My Family Has Greatly Expanded

[Kae]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

Not forever. Once you cross an unspecified quantity threshold, folks stop laughing and start just staring in speechless, dumbfounded awe. We like to tell ourselves that they are in awe of our wholesome looking and well-behaved children, but in reality they are probably in awe of our (perceived) stupidity.



With six or eight you could put them in fuzzy winter coats and string them together like a bore brush and clean chimneys in 1/4 the time!

It's fun to walk through the store and you'll see people start counting, then my husband will come up and say there's 2 more and their mouths hang open.

[HeavenlyOne]

Pics, Pics!!!!

[CC1]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

Pics, Pics!!!!

I took some when we were at 11 puppies and thought we were through. However they are huge files taken with an 8mp camera at the highest setting. I don't know if I can reduce the file size to post here. I will try to get pics of the entire litter tomorrow and figure out how to post them (or email them to somebody smart enough to post them for me!)

[OP_Carl]

Nothing second-rate now, Si Si Juan. She wants THE pic of the litter!

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by Kae

It's fun to walk through the store and you'll see people start counting, then my husband will come up and say there's 2 more and their mouths hang open.

Mine think it is funny to line up in birth order, tallest to smallest, and follow me (or my wife) in single file where we are walking while quacking softly like ducks. They haven't quite gotten the concept that their parents aren't exactly craving an audience . . .

There is definitely some shock factor involved.

[Kae]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

Mine think it is funny to line up in birth order, tallest to smallest, and follow me (or my wife) in single file where we are walking while quacking softly like ducks. They haven't quite gotten the concept that their parents aren't exactly craving an audience . . .

There is definitely some shock factor involved.

Thankfully mine haven't done this. I can only take so much attention.

[OP_Carl]

I would say better than 50% of the attention or comments we receive are positive. We have deduced that most of the mildly negative reactions are not a reaction toward US, but that person's reaction to the thought of having this many children THEMSELVES. They're scarcely thinking of us at all.

Big families are definitely making a comeback. Folks are digging into their bibles for themselves, and questioning the status quo.

Well I suppose Grandpaw CC1 has been patient enough about having his

Speaking of puppies, our boys were rolling around and wrestling on the floor after supper this evening and my remark upon beholding the sight was that they were all just a bunch of puppies with thumbs!

[RandyWayne]

Any pictures of the puppies? We might want one! (Our Border Collie needs a friend.)