Stahlke Adoption

Not-So-Quiet Desperation

Over the years and through example, Jonathan's mother taught me the cardinal rule of discipline: distraction.

This afternoon, with my five youngest children in tow, we picked up Grandma and Grandpa Stahlke at the airport. On the way home, excitement ran so high in the van that I asked the kids to sing "Hundred Bottles of Beer on the Wall." Besides the interminable repetitions, we also experienced full volume and as many tempos as children!

posted by Stahlkes @ 4:50 PM