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Nobody told you?

Ava, sweetheart, if you ask ot to be the wo to say? I’m flattered you want to interview randchild?

I know I say that to all of le ti randmother you’ll understand

And why not? Look at the five of you: a doctor, a social worker, two teachers, and now you

Of course they’re going to accept you into that prograrave, but I think it’s wonderful

Don’t tell the rest of them, but you really are est Did you know you were named after me?

It’s a good story

Everyone else is named in memory of someone who died, like your sister Jessica, as named for my nephew Jake But I was very sick when you were born and when they thought I wasn’t going to el of death wouldn’t make a mistake and take you, Ava, instead of me, Addie Your parents weren’t that superstitious, but they had to tell everyone you were naive them a hard time

It’s a lot of names to remember, I know

Grandpa and I narandfather’s mother, who died in the flu epidemic Your mother is Clara after my sister Celia

What do you mean, you didn’t know I had a sister named Celia? That’s impossible! Betty was the oldest, then Celia, and then ot