Somebody else might have called her Sweetheart...
...but I call her "Jaffer". Our byline might need some explanation.
When we lived on France Avenue our next door neighbors included Brett Bielke, a cute 3 year old who couldn't pronounce "Jennifer" correctly. It came out "Jaffer". I wanted to be cute too so I picked up on that, and I guess I call her "Jaffer" unconsciously now.
"Guy" is another, older, story. When my Dad was born, his father, Alfred Lee Riddle, wanted to name him "Guy" but his mother, Thora (who invented lefse), wanted to name him Ernest Vernon. Lee was a short Englishman and Thora a tall Norwegian, so Thora prevailed and the baby was registered and baptized as Ernest Vernon. My Grandpa had a stubborn streak though and insisted on calling Ernest "Guy" until Ernest was well into his school years. I told Jennifer this story when we were getting acquainted and she started calling me "Guy". I guess tall Norwegians can have their way.
posted by Jaffer and Guy @ 4:29 AM
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Vern, I guess I would have to agree with you that Norwegian women can have their way, but I would take issue with being tall. There are two constants that fill our morning road trip to school with some consistency…juice and fruit snacks or to Noelle “nackies.” A while back on one particular trip Noelle’s “nackies” must have tasted really great because she finished her first pack and asked for “more nackies.” I gave a short explanation on how too much sugar is bad and that more “nackies” were not good for her (plus I didn’t have anymore). Serious tears ensued and lasted all the way until we pulled into the parking lot. James sometimes helps Noelle out of her car seat to be helpful while I pull together anything they need to get them through the day. I finally got around to opening the car door, and was met with a face holding a sticky, sand covered “nackie” that obviously had spent some time on the Tahoe floor. She looked me in the eye and said “more nackies” and put the dirty little treat in her mouth with a smile. Foiled again…
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