Genesis

And now a word about our name. . . .

The title of our Thomas family blog is inspired by the two-generation-old addition to a children's song in the Latter-day Saint tradition. The closing line of "The Family Home Evening Song" is, "And it seems like nothing in the world could possibly go wrong." Sometime during my youth, with four boys in various states of distraction as our parents orchestrated our weekly family night, someone thought to add a few more words to that last line: "But something always does." Please note: this should be sung with a flourish, to make up for its dampening effect on the song's parting message.

Mark and Katy Wills invited us to visit their blog, which features lots of University Village friends. It appears they had a baby in the five weeks that passed between the invitation and my finding some time to respond. Congratulations! Even though my son is working (read: playing) on the fast computer, it was fun to see familiar faces and read about life adventures. So here's my first effort to join the blogosphere, on a mellow Thanksgiving night, digesting food and listening to "A Christmas Story" in the background. That film is a tradition for our family, and Ralphie just said a very bad word, for which he got to taste some Lifebuoy soap. Let that be a lesson to all of us.

Well, I don't really know what happens with everything I wrote, so I'll stop there, expressing thanks for all the good things of life.