I AM POSTING THIS IN ALL CAPS. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THIS IS EMAIL/BLOG SPEAK FOR SHOUTING. THAT IS WHAT IT HAS COME TO AT OUR HOUSE. THE NEW GUY ONLY HAS ONE VOLUME; LOUD. MOMMY! DAD! DAYDEN! HUH?! TAINT TU! DOVE YA! NO!
TRA AND I ARE CONSTANTLY SHOUTING AT EACH OTHER. NOT OUT OF ANGER, BUT OUT OF NECESSITY. IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE HEARD. THE NEIGHBORS ALL KNOW WHEN WE ARE OUTSIDE. THERE IS NO SNEAKING UP ON ANYONE! PEOPLE IN PASSING CARS SLOW DOWN PASSING OUR HOUSE TO HEAR THE CONVERSATIONS GOING ON INSIDE. PEOPLE IN AIRPLANES LOOK AT EACH OTHER WITH QUESTIONING LOOKS AS THEY HEAR SHOUTING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH IN THE DISTANCE. NASA HAS DEMANDED TO KNOW WHAT TECHNOLOGY WE ARE USING TO SEND SOUND WAVES INTO SPACE THAT CAN BE HEARD ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
MY EARS HURT.
JOSEPH HAS FIT RIGHT IN WITH THE FAMILY. HE SEEMS TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH. WAIT A MINUTE. I JUST HAD A THOUGHT. MAYBE HE IS SHOUTING BECAUSE HE THINKS WE WILL UNDERSTAND HIM BETTER THAT WAY. ISN’T THAT HOW IT WORKS? IF SOMEONE SPEAKS A LANGUAGE DIFFERENT THAN YOURS, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SPEAK VERY LOUDLY AND SLOWLY. THAT IS HOW THEY MOST CERTAINLY WILL UNDERSTAND YOU EVEN IF THEY HAVE NEVER HAD ANY CLASSES TO LEARN YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE. THAT’S IT! I HAVE JUST HAD A BREAK-THROUGH.
BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND – NATHAN AND JOSEPH ARE GETTING ALONG JUST LIKE BROTHERS SHOULD. PLAYING TOGETHER SOME, IGNORING EACH OTHER SOME, GETTING ON EACH OTHER’S NERVES SOME, AND FIGHTING. JOSEPH CALLS TRA’S NAME CONSTANTLY. MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMY…EVEN WHEN HE HAS NOTHING ELSE TO SAY. HE HAS GONE FROM SCREAMING LIKE WE ARE PULLING OUT HIS FINGERNAILS WHEN WE PUT HIM IN THE TUB TO SCREAMING LIKE WE ARE PULLING OUT HIS FINGERNAILS WHEN WE TAKE HIM OUT OF THE TUB. AH, PROGRESS.
NATHAN IS BEING A GREAT BIG BROTHER. HE TELLS ON JOSEPH, YELLS AT HIM SOME, AND MANY TIMES WANTS THE TOYS JOSEPH IS PLAYING WITH. CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE? ACTUALLY, HE REALLY IS BEING GREAT. I AM VERY PROUD OF HIM. THE GUATEMALAN BAM-BAM CAME IN AND TURNED HIS HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN AND HE HAS TAKEN IT ALL IN STRIDE.
ENOUGH SHOUTING FOR NOW. MY THROAT IS SORE.
TIM
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Hey I like the blog facelift. Very nice. Ah, welcome to world of having more than one child. Do you see why Todd and I talk so loudly sometimes? And yell to get the boys' attention? Not b/c we're yellers, but out of necessity. It's a whole new world, my brother. But isn't it awesome? I love experiencing brotherly love. And sometimes hate. I'm proud of Nathan and cannot wait to meet Bam Bam. I love the name, it already fits him. Love y'all to pieces.
Is Bam Bam going to stick because of you? Bless his darling little heart.
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