Arlo Gilbert Blog

Well, my third granddaughter has entered our world.  Sarah Isabelle G. was born this afternoon, weighed 8# 13 oz. and measured 20 1/4" long.  She and her mother Rachel are fine, but Rach was still in the recovery room when Sarah's daddy phoned me with the breaking news.  [sound of restless, drumming fingers]

Whether Sarah has bent pinkies or not is something I'll learn in due time, I guess.  (My veteran readers will remember that bent pinkies are a harmless genetic oddity that my children and I share.)  Will Sarah share this trait with her mother & me?  Maybe.  But it's not important, of course.

I think I already said in my previous blog entry that my DW & I are flying to NC on Tuesday to see Rach, her husband Scott, and Sarah Isabelle.  I'll take fotos once I'm there which I'll post on this blog when I return to THE jobhunter's house of Texas.

As of 4 p.m. CST on January 25, 2008, I am officially "retired."  And that's good.  Retirement checks will begin appearing in my USPS mailbox in February and my medical insurance coverage will begin then, too.

I'll never again teach in a public school.  Therefore, since I'm no longer an English teacher, the nickname "Daddio" is irrelevant now, isn't it?  (You DO know the explanation behind the name "Daddio" with which I've willingly been associated for so long, right?)

As most of you already know, I'll spend much of my time for a while job-hunting, not blogging or surfing the Internet or fishing.

One thing I must do is travel to NC early in February.  My daughter Rachel there will have a Caesarian section procedure next Friday in order that Sarah, her ALREADY 9 lb., 11 oz. baby, will be born.  My DW and I will be there for a few days to support Rachel, to see her husband, and to meet Sarah, our third grandchild.

However, if I ever get MSN Messenger to work on this new laptop of mine, I'll gladly chat a little bit with my dear friends out there while I'm at home here in Southeast Texas.

M'sia trip Dec '07 (1 wk)

Singapore Foods/ Crusine

DaY 2 Trip (Forbidden City + Yu Hua Yuan + Tian An Men)_Jan 07