Wow! Welcome back to 66 Goodbook Avenue after a long time away! Grad school was pretty crazy for me this spring but it's so good to be back! A LOT has happened in year 13 for the Edens. 

It started with Judges's birthday. Genesis, now a fully-fledged sister mom, made his cake (of course). 

Judges was an inquisitive toddler and now he is a little bookworm! Let's see if he keeps to the approved texts! 

(P.S. The first time I wrote this section I called Judges (#7) Samuel (#9). The kids are starting to become interchangeable. Thank Rufus I have a key for which kid is wearing which color!)

Though the Edens are getting to be a PITA for ME, they are still functioning remarkably well. The kids keep up with their homeschooling and their chores (even unasked), and the family still manages to eat dinner together sometimes.

The siblings get along well, especially the eldest boys, and after work Adam enjoys playing on his new woodworking bench. As I said months ago, the Edens are doing a really bad job revealing the dangers of fundamentalism from the outside.

Most of the time.

Life was not so idyllic for the Tobiaseses. 

Romano aged up into an adorable angelic munchkin, but his parents were not. happy. Elsie couldn't believe that she had followed all those stupid patriarchal rules and gave up her adolescence to serve her sister's family, all to experience infertility (based on the number of tries it took to conceive to Romano that's totally what was happening - though that may of actually been a blessing in disguise in terms of her union with Cale) AND be married to a guy who is lazy, literally insane and supposed to have authority her. Fornicate that noise.

Cale decided that if he couldn't do whatever he wanted as whoever this "headship" thing was without a wife yelling at him, then he really didn't want to do it anymore. And they divorced.

Cale kept the house, as he did buy it. Elsie Johnson got most of the money, sole custody of Romano, and her name back. She used the money from the divorce to buy herself a beautiful 3 bed 2 bath home in the Edens' neighborhood.

They didn't have a ton of money for furnishings, so the house felt a little empty,

but they did have each other. (And potty training.)

Still, it was hard. Elsie was sad about the divorce and her questions about IFB teachings. Really sad. 

After when Romano (who is now going by Romeo because the cheese reference is just too painful) was sleeping she would call the sadness hotline. 

And as if that weren't enough, the married Edens showed up on her doorstep. Like the horny judgy couple they were.

"Go back to Dad's Elsie, or come home with us. You shouldn't be living by yourself, with a kid and unmarried."

"No, I'm working at the restaurant now. I'm a strong independent woman and I don't need no man." (Okay, mayyybe I added that last part in)

"How independent are you if Romano sleeps at our house when you work nights?" (And I said...bitch??????)

"Well I really appreciate you guys taking him overnight but I guess I'll put him in daycare then, with the smelly and unlovely heathens."

"Fine, he can keep coming over. Take care of yourself."

"Fine. Thank you. How do you keep your arms so slender after so many babies?"

Eva did not answer that and Elsie went to her gorgeous new bedroom after this exchange to weep.

(She actually did, even though this picture shows her sleeping) And yes, Elsie works nights still. She's working as hard as she can for a promotion which will change her work schedule. And tries to stay as close as possible to Romano even when she needs to nap. 

But I think they're going to be ok. 

Meanwhile, back at the Edens, Joshua attempted unsuccessfully to "save" a girl with NO PANTS AT ALL, which is way worse than wearing regular sluttish pants. Nike for real. 

And Kings (baby #10, remember him?) grew into a clingy toddler,

Just before Eva and Adam welcomed blessing #11 into the world, little Chronicles, on Halloween on the Eve of All Saint's Day at the end of October.

Everyone was SO EXCITED to meet her! ("Deuteronomy! Countenance now!")

And we just can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for her!

Thanks for being patient and for reading all of this if you got this far. Until next time, Edens out!