'

One of his grand-daughters reacts to chocolate, not dangerous, she just goes hyper for and hour or two if she has any.
Of course it is banned in the house, but Granda always has some.......funny how she can only have it about 15 minutes before home time!

As an Aunt of some 24 years standing I'm a long serving member of the "dose them up and send them home team"  ;D    I also have particular expertise in the selecting of noisy and irritating presents  ;D    It all makes me very popular with the kids but less so with their parents for some reason....

Crikey, that was fast! He only got married this year!  ;)

We have become similarly expert, but are very careful with the noisy and irritating presents - and only give them when we are round at their house.  Otherwise, it's a matter of the delighted grandchild being asked by the damned parent "darling, shall we leave that at nanny and grandad's as a special present for you to play with when you are here?" and the grandchild innocently goes "oh, yes that's a good idea"...... ;)

MG Mark

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Lovely post - well done

Now that my Son is older than I was when I gave birth to him, I was kinda giggling because he now lives with his girlfiend in Leeds and he could in fact make me a Grandmother!

God forbid though - it would ruin my image - A Grandmother at thirty somthing !!

YIKES!!