document.write("<script language=\"javascript1.2\" type=\"text/javascript\">function emo_pop() {window.open('http://www.haloscan.com/commenthelp.php','Help','width=200,height=320,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');}</script><table width=\"97%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MainTable\">  <tr>    <td>    <div align=\"center\"><p>Hot Carmel Sundae Comments</p>    </div>    </td>  </tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413795\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=16c6f6810a423b7723fe64b4c47241e4&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />No, you're not freaks. Congratulations and warm wishes. If your kids are learning from you and Joel, they're doing well. Mazel tov!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Patrick O'Hannigan | <a href=\"http://paragraphfarmer.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://paragraphfarmer.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 07.25.05 - 10:53 pm | <a href=\"#413795\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413796\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=902c29a0628b3318f0ff7bc318f99b84&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />if i could have had ten children, i would have.  they are tremendous blessings (even when i am looking toward the sky and asking \"why?\")<br><br>that anyone would make a comment about your family's size is beyond me.  as julie would say, \"Lord, have mercy on me and bless them...\"<br /><span class=\"byline\">           ~m2~ | <a href=\"http://martha2.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://martha2.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 07.26.05 - 2:01 am | <a href=\"#413796\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413797\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=c180378bb96f02817dca121bdb6a96bf&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />You go girl!  I hope my husband and I are as blessed as you two are!  May God continue to abundantly bless you!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Amy Giglio | <a href=\"http://www.mommythedre.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://www.mommythedre.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.26.05 - 11:48 am | <a href=\"#413797\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413798\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=9aad55263c3f373d7b7efff619b7edbe&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />You wrote: \"So far in the past few years I've seen counties pass laws to dictate how many square feet or how many bedrooms a family must have per person\"<br><br>REALLY???  whoa.  Glad it's not my county, or glad that I am blissfully ignorant of it if it is!  And how on earth would they be able to enforce such a thing?<br><br>Anyway, congrats on this latest one.  Prayers for a healthy pregnancy and birth.  God bless!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Valerie | <a href=\"http://barefootandpregnant.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://barefootandpregnant.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.27.05 - 11:43 am | <a href=\"#413798\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413799\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0a8920c25fb9c42e6245eeea7cbf8dde&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />The Young and the Roostless - hee hee hee.  Good stuff.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Stacey | <a href=\"http://housewifeinflipflops.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://housewifeinflipflops.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.28.05 - 1:11 pm | <a href=\"#413799\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413804\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=199308fe6756929f67eafb5e9c69f1c7&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />I loved that one, too!!  (The Young and the Roostless)  ROFL!<br><br>I only have three children (would love to have more), but so many of my Catholic homeschooling friends have 5 or more (some as many as 12).  Their children are the most polite, well-behaved, well-mannered and well-adjusted children I've ever met.  <br><br>Love your blog, by the way!<br><br>God Bless,<br>Dawn<br /><span class=\"byline\">           WriteWingNut | <a href=\"http://www.writewingblog.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://www.writewingblog.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 08.06.05 - 12:17 pm | <a href=\"#413804\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413805\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=199308fe6756929f67eafb5e9c69f1c7&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Oh cool!  Just saw that you linked to my blog, too.  Thank you so much!  I'm heading to blogger to add your link to mine.  Have a great weekend!<br><br>(And congratulations on your new little one, by the way!)<br><br>God Bless,<br>Dawn<br /><span class=\"byline\">           WriteWingNut | <a href=\"http://www.writewingblog.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://www.writewingblog.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 08.06.05 - 12:18 pm | <a href=\"#413805\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413812\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />\"and we were taking up their valuable time purchasing vegetables and milk?\"<br><br>How DARE you!!!  <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br><br>I am the mother of three.  A man looked at my three girls the other day and asked, \"Are they ALL yours?\"  When I said yes, he replied, \"Are you trying to set the subdivision record or what?\"  It's a sad day when having three children some sort of record.<br><br>God bless you and Joel for bringing up  that gaggle of saints! <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br><br>Hugs,<br>Kim<br /><span class=\"byline\">           (Kimby/Faustina) | 08.15.05 - 8:49 am | <a href=\"#413812\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"413813\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=4e54270ed3879557eb6950daebe6374a&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Uh, saints... yeah... ok, er, I mean YEAAAAh, saints. I'm raisin' saints. THAAAT's the ticket!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Christina Martin | <a href=\"http://carmelsundae.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://carmelsundae.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 08.15.05 - 12:57 pm | <a href=\"#413813\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr>    <td class=\"InputCell\">                  <br /><div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 278px;\"><a href=\"http://www.cnet.com/html/ww/100/2009/poll/infrastructure.html?tag=mncol\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/webwarebanner.png\" width=\"278\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\"/></a></div><br /><div id=\"newcomment\"></div><form method=\"post\" name=\"addComment\" action=\"http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bs5135304/112233930434536334/\" target=\"_self\">        <p>    Name: <br />          <input name=\"name\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Email:<br />          <input name=\"email\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          URL: <br />          <input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Comment:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"javascript:emo_pop()\" title=\"Smiley and tag help\" target=\"_self\">?</a>&nbsp;<br />          <textarea name=\"addMessage\" rows=\"12\" cols=\"38\"></textarea><br /><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"subscribe\" value=\"1\" /><label for=\"subscribe\">Notify me of followup comments via email</label>        </p>        <p class=\"PSubmit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Publish\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />&nbsp;<input name=\"previewMessage\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Preview\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />        </p>      <input type='hidden' name='user' value='bs5135304' /><input type='hidden' name='comment' value='112233930434536334' /></form>    </td></tr>  <tr>    <td><p align=\"center\">        Commenting by <a href=\"http://www.haloscan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">HaloScan</a></p>      </td>  </tr></table><img src=\"http://c5.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=561713&amp;java=0&amp;security=01eeff58\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></body>");