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But you wouldn’t really do that, would you?

We’re not the type to tell anyone our names until we announce that the baby has arrived. There are many reasons for this, but we mostly like to keep the drama going. We like the surprise of it.
When I was pregnant with our third child, we went down to visit my husband’s family to attend [...]

I need to have some fun! Name my baby. Or pretend you are.

It’s probably no secret to the three people that read this blog that I’ve been sick since Christmas. I’m about 12 weeks now. I’m still sick, but there are hints that I’m feeling better. The two most noticeable, are the fact that I can walk erect all the time now (instead of hunched over like [...]

Maybe we have moved a little too often.

Mr. French was changing the sheets on our bed.
I was laying on the floor trying not to vomit.
The lights flickered on and off a few times because of the rainstorm outside and then went off for a good long 30 seconds or so.
The boys protested with each outage.
When the lights finally came back on, C [...]

French Leftovers

All three of the boys pronounce Chocolate the French way. As in, “I don’t like cho-co-laa.” (they do like brownies, but not most other forms of chocolat.)
If I write their names in cursive, they think I wrote their name in French.
The two older boys often count things and they usually count in French and English.
A [...]

A very important question to ask in the quiet early dawn of morning.

“Dad?”
“hmm.”
“Daaad?”
“Hmm? What?”
“Do dragons like to eat soup?”