Thursday, June 18, 2009

Is it alive?

I really don't understand why people ask me this question when I say I have something for them. I have never, ever in my life given someone an animal for a pet.

Ever.

Now my dad gave my mom a cow for an anniversary present. And a black lab when she had my sisters.

My great grandmother gave me a kitten.

My mom gave my great-grandmother 2 parakeets - while she said she didn't want any birds. Revenge for the kitten?

My sister gave my grandmother 2 kittens.

But I have never even given someone a goldfish. I did mail my little 5 yr old brother a rabbit and my dad nearly hyperventilated until I told him it was stuffed.

Today I called the friend that had been feeding our rabbits and watering the garden and told her I had a gift for her. She asked me if it was alive.

No, it is a bottle of wine that just happens to have your last name on it (apparently it is named after the field those grapes came from so it is ______ Ridge Farm). A yummy sweet white wine.

But it isn't alive.

4 comments:

  1. That is too funny! I don't think I've ever asked anyone if my gift was alive... now ask them why they got me something, sure... but not if it's alive.

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  2. That is hilarious!

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  3. Just to clarify. You did actually come home from college with a LIVE rabbit that you thought would be fun for little brother. I forget the rabbit's name. I just remember it pooped ALOT! Just wanted to clear that up

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  4. Ha! My MIL gave us a fish- it lasted three years, just long enough that the littles were really attached.

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