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Ander James Chase: The story behind the name

Ander is named in honor of Hubby's great-uncle Anders, who convinced his brother to immigrate to America instead of joining the Norweigan Navy-the family is here because of him :). Although his name was Anders, with an 's', Hubby has always heard/read of him referred as 'Uncle Ander', so that is the form he wished to use.

James was chosen by his mother because she thought it sounded nice with Ander and afforded the possible future nickname of AJ (Hubby insists he not be called AJ or Andy, however), and it has always seemed a strong name.

Chase is an addition made after the birth. In the two weeks Sara was on bedrest at the hospital the nurses were extremely supportive, professional, and caring. Once each shift (every 8 hours) they would need to hook Sara up to a machine for one hour to check for contractions and monitor the baby's heart rate to make sure he is reacting as he should. However the little rascal often proved elusive and the nurses had a difficult time finding where to place the monitor, and when they did, he would often shift just as they left the room, forcing them to 'chase' him around the womb, and sometimes to sit there for 20-60 minutes holding the monitor in exactly the right spot, or having Sara do so.

One night, after an especially trying time (three nurses tried without success to find a steady heartbeat) one of the nurses declared that from now on the child would be called "Chase". Sometimes names just "fit". After Ander was born Sara and Randy discussed it and agreed that adding on the name "Chase" as a second middle name would be a wonderful way to remember this experience and to show appreciation for the nurses who have kept Sara from going crazy after two weeks of enforced bedrest. Ander will always have a humorous story to tell. :)

The story behind the name

Ian was named after Ian Flemming, a man who was the very image of the playboy he wrote about in his James Bond novels. Late in life he discovered how empty his life had been and redeemed himself and in later years penned the children's book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Ian Jacobson's middle name is in honor of his uncle Edward, a man who also has been known for his rakish demeanor, but holds a heart of gold within.

The story behind the name

It had been raining for two weeks straight and we could not decide on a name. Finally Sara's brother Dan said 'Just name him Noah', and it stuck. Daniel was chosen as a middle name to honor him.

We did not know at the time how popular the name Noah had become.

Birthday Blessing

Kenny is the eldest grandchild on his mother's side of the family and gave his maternal grandfather a special gift when he entered the world; he was born on Grandpa's birthday. He is named Kenneth in honor of his birthday-twin, and shares the middle name Anthony with his father and paternal grandfather, Leroy Anthony.

She coded her own demise

Sara has played the internet MUD game Ragnarok for over ten years. For most of that time she has also been a wizard, contributing to the games code base, releasing two realms and several subrealms and quests.

Sara shows her humor by having a tombstone for her wizard character, Elwing, in the graveyard in Champlin, one of her realms. The epitath reads: Here lies Elwing; she coded her own demise.

The last five years have been spent as a member of the MUD administration, with the core lib programming as her area of expertise. Last year she was promoted to DemiGoddess as recognition of her years of work.

Smile for the Camera

Randy is a difficult subject to photograph. The image at left is one of the few where his face can be clearly seen. Some say he bears a resemblance to Kid Rock. Of course his wife has always claimed he looks more like Willie Nelson. You decide.

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