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The boy who has the blanket with sleeves

Now Joel can play video games without entering a state of deep hypothermia.

He can crunch a big bowl of buttery popcorn and chat on the phone while maintaining 98.6. degrees. He’ll be able to read without angrily wrestling a traditional blanket into obedience.

Best of all? Joel will be able to attend high […]

Now we are six

Joel is 6 today so he still has the right to sport a chocolate milk-dotted nose. You lose that right when you turn 39. Last year, it was 38 but an international governing body changed it for some reason.

Our fourth son and fifth child continually cracks us up with his funny, friendly […]

Otto and Konrad*

I was reading Clover Lane’s post on baby names this morning. She made some funny and interesting observations about the perils and theories of baby naming. Here are some thoughts inspired by her post.

My 7 children’s names are divided into eras. I didn’t do this intentionally, but my little groupings are embarrassingly apparent. […]