Meta Thunderfish

“A” – my wife married her 2001, friends may refer to her as "War Department", as in “I’ll run that by the War Department”
“M” – my step-daughter born 1993
“H” – my step son-born 1997
little “a” – my daughter born 2003 (do you see a pattern in child bearing? Beware 2008!)
Extensions or Department of the Interior - the three kids occupying my house referred to as a collective.
“a2” – niece 4 months younger than “a”
SIL – Sister in law, mother of a2
BIL – husband of SIL
SIL2 – sister in law #2, youngest of 3, has a fiancé to be named later in the draft
BIL2 - Husband of SIL2
MIL – Mother in Law
TFM – Father in law. Friends refer to him as The Field Marshall. Very nice guy. Can really take charge of a sinking ship and make it float.
AI and D, Iowa G - Friends from the old insurance evil-ness. I hate that company, but love my compadres there.
Big School - Where I work, a major Texas university.
Woobie and Woobie2 - married couple from back in the day. Woobie is so funny ( name comes from Mr. Mom ) Woobie2 is awesome too!
the-one-of-which-we-do-not-speak - "H" and "M's" medical child support delinquient and twice filed for bankruptcy dad.