The other day, he had an appointment with a sweet, 84-year-old lady. She "clicked" with Jason immediately and loved talking about family and kids with him. During the appointment, she gave Jason a gift and explained it's significance. The gift was an 8-inch tall ceramic rooster, and the following note was included in the box.
"There's a tradition in our family that started when my brothers and I were youngsters. Whenever we did something special, our mother, Annis, would put our china rooster on the dining room table. That night at dinner she would casually say something like: "I see the rooster's on the table. Who has something to crow about?" We'd start quizzing each other, until one of us finally mentioned he/she'd made the game winning catch at the baseball game, gotten an A on a math test, made a new friend, was asked to a dance by a special someone, or finally finished that dreaded reading assignment. Pretty soon, we children were sneaking the rooster onto the table before dinner. We waited with great anticipation until someone noticed the rooster so we could "crow" about our accomplishments or exciting news, however big or small. The rooster ritual became an important part of our family life of sharing with each other. We still practice the rooster tradition to this day and have passed it down to our families, and they will, no doubt, pass it along as well. Our family now passes this rooster and its tradition to you and your family. We hope you make it your own. Enjoy, with love"Her plan was to encourage families to engage in conversation at the dinner table. We thought it was a great idea for a family tradition. The very first night we had it here, the rooster mysteriously appeared on the kitchen table while we were working on dinner. It was a lot of fun asking around to see who had something to "crow" about, and I thought it was so neat that the girls figured it out so quickly and wanted to participate in the tradition.
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