I’ve already mentioned Anna’s feelings of being ignored, so I thought I might share a few of the boys’ colloquialisms - just for posterity. I certainly don’t want to forget them.
Barrett doesn’t have a large vocabulary yet, but his special name for his blanket (the one Grandmother made him) is “nanket.”
Joshua, on the other hand, has quite a large vocabulary, and growing since he is reading now. (Amazing how reading expands his mind!) Anyway, the other day, Heather and the kids were making some Christmas decorations. They were encouraging one another and excitedly waiting until Daddy could see their creations. When I did get to see the creations, I applauded their imagination and colorful creativity. A few minutes later, as Heather was finishing hers, Joshua said, “Mom, you have a great imagination. You’re such a good creatist!”
The second story is from last night. Heather and Anna were at a ladies party, so the boys and I were having fun here. During dinner, he informed me that he was convinced that he wanted to do so much when he grows up. He wants to be on TV, he wants to play an actor, and he wants to design houses, among several other things. But the problem is that he doesn’t know which one to do.
Later in the evening, imaginations were flowing again, and Joshua was reading me a book he wrote. (He had drawn some pictures on several pages, and stapled them together.) I told him I liked his book, and wondered if he could draw some more pictures that further describe his story. His eyes lit up, and he said, “Dad! I know – I can be a writist!” 
Whatever he chooses as a career, I’m positive that he’s going to do it with gusto! Who knows, he might just figure out a way to do ALL of them.
