Be Careful What You Name Them

Many of you know that Peggy's mom moved into our home late last year and remodeled the area that formerly was our office. She has been helping come up with names for our new arrivals. 

When the little munchkin to the right arrived Mom could see from her window that she was quite small compared to some of the others who had arrived this year.  Mom's family is from Yugoslavia and the language is Croatian.  The word "tiny" in Croatian is "mala".  So she called us down in the pasture to give her suggestion as to a name for our latest addition to the herd.  Peggy thought it was quite appropriate but noticed that our friend, Felipe, immediately smiled upon hearing it.  So not being the greatest at remembering her Spanish, Peggy asked what does "mala" mean in Spanish . . . many of you know the answer . . . bad girl.  My mother felt it wasn't appropriate to label a perfect tiny little girl with a name that was so unappealing . . . but how could you not! 

So, the perfect tiny little girl is Tucker Creek's Mala and she is doing her best to deserve that moniker.

We have had times before where we named a critter and they just became their name . . . like Tucker Creek's Bungee Buuud . . . we had to add mesh to the tops of the gates so he wouldn't jump through to get back to mom when he was weaned . . . not to mention what a treat he was to weigh.  So, becareful what you name them . . .