Another one of our most Frequently Asked Questions is, “How do you ever afford to go out to eat?” In general, we do not like to eat out very often but let’s face it, sometimes we need to get a quick bite and other times we just don’t feel like cooking. So, it’s going to […]
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“How do you do it?” | How do you add a family member to a house that never gets bigger?
Another frequently asked question is “How do you do it?” We really don’t know how to answer this question because it isn’t very specific. The question most often seems rhetorical because people who ask it usually add a statement like, “We only have two kids and it’s more than we can handle!” But we get it… […]
Have you ever lost or left a child behind? | Irelin’s Christmas-Leave
Another one of our most frequently asked questions is “Have you ever lost or left a child behind?” The short answer to this question is, ‘yes we have” and every time Christmas comes around (especially Christmas Eve) we recall the story of how it happened. It was Christmas Eve 2011 and our entire family went to […]
Are you going to have more?
Another one of our most Frequently Asked Questions is “Are you going to have more?” I (Tami) find it interesting that this question is most often asked of us right after a child is born. I’m not sure why people ask that particular question at that time, because the truth is, right after the birth […]
Did you always want a big family?
It may be hard to believe but Todd and I never had a conversation about the number of children we wanted. We both separately assumed that we would have more than one child. The following life and death story may help explain our response to the often asked question, “Did you always want a big […]