“People have been asking me if I was going to have kids,
and I had puppies instead.”
Kate Jackson
and I had puppies instead.”
Kate Jackson
Lately, the kids have been asking for a little sister. It first started as comments slyly thrown into everyday conversation – “Hey mom… did you know that Jacinto has a new baby sister?” or “Mom, last night I had the weirdest dream… I dreamed we had a baby sister!” and (my favorite) “This is a picture of the family – there’s dad, you, my sisters, my brothers, the goats, the cats, the chickens… and this is our new baby sister!”
I was not overly concerned (thinking this was just a passing whim) until the five-year-old proudly announced at church that his “mommy is having a baby” and the congratulations starting coming my way. At that point I realized that something had to be done.
“Mr. V.” I said, “Do you realize that the whole church congregation thinks we’re adding another child to the Rancho?”
Without looking away from the TV he sarcastically replied, “If that happens we will have to name her Milagro (Miracle).”
I was not overly concerned (thinking this was just a passing whim) until the five-year-old proudly announced at church that his “mommy is having a baby” and the congratulations starting coming my way. At that point I realized that something had to be done.
“Mr. V.” I said, “Do you realize that the whole church congregation thinks we’re adding another child to the Rancho?”
Without looking away from the TV he sarcastically replied, “If that happens we will have to name her Milagro (Miracle).”
