So, yes.  I am retiring Ariel and Racecar’s names and starting to use their real names.  I’ve made this decision for many reasons, the main one is that it just didn’t fit them anymore.  Waaaaaay back when I started using those names, it fit, they would introduce themselves to strangers as Ariel and Racecar, but now?  Um…no.

I’ve been kicking around for over a year now, using their real names and at first Brian was all “I don’t think so.“  And I was all “okay.“  And then a few months later I brought it up again to him and he said “I don’t think it matters, just use their real names.“  And he said it sort of like I was dumb and I was like “but, er…what…wait…last time I asked you you said ‘I don’t think so’ and now you are don’t care?“  And he replied with something like “yeah, have you forgotten that I don’t care about these things?”

So, then it was all on me and I waited and waited and then I decided but couldn’t figure out when or how and then yesterday I started writing that post about my beautiful, amazing, smart, loving children and how could I not use their names?

It feels so right.

Anna and Noah 8078 rs

The artists formerly known as Ariel and Racecar.

Anna and Noah 200908

Anna and Noah.

{I’m considering watermarking my photos that I put on my blog, but I can’t decide if it’s too annoying or not.  Thoughts?}

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In other business, my friend Lovelyn wrote this post and I love it.  Maybe read it, k?

And I wrote a post over here about the kids going back to school THIS WEDNESDAY, maybe read it, k?

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natalie with tommy

This is Natalie.  Natalie is yet another wonderful person who happens to blog and who lives in our area.  That baby she’s holding is actually Erin’s baby, Tommy.  You remember, Tommy, right?  He’s the baby that shot out of his Mom’s vagina while on her stairs?  Anyway, Natalie and Tommy met the other night when we all had dinner at Red Robin.

A few weeks ago, Natalie had a miscarriage.  I cried so hard when I read that news, my heart broke into a million little pieces.  She’s doing really well and has a great attitude and is just so full of love, but man, I think she could still use some encouragement and love if you have some to spare.  I mean, can anyone feel TOO much love?  No way.  (believe me, I KNOW THIS, thanks to you.)

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We have a busy week ahead with school starting and school starting and then school starting.  So, I’ll be around here and there, but I really want to eat up these last few days with these kids of mine before they take this giant leap into going to school ALL DAY LONG, the first time for both of them, leaving their Mom at home to be not just a Mom but a Mom and Beth again.  It’s going to be weird.  But, when they are so excited about it, how can I not be excited with them?

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