oh, you don't know the half of it.   Look for baby #5 from the baby machine to be conceived by next x-mas. Oh, yeah!  She has repeatedly dropped hints that she would like to have another one.  Mark it down.

-----Original Message-----
From: Franksen, Robert [mailto:RFranksen@lwsupply.com]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:29 PM
To: Platter, Phillip; 'Molly Elvig'
Subject: FW: Big News!



See my typical tongue-in-cheek response below. 

Robert W. Franksen 
Real Estate Administration Manager 
USG CORPORATION 
125 South Franklin Street 
Chicago, IL  60606 
(312) 606-4507 phone 
(312) 606-3879 fax 
rfranksen@usg.com 

-----Original Message----- 
From:   Franksen, Robert 
Sent:   Monday, January 07, 2002 4:06 PM 
To:     'Lisa Platter' 
Subject:        RE: Big News! 

WOW!  I'm sure you're not having any pre-marital #$%! as to save that "special moment" until after the ceremony. ??Robert W. Franksen ?Real Estate Administration Manager ?USG CORPORATION ?125 South Franklin Street ?Chicago, IL  60606 ?(312) 606-4507 phone ?(312) 606-3879 fax ?rfranksen@usg.com ??-----Original Message----- ?From:   Lisa Platter [SMTP:lplatter@tconl.com] ?Sent:   Saturday, January 05, 2002 10:19 PM ?To:     Betty Johnson; Bob Franksen; Gina Zinn; Jeff and Rochelle Hirchert; Lou and Evelyn Buller; Stephanie Jones ?Subject:        Big News! ??Dear Friends! ??I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday...it went by fast and ?it's always a crazy time.  The kids had a blast with all of their new ?gifts and gadgets that required frequent battery installation so the ?house has been busy...and noisy.  (what kind of relative would buy the ?noisiest toys in the store?!) ??The best part of our holiday is that I became engaged on Christmas Eve. ?It was a wonderfully planned proposal and I received a beautiful ?engagement ring. The fellows' name is Brad Bailor and he is a wonderful ?man .  We are very happy and plan a wedding sometime in July. ??I just couldn't wait to share our news! ??I hope all is well with all of you and Happy New Year! ??Love, Lisa