bjorde, you are welcome, and it's amazing how everyone seems to love the impish little devil who started this adventure with Josh. I'm sure he'll involve his dad somehow, although Ricky and I haven't figured that part out yet. Thanks for your feedback and kind words.
I'm not sure. I'm still outlining my ideas and researching a few items right now. My hunch is that it will start in the summer, but will mention about what happened after Julie's death.
Thanks, James, and I'm glad you've enjoyed this trip with the Curries. I think having spent Christmas with their mother will give them plenty of positive memories to get over her death, since they all knew it was inevitable.
On Saturday, Dad’s biological children returned to the house and we spent some more time with them before they had their kids load their belongings into the cars so they could begin the journey home. They were leaving today so they would have tomorrow to rest up before they had to return to work, and we said goodbye to each one as they exited the house. We let them know that we had enjoyed seeing them again, and then we waved as they drove off.
The following day I took Holly, Hunter, and Ha
Thanks, pvtguy, and let's see if I can answer some of your observations. Some of the dishes are also washed by hand. I don't know if you remember this from one of the earlier books, but they have a second refrigerator and a freezer in the rec room. The also have a stove and a built in oven in the wall, so they do have two ovens, but they also prepare some items in advance and merely warm them up later. I hope that helps.
Thanks, Jim. As far as the photos of the characters, the only ones I have are in my head, although a couple of them I had met their inspiration in person or was given in depth descriptions of them. As far as the uncles sharing their stories, that did not happen. I believe that if the boys hadn't adjusted into the family as well as they did, then the uncles would have shared their stories then, but now it seems unnecessary to bring all that trauma to the forefront again.
Thanks, Butcher, and the adoption ceremony went very well and the family is continuing to grow. It's nice to see that Josh is still around to see how what he started is continuing to grow and prosper, and hopefully it will continue for many years to come.
When Brandon and I got home from work on Wednesday afternoon, both Holly and Noah were already there. We said hello to each of them first, and then we all sat down to eat lunch. As soon as we finished our meal, we helped clear off the table before we started getting ready to go to the courthouse. There were still a couple of hours before the ceremony would begin, but we had a lot to do and the boys would need help with their ties. We also wanted to make sure Hayden and Hunter looked good for thi
It was two weeks before Halloween and I was still wracking my brain trying to decide on a costume for the party I was planning to attend. I was torn between three costumes I had found online. I could go as Westley from the Princess Bride, or as a ghost pirate like the ones you might see in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, or Pennywise from It. I weighed my options carefully, and even though I wanted to standout, I didn’t want to scare off any guys that I might be able to hook up with later.
Thanks, Butcher, and having the adoption done on Josh's birthday and Danny and Brandon getting married on Dion's birthday makes this special for everyone.
Yes, since they're all living under the same roof they have all cooperated nicely to take care of the boys and make things run smoothly. They know whatever they do to help the others, someone else will do something to help them when the time comes, and the boys know they can count on all of the adults for whatever they need.