Family
Alice — Princess Grumpy-pants, Petite Flower, and Delicate Blossom of Girlhood
Aunt Debbie — Mom's aunt
Aunt Linda — Dad's sister-in-law
Charles — Our second child, son
Corwin — Our first child, son
Cousin Ashlyn — Paternal first cousin of the kids
Cousin Bryson — Paternal first cousin of the kids
Cousin Dana — Mom's maternal first cousin
Cousin Dawson — Paternal first cousin of the kids
Cousin Tara — Mom's maternal first cousin
Dad — The epitome of masculinity
Grandma — Maternal grandmother
Grandma Schneider — Mom's maternal grandmother
Mimi — Dad's mother
Mom — She Who Is Perfect In All Ways
POset — Our cat
Polynomial — Our dog
Secant — Our now deceased cat
Uncle Bruce — Dad's oldest brother
Uncle Craig — Dad's youngest brother
Uncle Evil — Dad's evil brother
Uncle TJ — Maternal uncle
Friends
Abby — Child care provider
Ali — Soccer friend of Corwin
Amalia — Older sister of Mara
Andrea — Soccer teammeate and classmate of Corwin.
Andreas — Former neighborhood friend of Corwin
Anwen — Jack's older sister
Ashlyn — Ashlyn is the first child, daughter, of Scott and LeAnn
Blaine — Corwin's godfather
Chloe — Friend of Charles, daughter of Corwin's den mother
Christi — A babysitter from the Older Sister's Group
Claire — Neighborhood kid
Dan — High school friend of Mom, Dad, and particularly Uncle Evil
Ella — First child, daughter, of Sara
Erica — Oppressed servant of the house
Gang Of Four — Corwin's crew
Grace — First child, daughter, of Laurie
Gwyneth — Gwyneth is the second child, daughter, of Scott and LeAnn
J-Clan — The Wildebeasts
J-Dad — Father of the Wildebeast Clan
J-Mom — Wildebeast Clan Matriarch
Jack — Soccer teammeate and classmate of Corwin.
Jacob — Friend of Corwin
Jake — Younger brother of Josh.
Jared — Third child, son, of the Wildebeasts
Jessie — Friend of the family.
Josh — Soccer teammate and classmate of Corwin
Josie — Charles' friend from school.
Keith — Soccer teammeate and classmate of Corwin.
Kirsten — Older sister of soccer teammate of Corwin, babysitter
Laurie — Dad's best friend in high school and Corwin's godmother
LeAnn and Scott — Friends of Mom from graduate school
Liam — Liam is the third child, son, of Scott and LeAnn.
Maggie — Younger sister of a Corwin baseball teammate
Maggie — Soccer friend of Corwin
Mara — Neighborhood and soccer friend of Corwin
Matt — Neighborhood kid
Megan — Soccer teammate and schoolmate of Corwin.
Miss Darcy — Daycare teacher for Charles
Noa — Noa is the daughter of graduate schools friends of Mom and Dad.
Noah — Second child, son, of Laurie
Rose — Soccer teammate, younger sister of Maggie
Sara — High school friend of Mom
Sarah — High school friend of Mom
Zina — Neighborhood friend, third of three sisters
Places
Child Office — A room in the basement used for the children’s computers....
Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Swim Club — Private swimming club we belonged to
TexHome — Dad's parent's house in Texas
Things
Concepts
Boyen — The boys, Corwin and Charles