Note to new readers

We use special names while on the blogosphere for our family members. Basically Dad is Papa Bear, Mom is Shiloh, and the kids from oldest to youngest are Patience, Andante (Dante), Constance, and Vivace. You can read more about the designations in this post. Our reasons are plentiful but mostly because we'd rather not use our full names online, especially our last name and our kids' names. This allows us to maintain some semblance of privacy in a connected world, whilst sharing about ourselves in such a potentially public place.