You Can Call Me Whatever You Want

Just don't call me 

Late For Dinner.

Big has a few names.

You may have noticed.

Mary.

Miss Osborne.

Mrs. Osborne.

Aunt Mary

Meme. 

And, Big.

There are a few stories as to the origin of 

my name. 

In part I am named for Big.

Mom told me one time that part

of the reasoning behind the spelling

of my name was to differentiate between 

me and Big.

Um, that only helps if you're writing me a check.

Big never liked the sound of

Aunt Mary, 

said it made her think of an old lady

in a rocker, so to tell us apart

the family resorted to the creative solution of

Big Mary and Little Merry.

I outgrew my title, 

Big never did with me.

Big has a very dear friend who when she

had children could not stand to have them address 

Big with such informality

so they were required by their mother to call Big

Aunt Mary. 

So much for the old lady in the rocker! LOL

Big was a school teacher 

FOREVER!

well, almost.

The kids who could keep things straight called her

Miss Osborne.

Those who couldn't called her

Mrs. Osborne.

When Shanna was learning to talk

Big Mary came out as 

Meme.

And that is Big's favorite name of all. 

Happy 90th year Big!
I did it!
I filled a month with you!
...with a little help from my friends :)