Monday, January 12, 2009

this makes me happy

I recently (re)learned that my maternal grandmother had a pet lamb as a child. Her mother (my great-grandmother...for whom I was named) would allow the lamb in the house, but their pet cats had to stay outside.

6 comments:

Kayta Hackman said...

That is an awesome tale.
My grandma has some amazing stories too. Like when she travelled here (Australia) from England by boat, she took her dog with her, only to lose him when she finally arrived. 2 years later the boat returns to Australia, complete with her dog! Too cute.

Caroline said...

That is fantastic! I hope that poor little doggy was taken care of while he/she was away.

Missa said...

Aww-some. Here name wasn't Mary was it?

Caroline said...

Sadly, no. Her name is Ruth. It did make me think of that too, though, especially since that seems to be Ava's favorite song of late.

Julie said...

Remember when you were so sad that Ryan was eating a lamb at our Indian dinner? Now I see why.

Mother said...

Of course, I don't remember anyone saying what happened to Namby-baa when he/she grew up.