More About Leah

I was named after my mother, Donna Leah Guenther. The "Kay" as in Leah-Kay, was in memory of my father's mother, Catherine DePalma Ducato. I don't know where my parents got Lisa-Jo's name. I'm about 3.5 years older than my sister. I don't remember life without her, but do remember pulling lots of tricks on her! Our mom remembers I when we'd play Barbies, I'd 'sell' Lisa her own doll clothes back, for real money! Oh well... payback came in around 1990. Lisa bought a raffle ticket from me for $5 and when I was writing my name on the ticket, I remembered that ticket was hers, scratched out my name, and inserted hers. Of course that was the winning ticket - for $10,000 worth of Joseph the Furrier clothing!

Some other things I will share about my sister are:

• When I went to Pitt, our family attended a reception with the Dean, Wesley Posvar, at the Cathedral of Learning. Everyone, including the Dean, thought Lisa was the incoming freshman and I was the 'little sister.' Lisa was taller than me by then...
• As a struggling college student I bought my sister a decal for inside her first real car. It said something like, "God Bless this car." She wasn't amused... She also wasn't amused at the rhinestone t-shirt I recently bought her .... I won't elaborate on that!
• Lisa is known as the Fun Bus. I am the Book Mobile. 'Nuff said about that.
• Growing up my sister told me she really looked to me for guidance. I didn't realize this until she said she'd tell her friends, "My sister would never do that so I won't either."
  
• Back to cars, Lisa enjoys driving a heck of a lot more than I do. However, she's 'map challenged.' Between us I have a better knowledge of where I am and how to get places - she's more likely to actually drive there.
  
• I remember the time Lisa took her turtle for a walk... went in the house for something and hours later was very upset it wasn't where she left it!
• The best is the cake incident. She was about 2 and me about 5. It was grandpap's birthday. She wanted to help decorate his cake but I didn't want her 'messing it up.' So, I tried to move it to a higher counter so she couldn't reach it. The cake was on a pedestal and when I put it on the counter, I tilted the cake platter and the entire cake slid off, into my face! I let out a holler that brought everyone running into the kitchen. I don't remember the laughter (how could they not laugh?) but do remember getting cleaned up to go with grandpap to a bakery for a replacement cake!

I think this was more about Lisa than Leah...
Leah-Kay Ducato Rudolph