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Help[Games] Re: Build-A-Family Round 3 (Your Secondborn)
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The Brightman Family
DH: Milo Charles, 28 1/2 (dark brown, black curly)
DW: Fern Veronica, 26 1/2 (violet-blue, brown)
DS: Isaac Charles "Ike," 2 (brown, dark brown)
D?: June Alissa "Jazz June" or Elliot Thomas
Milo is an insufferable musician, I'll have you know. He's utterly convinced that if we have a girl this time, she ought to be named Jazz June. I've been trying to reason with him, but it hasn't been working well; he really loves that poem by Gwendolyn Brooks, the one that goes like this:
"We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon."
I don't see why he wants to name a baby after that, but I do have to admit that Jazz and Ike Brightman sound pretty good. I think we're going to go with June Alissa, and he can call her whatever the hell he likes. If it's a boy, Elliot Thomas sounds good. Ike and Elliot, yeah? They work.
Speaking of Ike, he's got to be the least shy two year old I've ever seen. The boy talks like there's no tomorrow. He waited until just recently to start speaking, but when he did--hoo, boy! Straight sentences, and pretty good ones, too. It's my pet theory that Ike mostly wants to keep up with Milo, who's definitely a talker himself. Besides being chatty, he's a friendly kid. Loves doggies, kitties, birdies, fishies, froggies--any animal that can end in "-ie"--and if he sees one, he'll tear toward it. Until he learns that not all animals are as friendly as he is, he's going to be strollering through the park; I'm afraid he's going to get bitten. He also loves people, especially his playmate, Rod MacAllister-Levittson (there's a mouthful!). They spend a lot of time together while their dads are at shows and practices.
And since I've mentioned Milo and Quinn (and Owen), it's worth noting that their first real album is coming out soon. It's a little company that's putting it out, but The Reds are all excited that they'll have a recording of themselves, in the studio. We're all hoping they'll get local airplay; from there, they're looking to attract more listeners and hopefully become an important regional band.
I'm not sure how I feel about that, since it means Milo's going to be away quite a bit--but I'm very happy that everyone else gets to hear his great music. It also means that I might be able to be a proper stay-at-home mother. I couldn't before, since my job at the high school was what was keeping us afloat, but if they're making money, I'll be able to focus on raising Ike and the one soon to come.
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[ETA: Please let it be a girl? If it's not, Quinn and Owen's baby will have the same name as Milo and Fern's, and these four are classier than that.]
The dogs on main street howl
`Cause they understand
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy--no I'm a man,
And I believe in a promised land.
The Brightman Family
DH: Milo Charles, 28 1/2 (dark brown, black curly)
DW: Fern Veronica, 26 1/2 (violet-blue, brown)
DS: Isaac Charles "Ike," 2 (brown, dark brown)
D?: June Alissa "Jazz June" or Elliot Thomas
Milo is an insufferable musician, I'll have you know. He's utterly convinced that if we have a girl this time, she ought to be named Jazz June. I've been trying to reason with him, but it hasn't been working well; he really loves that poem by Gwendolyn Brooks, the one that goes like this:
"We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon."
I don't see why he wants to name a baby after that, but I do have to admit that Jazz and Ike Brightman sound pretty good. I think we're going to go with June Alissa, and he can call her whatever the hell he likes. If it's a boy, Elliot Thomas sounds good. Ike and Elliot, yeah? They work.
Speaking of Ike, he's got to be the least shy two year old I've ever seen. The boy talks like there's no tomorrow. He waited until just recently to start speaking, but when he did--hoo, boy! Straight sentences, and pretty good ones, too. It's my pet theory that Ike mostly wants to keep up with Milo, who's definitely a talker himself. Besides being chatty, he's a friendly kid. Loves doggies, kitties, birdies, fishies, froggies--any animal that can end in "-ie"--and if he sees one, he'll tear toward it. Until he learns that not all animals are as friendly as he is, he's going to be strollering through the park; I'm afraid he's going to get bitten. He also loves people, especially his playmate, Rod MacAllister-Levittson (there's a mouthful!). They spend a lot of time together while their dads are at shows and practices.
And since I've mentioned Milo and Quinn (and Owen), it's worth noting that their first real album is coming out soon. It's a little company that's putting it out, but The Reds are all excited that they'll have a recording of themselves, in the studio. We're all hoping they'll get local airplay; from there, they're looking to attract more listeners and hopefully become an important regional band.
I'm not sure how I feel about that, since it means Milo's going to be away quite a bit--but I'm very happy that everyone else gets to hear his great music. It also means that I might be able to be a proper stay-at-home mother. I couldn't before, since my job at the high school was what was keeping us afloat, but if they're making money, I'll be able to focus on raising Ike and the one soon to come.
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[ETA: Please let it be a girl? If it's not, Quinn and Owen's baby will have the same name as Milo and Fern's, and these four are classier than that.]
The dogs on main street howl
`Cause they understand
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy--no I'm a man,
And I believe in a promised land.
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