Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Nicknames for the Record

I always appreciated that Mamo's Christmas letters recorded the nicknames we kids were using for one another any given year.  For the record, here is a list of the girls' current nicknames, many of which are variations on a theme:

Ever
Big E (or Big E. Leigh, or Biggie, often accompanied by the Notorious B.I.G. song, "Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can't you see? Sometimes your words just hypnotize me.")
Missy
Missy Leigh (or Miss E. Leigh)
Missy Munch
Ever Leezy (Jim uses that one)
Love Muffin
Love Dove
Lovey
Sweet Love
Sweet Goose
Goose/Goosey
Goose Goose
Goose Chase
Goose Chase Vanilla
Miss Goose
Angel Goose

Arden (I almost wrote "Tiny" as the heading, as if that were her real name)
Tiny
Tiny Tot
Ta-ta-ta
Tines
Big Tiny (said in a loud voice and specific cadence that I can't really describe) or Big Tines
Tinington
Ardy (Party)
Aardvark
Angel Tines

Wren
Wrenzypoo Lovey (or Tiny calls her "Wrennypoo Lovey)
Wrensday
Mercedes Wrenz
Wrenny
Wrennington
Wrenzington (sometimes with "Steele")
Wrenzonomous
Wrenovation
Bear
Bear-ba-loot in your Bear-ba-loot suit (see Seuss's The Lorax)
Sweet Bear
Bear Bear
Boo
Boo Boo
Boobaloo
Angel Bear

All:  Angel, Angel Face, Angel Head, Ange or Angie (pronounced with a long "a," short for "Angel"), Angie Doodle, Angie Doodle Dandy, etc.

Note:  The above list is certainly not comprehensive. No human could be expected to remember all the names we call our kids.

1 comment:

Courtney said...

So great, all. Fortunate children you have.