Merry Lamb

Rachel really wanted to play "Merry Lamb" I said "Go ahead and play". No one would play with her. She kept pulling on my leg, "I want to play "merry Lamb", no one will play with me -please make them." I was making dinner - I begged Anna - "please just play with Rachel". She just looked at me. Ryan wouldn't either. After quite awhile of begging I told her I would play after I finished dinner - I was hoping she would forget.



She didn't forget. "Let's play Merry Lamb" we were still sitting around the table. To be honest I couldn't even fathom what "merry lamb" was. "What is it" I finally asked mostly to get her to quit. "You know merry lamb", she said. I sang Mary had a little lamb for her - is that what you mean I said. She scoffed, "no - Merry Lamb, like we played that time with Aunt Kristin. Great so Kristin is teaching them dumb little games I don't know what are. Still couldn't figure it out. None of the kids would cooperate and play - I thought of bribing them but couldn't come up with anything to bribe with. So what do we do - I asked Rachel. She got really excited. We have to get pillow cases and presents she said. Remember Ryan and Dallin brings the present, you are the donkey. Anna has to ride you and I am the lamb." I finally got it. "You mean Mary that had a baby and Joseph. Yeah, Yeah - she said finally remembering the rest of the story. I must not have done to good a job teaching the Nativity story because the lamb was more mememorable than the baby - doesn't look to good on my mom scorecard.



Daddy volunteered to be the donkey - he's good at that. Taylor quickly reminded us that he and Dallin were the real "wise men" around here. Anna is an angel- so she gets that role. And Rachel of course got to be Mary. Feeling left out Ryan asked what he could be. I suggested another wise man but Taylor and Dallin said he wasn't wise enough. Luckily he didn't get offended but jumped at the chance to be a shephard. We didn't end up playing but we are all set for next Christmas.