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medusa: Zola, how is everything?
zozogreyshep: the MerDer clan is alive and breathing. Bailey is playing video games, Ellis is coloring, and George is sleeping.
medusa: MerDer? what’s that mean?
lexipedia: It’s your ship name, Mer. It’s a combination of Meredith and Derek.
jackman: Wait, do we all have one? What’s mine and April’s?
jesuslovesyou: Japril. Hey, Zo, how are my kids?
zozogreyshep: how are you people just now figuring out ship names? anyway, Harriet is coloring and Adam is sleeping. they’re fine, Aunt April.
mcdreamy: You’re doing amazing, Zo.
orthogoddess: Wait, so what’s my ship name? I feel left out.
pedsprincess: I have no idea, Calliope.
lexipedia: Calzona. Yes, like a calzone.
pedsprincess: How’d you know?
warriorqueen: april, lexie, zola, sofia, and i might have spent an embarrassing amount of time thinking of ship names for everyone…
jesuslovesyou: JO! YOU WERE SWORN TO SECRECY!
warriorqueen: lol
evilspawn: Wait, what’s ours, Jo?
warriorqueen: jolex! <3
evilspawn: Zola! How are my kids?
zozogreyshep: Luna is watching cartoons and Logan is playing with his toy cars. stop blowing up the group chat.
pedsprincess: How are my babies?
sofiarobbinst: they’re fine, momma. zola is giving tim a bath and markus is eating dinner. please put your phones down and eat your dinner. we will let you know if something goes wrong.
mcsteamy: Lex, what’s our ship name? I’m curious.
lexipedia: I love ours. Slexie. Or McSlexie. It depends who you ask.
mcsteamy: Ahh, that’s nice. Zola…how are my minions?
zozogreyshep: omg they’re fine. Everett is playing video games with Bailey, Caroline is coloring with Harriet and Ellis, and Elliott is asleep. for the love of all things holy, put down your phones and talk to each other! you’re literally all at the same table!
medusa: Zo, we just care about you.
zozogreyshep: i know. one final roundup.
MerDer - i’m fine, Bailey is playing video games, Ellis is coloring, and George just woke up.
Slexie - Everett is beating Bailey at said video games, Caroline is coloring, and Elliott is sleeping.
Calzona - Sofia is putting George back to sleep and Tim and Markus are playing with cars.
Jolex - Luna is watching cartoons and Logan is playing with Tim and Markus.
Japril - Harriet is coloring and Adam is sleeping.
happy now? please do not text again. love you all!
mcdreamy: Thank you, Zola.
lexipedia: You two are angels. Thanks again. We’ll make sure to pay you!
orthogoddess: Yes, thank you for wrangling my twins from hell.
warriorqueen: i’ll take you two shopping to make up for it! <3
jackman: Absolutely, it’s not a normal favor to ask two teenage girls to watch 12 kids for two hours.
sofiarobbinst: anytime!
zozogreyshep: i’m sending you all an invoice.