One of my favorite books is Good Mail Day by Jennie Hinchcliff & Carolee Gilligan Wheeler.  In it they describe

I am privy to some of the best conversations.  A couple of days ago, I heard this:
Luke:  {While wielding large

After several internet fails & some quirky timing issues, we finally got to have a Christmas chat w/Joshua.  {Technically, it

For most of their childhood, anytime we went out, my children heard (actually, still hear) the phrase, “Your family is