<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=870190323-24032002><FONT face=Arial>Congratulations = Del and Barbara.  Let us see the first pictures....I'm sure you'll have = your camera with you!  Good thing the conference ended early.  Apparently, = he was at least considerate about that!  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=870190323-24032002><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=870190323-24032002><FONT = face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=870190323-24032002><FONT = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=870190323-24032002><FONT size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal<BR><A href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</A> = </FONT></DIV></SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Delwin D Fandrich<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 24, 2002 10:09 AM<BR><B>To:</B> = pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> OT -- A Gramps To = Be<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Late last night I returned home from the = PNWRC--where a great time was had by all, at least it was by me--and wasn't really = ready for the ringing phone this morning sometime before the crack of dawn. = And now we're off again. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>The phone call was from our daughter's S.O. = and we've been informed that our first grandchild--specifically, a grandson--is = about to be born. Hopefully later this afternoon. This is some ahead of = schedule, unfortunately, and not exactly cooperating and acting in his own = best interest, but apparently he's tired of waiting. Frankly, I don't know = why he's so anxious to join us--he's got it made where he is--but it is, = apparently, his decision to make and he's made it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Fortunately, Seattle's Swedish Hospital is = reputed to be one of the best and our daughter's medical care has so far = been exceptional. We're being told not to worry... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Till later,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>