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Because we have similar and harmonious tastes, the arrangement has been fulfilling. On our honeymoon we all motored through Colorado for about 10 days, causing some amusing double takes among motel and restaurant people. After a stint at farming, the boys went into sheet-metwork, and we bought a house in Crete. It was no surprise to my sister anj me when we found we were both pregnant at the same time. Emma Jean was born to Delbert and me in November, 1955. Jean lost her baby, but 13 months after Emma Jean was born, Jean and Herbert had Maurice William, whom we call Maury Bill. The children have grown to treat us pretty much alike. They go with questions or problems to whoever is handiest. Emma Jean knows she can influence Herb and Jean more easily than she can us, and naturally they spoil her. The same goes for Maury Bill, who comes to Del and me when he wants preferential treatment. It's wonderful this way because neither of us has an only child. The kids often refer to each other as brother or sister to acquaintances but realize they are cousins. Still, they are a lot closer than many brothers and sisters and bicker less. al member of our is our mother, Mamie Sweet, a retired teacher. She joined us several years ago, and she has adopted the boys like they were her own sons. In fact, we sometimes think she treats them better than us! When we discovered that Mother's health would be benefited by a higher altitude, we decided to move to the Denver area in 1961. We're buying a large home now in Thornton, about eight miles from Denver. Our new neighbors were startled when they first saw us, but now even they THE other adult The fellows drive their own truck, and we have two station wagons, both of which are in all four of our names. In fact, we have everything we own in joint ownership. Each of us can sign checks on our four-wa- y account, and the house, our savings, etc, all belong to both couples. There is never any friction we can't solve by discussions and a vote. If one of us disagrees or the vote is tied, we find Mother a fine arbiter. We both clerked at a dime store after moving to Thornton, but in a few months I decided to stay home to help with the household chores. I am treasurer, too, and Jean's salary goes into the common fund. There is only one set of bills, and though two families don't live as cheaply as one, the combination is an advantage. funny, but when we do have a small disagreement, we'll usually side with our brothers- - or sisters-in-lafirst When the impasse is too large, we just back off and decide on something else. A lot of heckling goes on among us ; we would say that a joint sense of humor has been one of the big assets in keeping us together for 10 years. Each of us thinks: he's as much my brother as she is my sister, and we laugh off our arguments. We call them "discussions," though some do get noisy! 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