Heartwarming

In the fictional novel The Clowns of God by Morris West, Jesus comes back to earth, and some people think it’s Him while some don’t. At one point, Jesus is at a school for children with Down syndrome, and He is holding a little girl. Jesus says:

I know what you are thinking. You need a sign. What better one could I give but to make this little one whole and new? I could do it, but I will not.

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Hmmm...

Our children are Rachel and Ben. From the bible, or characters connected to Ross on Friends? If we have a third child named Joseph, you still won't know.

Milking It

Rachel apparently forgot to get a milk with her lunch at school. So what did she do? She didn't go back and ask for her forgotten milk.

No, she shouted "Someone bring me a milk!" and in no time flat another student surrendered their milk.

Philip Johnny Bob and Delores 2

Rachel's asked that we make sure everyone knows that the gray elephant formerly named Philip Johnny Bob has a new name. Her name is now Ella. (As an aside, Rachel and I gave my brother a similar elephant a few years ago when he was teaching fourth grade so that he could go on WebKinz and see what all the kids were talking about. And if you know my brother, you'll appreciate this even more -- he named his elephant "Tusken.")

And from the I-Can't-Believe-This-Worked file, tonight Rachel was in bed and had Delores, I could hear a constant stream of squeaks coming from her room. I went up there and asked her to tell Delores not to be naughty and keep Rachel awake, because if she did, she was going to have to sleep on the top bunk, instead of down on the bottom bunk with Rachel. I hear Rachel dutifully instructing Delores and I haven't heard a squeak since.