Contest & Giveaway!!!
Oh my, I'm becoming one of those blogs who does giveaways! Wait, I hate those blogs. Except Pioneer Woman. Speaking of, I totally didn't win the Nikon D90 she gave away today, and I really actually thought I was going to.
I think motherhood has made my tendency for tangents much much worse. Back to the topic.
I'm having a contest because enough is enough. My mother NEEDS a grandmother name DESPERATELY. We have tried many on for size and nothing is working. We thought we would do the whole let Adam grow older & name her thing, but that doesn't work because I need to be able to refer to her as something to him now. You know, when I say, "Adam ____ is coming to see you today!!" So here is the deal, you come up with a grandmother name for her, and if she likes it and picks it I'll send you a $5 Starbucks gift card. $5 because that's all I can afford, but hey, you'll get a free latte.
Here's some background: Her name is Dana Mobley. We started out with DD & thought that was going to be it, but she changed her mind. The latest is Gran D but I don't think that's going to stick. The main issue is that my husband has always called her what he refers to as her "gansta" name, D-Mo (Dana MObley, like J-Lo) and that's what he's insisting she be called now. And we really don't want her to be D-Mo. But it looks like that will happen because that's how we refer to her because we have nothing else to call her!
Help! Only you can stop my mother from being called D-Mo!!
So information that may be helpful:
Full name: Dana Mobley, middle name Marie
Husband's grandfather name: Pop
Her mother's grandmother name: Grandmother
Her grandmothers' grandmother names: Grandmother (are you sensing a pattern?) & Granny Garmon
Adam's other grandmother: Lolly
If you need any other info to help you make your choice, let me know. I'll provide you with whatever you need.
Let the naming begin!
GG (short for gorgeous grandma) could be spelled gigi. I also really like grandmommy its just sweet. Xoxo
ReplyDeleteLet's see, we have a...
ReplyDelete"Mimi"
"Avah" (portuguese for grandmother, pronounced A-ba)
"Lito" (short for Abuelito- spanish for grandfather...but Kai calls him "Tito")
and
Kai's great grandmother is called "Abuelita"
other popular options out there are- Nana, Omah, NieNie, Lita
Best wishes finding the perfect one that fits!
Samantha calls Jim's mom Mimi and my mom Oma (dutch for grandma)
ReplyDelete"Granna", combo of Grandma and Nana
ReplyDelete"Gram", what my mom thought she wanted to be but she is just Grandma!
Grami
ReplyDeleteMy mom decided to be Nana, which is easy to say and I think happens to go quite well with Pop. But now that has morphed into Nana Banana, or just Banana for short. :D I thought she would be offended but she actually thinks its hilarious because she is a little bit bananas!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend whos grandson will call her Glamma (short for glamorous grandma)
ReplyDeleteI vote for Bella :)
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