Monday, March 28, 2011

RITA WITH AND "R"

I am imagining the conversation between God and Adam and Eve . . .
God - "Cain? Abel?  What sort of names are those? You couldn't name your kids something nice like Joe or Mary? You have to come up with something crazy like Cain?"
That conversation was had by great grandma Rita (with an "R") every time a child was born into this family. Her family had George and Thomas and Mary and Ann and of course, Rita (with an "R").
When we named our first born Kyle we thought Rita (with and "R") would have a heart attack. "Kyle? What kind of a name is that? Where did you come up with that?
And so it went for each of our children. When Kerrin was born Rita really went into action lobbying for Rita with an "R". We never did understand how you could possibly spell "Rita" any other way but with an "R" but Grandma ALWAYS said her name as "RITA WITH AN "R"". When our youngest child was born and we named him Kent we really thought Grandma would have "THE BIG ONE" and keel over dead for sure. To the day she died I swear she picked on that poor child just because of his name.
And now the world has come full cycle and grandma Rita is laughing herself silly! My first grand child is Abigail Abby for short. It is a beautiful name and fits her well. It is an old fashioned name. One that we hadn't heard for years but has made a reappearance. That seems to be the fashion these days .. . returning to the classic names of Sara, Catherine, Michael and Finley. WHAT?    Finley . . . where did that come from?
Today our newest grandchild was born. A beautiful little baby boy named FINLEY STEVEN. Steven is his dad's name but I don't know where Finley came from. He will be called FINN, which I do happen to like a lot. But if Grandma Rita saw the names of her great grandchildren . . . Roman, Kaelin, Smith and Finley she would be dropping dead on the spot.
Good thing she died years ago. But I am thinking I finally understand .

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