What is in a name?

Well, August 1st - this is my birthday and I was named after the song I'll take you home again, Kathleen sung by Marty Robbins. 


My Dad just loved the song.  We won't go into the other options he gave my Mom.  See they thought I was going to be a boy so they only had a boys name picked out.  Lets just say that the options really left my mom with no other choice but to pick Kathleen.

This photo of Marty Robbins was taken in 1960 the year before I was born.




I've been thinking a lot about what is in a name.  This year I'm legally changing my name back to my maiden name.  I actually could take my maiden name back once my divorce was granted last September but I've waited to make the change because.....Although, I love my first name Kathleen, my parents had a hard deciding on a middle name so they didn't give me one.  When I got married in 1988 I took my maiden name as my legal middle name.  I don't want to be without a middle name so I've thought very hard about what I should take as a middle name.  


Well, this is what I came up with.  There was a time when I was entertaining the thought of having a child.  My ex had always maintained he didn't want children right from the start but we had talked about it when I was in my 30's. 


I chose what he called old lady names.  I was crazy about Laura Ingalls Wilder at the time and my first choice was Rose Elizabeth.  Rose for Rose Wilder Lane (Laura's daughter) and Elizabeth after Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder.  


My Granny's (my mother's mom) name had been Eva Lee.  I had chosen Eva for my Granny and possibly using Rose for the middle name.  I'm pretty sure though that I would have gone with my first choice.


As it turns out I have decided to go with Kathleen Eva-Rose using the hyphen to make it one name because I don't want to go with two middle names.  So I will be submitting the paperwork soon to make that a reality.  I hope Granny and Mom will be smiling at the choice.


Until Next Time
Kathleen