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02-11-2017, 07:11 AM
#871
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What fun interesting stories on grandparent names and how your names came to be. When my kids were younger a neighbor (who had raised her kids) decided to adopt two older orphan girls from Russia. They were ages 8 & 9 and sisters. In Russia, I guess you call your dad poppy. Well my daughter was the same age & became friends with them. They had to learn English and a lot of our customs. My cute daughter, after hanging around her new Russian friends started calling my husband, Poppy. He hated it. It's stuck though & poppy it is. He's 6'4 so a big guy.
02-11-2017, 08:32 AM
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My Gpa, that was poppy was from Italy, came to the U.S. w/ his family when he was a young boy. Poppy was from his Italian heritage. I was the one as a child just talking who started the "grumps" thing, the only thing we could come up w/ was it was a childs miss pronounciation of gramps. (however that gpa was very grumpy so it fit lol lol lol )
Originally Posted by Muse&Sew
What fun interesting stories on grandparent names and how your names came to be. When my kids were younger a neighbor (who had raised her kids) decided to adopt two older orphan girls from Russia. They were ages 8 & 9 and sisters. In Russia, I guess you call your dad poppy. Well my daughter was the same age & became friends with them. They had to learn English and a lot of our customs. My cute daughter, after hanging around her new Russian friends started calling my husband, Poppy. He hated it. It's stuck though & poppy it is. He's 6'4 so a big guy.
Boy, are they ever hiding in plain sight!
02-11-2017, 09:59 AM
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Fun story Kass! Brings back memories!
Originally Posted by Kassaundra
My Gpa, that was poppy was from Italy, came to the U.S. w/ his family when he was a young boy. Poppy was from his Italian heritage. I was the one as a child just talking who started the "grumps" thing, the only thing we could come up w/ was it was a childs miss pronounciation of gramps. (however that gpa was very grumpy so it fit lol lol lol )
02-11-2017, 04:06 PM
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I made a few "bonus blocks" today, working up the few big pieces I had left over.
This is a Criss Cross for Marietta:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]568066[/ATTACH]
This one is a Rocky Mountain Puzzle for Libster:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]568067[/ATTACH]
And an Air Castles for LJDugas:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]568068[/ATTACH]
The background color is baby blue, tho it looks whitish.
This is a Criss Cross for Marietta:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]568066[/ATTACH]
This one is a Rocky Mountain Puzzle for Libster:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]568067[/ATTACH]
And an Air Castles for LJDugas:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]568068[/ATTACH]
The background color is baby blue, tho it looks whitish.
Last edited by sewbizgirl; 02-11-2017 at 04:08 PM.
02-11-2017, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by terriamn
Pretty blocks Sewbiz
decided I needed to make Sewbiz a big T since she liked it so much
[ATTACH=CONFIG]568074[/ATTACH]
decided I needed to make Sewbiz a big T since she liked it so much
[ATTACH=CONFIG]568074[/ATTACH]
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