Okay, everyone, sorry about the million posts. I had Facebook set wrong, so nothing that I posted appeared for a long time. Reposted most of it…I think. John and the boys are playing Baroque (a version of Chess.) They made so many blunders, that they started replacing the word "turn" with "blunder" so I heard:…

Many years ago, my father owned his own business. He knew he was not sharp on the spot, so he would tell people he needed to discuss matters with his Board. His Board consisted of Mom and the dog. Juss likes this idea. He feels he needs a board to discuss story ideas with. He's…

 The Cherubim just brought me a flyswatter and a scissor. Justinian and I looked at the stuff. Then we just stared at each other and shrugged.

Juss: "It's a loophole of nature. It can't be a law of nature, or it wouldn't be a loophole."   Juss, who has been listening to the Ghosthunter books–which catagorize ghosts: "The average vampire loses its power in sunlight–because that is what happened to Dracula. But there aren't a lot of average vampires, oddly enough.…

 Me: "John, if there were a prize for 'most dramatic kid' we could so ace that." John: "I don't know. The son of the evil banker in Despicable Me was pretty dramatic. And he had a really big gun." Me:  "Jooooohn….he's not real?" John: "I'm not entirely convinced Juss is real either."  

Yesterday, on our walk back from the grocery store, John was discussing the steps in his journey from Sixties 'anything goes' morality to being a Catholic with the Talking Boys (and the Cherubim, but he wasn't paying attention. The Princess had stayed home.)   John: "…because I realized that once you give a girl your…

Juss: "We don't have too many toys. I can still see the floor."

Today, the Cherubim turns 13.  God bless.   Also, after getting an F first quarter in Geometry, a D second quarter, a C third quarter and a B (so far) forth quarter…the Princess passed her SOL in Geometry!   All hail the Princess! All hail Uncle Bill–her math tutor.

Mom, telling a story: "So the prince went to talk to the old lady who lived on the farm next to the giant hedge." Juss, using two voices–normal for the first sentence and then slightly lower: "'How did he know that there was an old lady living on the farm?' 'Juss, you are overthinking this.'"

Orville, upon going up the stairs for the third time after having to go downstairs twice. "I feel like we're playing ping-pong…with us."