For the sake of clarification and differentiation, I have decided to give my children names to use on my blog occasionally. With the help of Noah Webster’s 1828 and Roget's Thesaurus I came up with the following names. Anybody who knows the children will agree with me (I think) as to the appropriateness of their nicknames:

Our oldest: Genius  (I know it has an extra “o” in it, but it’s to

                               make all the names end in “ous”, you’ll

                               see…)

Our 2^nd oldest:  Magnanimous (If you look up the word you will

                                            see it is totally him.)

Our 3^rd oldest:  Vigorous (It speaks for itself. Don’t stand too

                                    close to him or you might get knocked

                                    down.)

Our 4^th oldest: Gregarious (Mr. wonderful personality)

Our youngest son:  Magestous (His majesty. Don’t get me 

                                             started. I am just a serf.)

Our daughter, youngest:  Precious (Obvious.)

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While making this list I realized I could name the sub-categories of relationships:

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Genius & Magnanimous = Abbott & Costello

Vigorous & Gregarious =  Merry & Pippin

Magestous & Precious are the “Precocious Pair.” *

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 * Their conversations make me giggle.  Here’s one:

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(Magestous to Precious, starting things) “You’re not  4  yet.”  (Sure to get a rise.)

(Precious)  “I am too, and I have 3 legs !”

(Magestous, thinking about this)  “Are you an evolutionist?” 

                                                (I told you they’re precocious!)

(Precious) “No, I’m not an ebolushunist, and I AM 4!  Now leave me alone!”

(Magestous, who has learned from Precious when to quit an argument with a woman, even when she is wrong, responds with a knowing silence.)

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I think being able to directly (indirectly) name my children on here will help a lot. For a reminder of who’s who, I have them listed on my sidebar.  

Have a nice day!