It's official - I no longer exist!

[DrSeuss]

Another batch of cards this morning addressed to the mystery woman who lives in my house. I did not take my husband's name on marriage thirteen years ago, although I have no problem if others want to do so. I could understand if people addressed cards to X and Y Thingy, but what's with the whole Mr and Mrs X Thingy? My initial isn't X, my surname isn't Thingy. Et voila, I have ceased to exist! Most of these come from DH's family, who were at the wedding. I have learned to spell one Polish surname, one Italian and one Japanese in order to address cards to in-laws. Is it really asking too much for them to learn one simple English first name and a very short Scottish surname? I Know it's only a little thing but I do find it annoying!

oh, sorry Sleighdy! but you changed your name, yeay! i like it!

plus, it's in the spirit of this thread isn't it? namechanging?

do you not like carrymary as much as onadustyroad?

it was always the plan to carrymary once advent started.... (makes it feel closer to christmas, see)

i can change it back if you want.

No no i love it, plus i would be a hypocrite otherwise as i namechanged too. I'm frantically singing the song and wondering if you will fit one more name change in B4 Xmas!

pmsl at spirit of this thread!

can't even think of another verse that has nickeldonkey in it!

I sang the whole thing the other day (when i did this change, and i couldn't find another reference)

i found the words online!

"Little donkey, little donkey on the dusty road
Got to keep on plodding onwards with your precious load
Been a long time, little donkey, through the winters night
Dont give up now, little donkey,
Bethlehem's in sight

Ring out those bells tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem
Follow that star tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem

Little donkey, little donkey, had a heavy day
Little donkey, carry Mary safely on her way
Little donkey, little donkey, journey's end is near
There are wiseman waiting for a sign to bring them here

Do not falter little donkey, there's a star ahead
It will guide you, little donkey, to a cattle shed

Ring out those bells tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem
Follow that star tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem

Little donkey, little donkey, had a heavy day
Little donkey, carry Mary, safely on her way
Little donkey, carry Mary, safely on her way"

so maybe, i could have nickeldonkeybethlehemsinsight
or
littledonkeytheresastarahead
littledonkeytoacattleshed

they might be too long!

He-he yes Nickeldonkeybethlehemsinsight would be a perfect one to change to on Xmas eve! I bet it will be too long tho

Love that song - as a child our family performed this song at Church Xmas morning with cocunut shells for donkey hoof sounds

Damn no it wasn't it was 'Hurry little pony', do you know that song?

I remember one verse:

Hurry little pony
To the stable go
Where you'll find a baby
In a manger low

Hurry, hurry, hurry or we shan't be early
Hurry, hurry, hurry or we shan't be early
Hurry, hurry, hurry or we shan't be early
Hurry little pony on the way. (chorus)

Oh memories, memories ah

Okay we have totally taken over this thread with pony/donkey songs - i do appologise OP!

As you were..............

i don't know that one.
sorry
I'll try to do the bethlehemsinsight one next week...

course, when I put
"littledonkeytheresastarahead
littledonkeytoacattleshed"

i meant
nickeldonkeytheresastarahead
nickeldonkeytoacattleshed

i just got carried away....

i just tried it and it works!
So next week I will be nickeldonkeybethlehemsinsight.

(unless there's a typo in it, in which case, i could be anything...)

So, after a week and ten pages, it is a relief to know that I, the OP, am not:-
a)"right on", whatever that means,
b)unusually fussy,
c)unusual for keeping my own name,
d)a ballbreaker,
e)strange for thinking that if I take the trouble to learn others' names, they might think of learning mine.

Thanks Peeps. Merry Christmas! May I add that it was great to know that there are so many female PhDs out there. (DH's is a chemist where women with doctorates are often a bit thin on the ground)