This is getting interesting, Pt.2

Um, yeah.

Due to the fact that people are starting to hear rumors about it, and it seems we have older kids who cannot keep silent, we need to confirm what the questioning emails and the quiet whispers in the corner are about.

Lauralea (and I by default) are expecting. Autumn will find us adding a fifth child to our collection, just before Christmas.

I think I'm ok with it, but Lauralea... well, it's gonna be a bit of a road to travel.

Sigh. Interesting indeed.

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UPDATE:

Well, that was fun while it lasted! Thanks for being so gullible, you made my day.

It was a bit of work, coming up with a possible idea, hacking my daughters Blogger account, keeping the locals quiet. But it was a nice way to spend April Fools day.

In other hoaxes;

- The Toronto Star reports that Ashton Kutcher and Paris Hilton to star in a 2005 remake of Casablanca

- The BBC report (http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/tv_watershed.shtml) that a think-tank has suggested that disabled people should not appear on television until after the 9pm watershed.

- SpaceDaily (http://www.spacedaily.com/news/rocketscience-05o.html) reports that President Bush has cancelled the Space Shuttle Program and EADS SPACE falls for it 

- The Today programme on BBC Radio 4 reports that, as a result of an obscure 19th century rule succession of the House of Saxe-Coburg, Camilla Parker-Bowles's son, Thomas Parker-Bowles, who is older that Prince William, will become second in line to the British throne following the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla on 8 April 2005

- Nature.com  reports that bacteria from the Apollo missions is destroying the moon.

- Bush twins to join Air Force tech unit in Iraq

-  Homestarrunner.com displayed a hoax message purporting that the popular (and free) animation website would begin charging money for access. A comically mediocre "tour" of pay-site features was also presented.

- King Arthur Pendragon claimed that English Heritage had handed ownership of Stonehenge to the Druids, as part of a project to place a roof and restore the ancient temple to its former glory

- Malaysian radio station Hitz.FM Morning Crew, Rudy and JJ, announce that they have been fired for coming in late the day before, and take hostage of the station. The drama went on for their entire morning shift. Malaysian newspaper The Malay Mail was in on the joke.

- A&W restaurants announce new deal of "Two grandpas for five dollars".

- BMW printed a full page ad in a number of UK newspapers (including The Guardian, The Independent, and the Daily Mail) saying that in 2007 the EU were banning right-handed cars being driven in mainland Europe, (effectively banning every British car) and that they had invented steering wheel-less technology.

 

And, some real events happened that people thought were April Fool's jokes. Like:

- Christopher Eccleston quits Doctor Who (2005) after one series

- Mitch Hedberg's death

-  British Home Secretary Charles Clarke is being asked to pardon Anne Boleyn for the crimes of adultery, incest and witchcraft for which she was beheaded in 1536.

- Google doubles Gmail disk space quota to 2Gb.

- The BBC asks to interview long-deceased singer Bob Marley.

- Google offers Ride Finder for real time information on taxi cabs in selected cities.

 

Sleep well tonight, I know I will.
Course, half the house is still away, (The upstairs half...) so, I suppose it's still possible that it could be made to be true...