Ellen's mom and dad, MeeMa and PopPop, kept singing a made-up Yiddish song to Jemma, "Potchki, Potchki, Kicchela", something to do with clapping hands. Jemma loved hearing them sing it. And she loved them. Among many gifts they gave her is a dog that plays, "Singing In The Rain" and taps his feet and shuffles with an umbrella. MeeMa and PopPop played that dog so much, even when Jemma woke in the middle of the night when they were babysitting-- oops. P.S.--after someone read this blog, we learned that this is not a made-up song at all. In fact, there's a second verse, "Poppa Kaifen Schechela". So the song translates to "Clap hands, clap hands, daddy's buying shoes." Definitely a song from the depression era, but nonetheless, we can't stop singing it. "Potchki, Potchki, Kicchela, Poppa Kaifen Schechela..."
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