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Happy Announcement

Posted: October 12th, 2007, 7:04 pm
by Michael Close
Im very happy to finally announce that Lisa and I, along with our daughter Ava Rosabelle, will be returning to Las Vegas next week.

Ava is officially ours, and we could not be happier.

We have enjoyed getting to know the people and the culture of Guatemala, but man, are we glad to be going home.

Thanks to those of you who have emailed words of encouragement during this long, tough process.

Best

Close

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 12th, 2007, 7:06 pm
by Guest
Congratulations Michael and Lisa!
And welcome to America Ava! :)

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 12th, 2007, 7:39 pm
by Jim Maloney_dup1
Congratulations!

-Jim

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 12th, 2007, 8:01 pm
by Guest
Hey, Michael Close is a daddy! Congrats!

It's not magic but...the name of Michael's daughter spelled backwards isn't Erdnase or Diagonal Palm Shift, but rather which 17th century composer?

MJ :D

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 12th, 2007, 8:10 pm
by Michael Close
Actually, Rosabelle is a name that has magical significance, but we did not give her that middle name for that reason. It is a combination of Rose (a feminine form of Ross) and Isabel, two names that are significant to Lisa and me.

Close

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 12th, 2007, 8:24 pm
by Evan Shuster
Congratulations Michael (and Lisa)!! After all these years you will finally experience true magic.

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 12th, 2007, 10:22 pm
by Guest
Congratulations, Mike and Lisa!

Clay Shevlin

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 13th, 2007, 3:25 am
by Matthew Field
My deepest congratulations to Mike and Lisa. The adventure is just beginning.

My love to you both.

Matt Field

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 13th, 2007, 3:31 am
by Jerry Harrell
Congratulations to you both, and welcome home!! Now the real magic begins.

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 13th, 2007, 8:19 am
by Guest
Congrats, Mike & Lisa. That's great news. Just wonderful!

Doc

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 13th, 2007, 8:20 am
by Amos McCormick
Originally posted by MJ Marrs:
Hey, Michael Close is a daddy! Congrats!

It's not magic but...the name of Michael's daughter spelled backwards isn't Erdnase or Diagonal Palm Shift, but rather which 17th century composer?

MJ :D
Ellebasorava?

:confused:

Congrats, Michael!

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 13th, 2007, 9:19 am
by Guest
Congratulations! Have a safe trip home and best wishes for the future.

Ps. Looking forward to Workers 6: The Kidshow Edition

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 13th, 2007, 1:23 pm
by Guest
Congratulations! Be sure to get the adoption credit on your income tax return. Sorry but old habits are hard to break.

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 14th, 2007, 3:45 pm
by Guest
Originally posted by Amos McCormick:
Originally posted by MJ Marrs:
[b] Hey, Michael Close is a daddy! Congrats!

It's not magic but...the name of Michael's daughter spelled backwards isn't Erdnase or Diagonal Palm Shift, but rather which 17th century composer?

MJ :D
Ellebasorava?

:confused:

Congrats, Michael! [/b]
Actually, I was just kidding about the composer thing. Michael Close has always been one of my absolute favorite magicians/writers, and having read just about all of his reviews over the years I figured that he would choose a name with lots of significance. Sorry for the confusion.

I'm quite thankful that the magic world has guys like Michael Close and Whit Haydn--one could only benefit by reading anything they have to say about magic, theory, etc.
:) MJ

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 14th, 2007, 4:22 pm
by Guest
I wonder if anyone has been booked in advance to perform at the child's birthday party in a few years!

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 14th, 2007, 7:23 pm
by Guest
Michael, my wife and I adopted just over a year ago, and we are so, so happy. It's an incredible process that is always such a wonderful story. Someday I would love to hear yours. Best of luck, have fun, get home safe!

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 15th, 2007, 1:01 am
by Guest
Hey Mike, congratulations and best of luck to you and Lisa. Little Ava is lucky to have one of the hippest dads around. I'm sure you'll be a great father, but somehow, I see Lisa as the "eat your vegetables young lady" parent.

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 15th, 2007, 10:29 am
by Larry Horowitz
Mazal Tov!!

A whole new chapter of your life is opening and I wish you all nothing but joy!

It is a good thing you memorized a deck before the baby, because I can attest it can't be done after.

Larry

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 15th, 2007, 11:18 am
by Brandon Hall
Congratulation to both of you and a double congratulations to Ava Rosabelle, she really hit the jackpot!

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 16th, 2007, 3:02 pm
by Guest
Congratulations Mike and Lisa!

Re: Happy Announcement

Posted: October 16th, 2007, 5:35 pm
by Bill Wells
Congratulations to the both of you!

I know what an odeal this has been and I am happy for both of you that you are now back home with your new family.

Bill