dear family tree of nuts that hang diary,
'lilly leanne' is what i first named becky when i realized she wasn't a 'berkeley' like i'd planned to name her. then after a couple of long days of being 'lilly leanne,' that name didn't fit her either. so then i got to thinking about all my cousins, i had a bunch growing up and my favorite uncle was uncle bill. uncle bill had seven kids and two that were grown. there names were, amy, becky, cindy, david, erin, martha, nancy, steven and thomas. the two grown boys, steve and tom- they were from uncle bill's first marriage and we never saw those two except at funerals. martha and nancy- born to the second marriage, were around more- but still not like amy, becky, cindy, david, and tiny erin- who were all children by his third and youngest wife franny, who looked like a child herself. i'd like to think ida named becky what i did even if ida never known the hero ever in my life, but he did used to say that name so much back in those sinful ugly days. becky was my favorite cousin after all, the one closest to my age and my favorite one with whom to play. i just don't want anyone to think i named her for any other reasons than the ones i've stated- plus i can name her what i want- she's my dog anyway. and when i got her- she wouldn't stop necking me. i said... "gimme that becky!"
