ION, still feel like death warmed over, though I haven't been sick since early this morning. DH is pushing me to eat and drink, sit up, move around, etc., but I'm so tired and drained it's hard to do.

My maternal grandparents were Mimi (her name is Mildred, it was a nickname) and Goggie ... because I couldn't pronounce anything else? (I was their first grandchild. Still. Someone should have fixed *that*.) My dad's parents were MomMom and PopPop, because my older cousin named them.

My parents are Nana and Pappy to my kids (and my brother's, since they came later) and Stephen's parents are Grandma, when she was living, and Grandpa.

They were Gramma and Grampa Last Name on both sides.

I remember being a kid and taking the "d" out of the spellings when I started writing because we did not SAY the "d".

The pronunciation was from, well, Jersey.

I only knew one of my grandparents and she was most assuredly and imperiously Grandmother. Rarely that and never anything else.

My father and step mother were appalled when, at I think 14, I began calling them MaMA and PopPA. Very sophisticated of me and a real poke in the eye.

Stepmother's mother was known as G.G. for great grandmother. I always thought that was cute and very practical.

Just checked temperature. 100.5. No wonder I feel so sucky.

What kind of names did you guys use with your grandparents? Was it from a cultural thing, or a mispronunciation, or a request from the grandparent?

I had Grandmama and Granddaddy on my dad's side. And, those are the names my parents go by for my nieces/nephews.

On my mom's side, I had G'mama. She was a G'mama by the time my mom was 6 months old. Everyone in the town called her G'mama.

Others in my family (cousins' grandparents and my niece/nephew other grandparents) include: Nana and Papa; Meemaw and Peepaw; Mamaw and Pappaw (not sure how to spell those).

ION, I feel so much better today. Still coughing and still have a rattly chest, but I actually slept 8 hours last night. Not solid, I woke up a few times, but fell back asleep pretty quickly.

I do have to go back to work tomorrow, though. I really feel like I wasted my Spring Break by being sick through half of it.

ack.. go back to bed, Susan. drink what you can and sleep.

I just found the downside of a short vacation with lots of sleep, just the right amount of wine, and just enough physical exercise. DH is back to his energizer bunny self. so far he has finished his book ( without napping) , read all the internets, mowed the lawn ( which he hates) including the side yard, and he is now playing in the garage.

somebody needs these

Laga, I adore those. But what I really need are the martini glasses: [link]

What kind of names did you guys use with your grandparents? Was it from a cultural thing, or a mispronunciation, or a request from the grandparent?

On my dad's side of the family, YiaYia and Papou (Greek), and my dad is Papou to Matilda. Not that she calls him by name yet (though today she did start calling his cat by name), but if you ask her, "Where is Papou?" she'll either point to him or pat him on the shoulder.

On my mom's side, Nana (and my mom is Nana to Matilda) and Cappy, because our grandfather had a sailboat of which he was the captain. One of our cousins called them Nana and Papa, and the other Nana and Grampa, and he cheerfully answered to all three and always remembered who called him what and signed all birthday cards accordingly.

I am loving hearing everyone else's stories, what names y'all used or use and why.

Oh I'm so relieved. I was upset when I heard Queen Latifah was the new Jenny Craig spokesperson because she is such a great role model for being beautiful no matter what shape you are. I just saw a commercial and it's all about finding your ideal size. I wonder if she had a say in the campaign.