The Ezzos know best

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Kenneth Grunden, age 2, is an authority on many subjects, including puppies. He ambles down a walkway, explaining that puppies are "silly and messy." His assertions seem to be well-founded. On a concrete sidewalk, six puppies defy any scientific notion of order in creation. As Kenneth tries to point to different ones and explain their individual attributes, it becomes clear that the natural state of puppies is chaos.

Without being unkind, one might suspect that the natural state of Kenneth's home is similarly chaotic-he's one of seven children, five of whom are still at home.

But in this case, that suspicion would be wrong. In the Grunden home, there is order amid chaos. It's a busy Saturday afternoon. Two of the boys have just returned from a baseball game. Susannah, 4, sings to herself as she tools around on her tricycle; Laura Kay, the baby, wants to sit on laps and taste sunglasses.