Ryan Baima of Franklin, Massachusetts was in his back yard last Friday afternoon doing what all 3-year-old boys do – digging in the dirt. Little did anyone think he’d dig up actual treasure, though. Instead of a pirate’s doubloons or a queen’s rubies, he found a set of wedding rings that had been lost for over 30 years.
After she realized it wasn’t just costume jewelry her son had found, Ryan’s mother, Luna Baima, did some sleuthing over the weekend and called the bride Sunday night. Retired school teacher Joan Mulligan is now looking forward to having the rings repaired in time to celebrate her upcoming 50th wedding anniversary, which will be next August. Mrs. Mulligan gifted the boy with $50 as a reward, given in multiple bills. His response? Throwing them into the air and yelling, “Woo!”
She lost the rings while gardening on the opposite side of the yard so long ago. She enlisted the help of the neighborhood boys to help her find the rings back then, to no avail. As it turns out, one of those neighborhood boys still lives next door to the old Mulligan home. He recognized the rings when Mrs. Baima showed them to him.
What’s amazing about this story is the sheer improbability of the rings being found. Besides the fact that it had been over 30 years since the ring was lost, eight-to-ten truckloads of dirt have been removed from the yard over the last two weeks. The moral of the story: let your kids play outside – they just might make someone’s year!
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