My Fam
On my blog my husbands name is ODD which stands for Officially Dr. Dammit and is an updated version of NYDD which you may notice in older posts. It changed from NYDD when he graduated from school. NYDD stands for Not -Yet-Dr. Dammit. My friend Kermit came up with it and I decided to run with it. NYDD used to do construction work during the summer. He was kind of a go-fer, so when the other construction workers would drop a hammer or whatever they’d say to him, “Dammit, can you get that?” We told Kermit this and she thought it was funny that someday he’d be Dr. Dammit, so until then he’s Not-Yet-Dr. Dammit. Now that he’s graduated and people actually call him a doctor I thought it was time for him to be “official.”
My daughter’s name is Peanut because when we talked about having a baby we called it a little peanut. Then, when we went for the first ultrasound at 9 weeks, the tech, without any prompting said, “Oh, it looks like a little peanut!” I guess the name is here to stay. She was born in July 2006.
Sticking with the nut idea my son’s name is Wingnut. Not a real nut, I know, but a good friend of ours came up with it and we really like it. He was born in April 2009.
I have a mom and dad. One of my brothers often refers to them as Moo and Poo. Sometimes I do, too, but not typically.
I have an older brother I refer to as Jazz because he LOVES the Utah Jazz. Always has. He’s three years older than me and is handicapped. He was born with part of his heart missing and the surgery caused brain damage. Doctors have since discovered he has a touch of other things as well. He can’t drive or live on his own. He’s really funny. He loves being an uncle to Peanut - unless she gets near any of his belongings.
I have a little brother I refer to as Fuffy. That’s how he used to say his name when he was little. He’s three years younger than me. He works with teenagers with drug problems. He’s going to school right now to get a degree in recreational therapy and hopes to eventually be a regional activities director for a group that takes care of people with special needs.
I also have a sister I call Teeny because that’s what our family used to call her when she was a baby. She’s ten years younger than me, but is already taller. People say we look alike, but our personalities are so different we have a hard time seeing it. She graduates from high school this year and will be attending a university studying FCHD.
