We All Want A Sheep

A blog post without pictures but it’s too funny not to share. 

When I was probably 5 and possibly up through the time I got out of high school, I begged my parents for a lamb. I wanted a lamb and I think I asked for one almost every day. My dad finally started telling me . . when you get your own place, I’ll buy you a lamb! When we moved to Kentucky, my parents would come to see us and I would hold my breath til they had unpacked every single item because Vince knew nothing about my dad’s promise to buy me a lamb and knowing my dad, I’m still quite surprised he never showed up with one.

Recently Addie was sick. Chad, Nicole and Addie had stopped at a farm supply store and Addie was just starting to feel bad. Chad went in and they stayed in the car. A lady pulled up with a little lamb, a baby doll variety, and Addie wanted to go over and see it. The lady let her pet it and was telling Nicole all about how sweet and gentle they are. You know what happened next . . Addie wants a lamb.

That day or the next day, Addie’s fever went pretty high and Nicole was giving her a cool bath. Addie was aggravated about the cool water, and more aggravated that she didn’t have a lamb yet. Nicole said Addie was pretty mad and was screaming her words.

Addie: I want a lamb!
Nicole: Addie, we don’t have a place for a lamb.
Addie:  I want a lamb!
Nicole: You have a dog! What would you do with Speck if you got a lamb?
Addie: I don’t want a dog any more . . I want a lamb!
Nicole: If you get a lamb, what would you name him?
Addie: I would name my lamb Speck!

Addie has already named their dog Speck . . after my Speck but she was not quite 3 when she did that and now, in her mind, we named our dog Speck after she named her dog Speck and she can’t believe we did that!

I can just