Today, my wife and I will travel to the Metro-East to meet and hold our one-week old great-granddaughter. Actually, we did have a 'ready-made' great grandson when our grand daughter married a gentleman who was previously married and had a son. The new born great-grand daughter is Juniper Grace; of course she will receive a 'Boompa-nickname,' which is a Roustio family custom regardless of the opinions of other family members! Suffice to say, some like their nickname while others despise their 'handle.'
First grandchild Amanda, who is the mother of Juniper has the nickname, 'Boofer.' Then comes Lindsay (Pookie), Kyle (KeKe), Caleb (Hootie), Loren (Mookie), Erica (Kitt), Colin (Gunner), Connor (Modie), Jake (Pops), Jamie (Pepper), Carter (Dink), Kaitlyn (Kizzie), Shannon (Meg), Alexa (Gus), and Ashlyn (Ashie). Oh, that great grandson via marriage Talin, I refer to him as 'Ready-Made.'
There you have it; all the grandkids' nicknames. And now comes the first great-grandchild's nickname: My maternal Grandfather's name was Emerson Vickers Bennett. Folks just called him 'E.V.' Well, E.V. and his wife Mary (Mammy) had five children and the baby of their family was my mother, Lucille Vickers. Lucille was E.V.'s 'Little Girl' and he affectionately called her "Luddie." And now you know the rest of the story...Juniper Grace will be my 'Luddie.'
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