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Our door is always open.  We welcome you and your family at any time.  Come in and have a seat!  Can I offer you something to drink?  We have coke, water, coke, water, and I might be able to find some tea.  Morgann has coffee around here somewhere.  Oh, please do not be surprised at our occasional bursts into song.  It is normal around here and no, we’re not trying out for Broadway.  We’re just the Family Von Havig y’know.Kevin is sure to make a few puns, tease your children, and teach them to always say (when he grabs their hands in a ‘death lock’) “Mr. Havig is brilliant and handsome too.”  He’ll grill us some burgers or chicken and probably do something incredibly thoughtful in the process.  (Like bring me coke!) I, Chautona, will probably chatter on about books and fabric and clothing.  You’ll be thoroughly sick of the topics when you leave I promise.  Oh, and if you hope you’re coming to a nice polite home where we don’t discuss politics or religion, I’d suggest you reconsider your visit.  We discuss both and with passion.  Morgann will delight your children and keep them occupied.  She’ll be behind the scenes making sure there are snacks and that everyone has a good time.  What a lovely diplomat she is! Braelyn will keep things funky.  She likes to mix things up and keep them hopping.  She’ll make a joke, do  a dance, a “Sophie” pose that only ebay afficionados can possibly understand, and then tell us about her latest fan fiction story. Kaylene will probably say something incredibly brilliant sandwiched between a couple of sentences that we are supposed to understand but can’t.  She’ll toss that gorgeous hair over one shoulder and voila!  We’re all sunk.  She’s a lean mean laundry machine when the mood strikes. Nolan is our resident medieval weapons maker and delights us constantly with his servant’s heart.  Half a dozen times a day I hear someone call “Nolan, will you go to the dairy/99cent store/video store/grocery store/neighbor’s”  etc.  He’ll probably be sent for glasses or ice to put in glasses.  He’ll play with your little ones and get them all nice and wound up for you Jenna will probably be one of the herd that attacks…er I mean… GREETS you at the door.  She’ll show you her new scar, offer to take your coat, and drag your children outside for lots of fun. Andra will be right behind Jenna and probably add a few incomprehensible statements like, “How are the penguins in the Sahara?”  Just answer the question as thought it made sense, “I haven’t asked lately.  I’m sure any penguins in the Sahara are fine.”  Trust me, it makes sense in the grand scheme of Andra’s things. Ethan will probably shadow everyone.  This gives him the appearance of extreme busyness but honestly, he’s just keeping his nose in everyone’s business in case for some reason he wants to play along. Lorna, however, will greet you, bring you to wherever she wants you to sit (probably uprooting someone else) and then delight you with her antics.  Well, unless she grabs daddy’s leg and holds on for dear life.  Don’t be too flattered or offended.  She just likes variety and it seldom has anything to do with her opinion of you as a person. We’ll feed you, talk you senseless, game you until your mind wants to shout UNO in your sleep, and then send you on your way.  Feel free to come back.   Have fun!

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