That was the question posed to Jim for a fun article in the alumni magazine for Pacific Lutheran University (where Jim and I had both attended).
Jim's response ...
"Each child likes to be known as a person not just as a kid, so names are very
important in our family. There is a significance to each child's name and each one
knows its importance. One thing that helps is that we were sure to avoid using the
same first initial for all eight children. We have identical twin girls, and when their backs
are to me I have no clue who is who. When they're facing me I can see a mole on
Lindsey's right side, which is my left, so L–left equals L–Lindsey.
When they were younger I just called them both Dolly."
A bonus of being a part of a fun little article ... we got professional pictures taken by a campus photographer. Woo Hoo! Always love us some professional photos!
February 1999
Those Were The Days ...
I LOVE the picture!!! And I love Jim's response to the question! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great answer to that question! When we were choosing a name for our son from Ethiopia, we had to decide in a huge hurry (due to our adoption agency going bankrupt and us needing to bring them home immediately). My husband and I were e-mailing back and forth about potential names and one that our older boys liked on our short list was Elijah, but my husband and I were concerned that it sounded too much like our youngest daughter's name (Eliana). The names sound nothing alike but because all of our correspondence was via e-mail, we were seeing how similar they are in written form. In the end, we chose to name him Elijah and it wasn't until after we brought him home that we realized our mistake...one of our sons who is the same age is named Josiah and though those two names look nothing alike when written out, when spoken, they are almost identical. We have spent the last two and a half years muddling through those names!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to see a picture of your family from back then and to see that what was a large family at the time has grown even more!