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TheLadiesRoom said... Emalee said...
today i decided to explain the origin of the name GRUMPY.. here he is 2 1/2 years ago i just love this picture!
9 years ago when we were talking about "grandparent names" i had always wanted to be GRAMEE. i have been Auntie to my nieces and nephews, so i thought Gramee was a name that fit well with Auntie. when Jenn our daughter in law was throwing around a few names for "grandpa" to be, i think she wanted to say "how about "Grampy" thinking it went well with Gramee..
but it didn't come out Grampy.. it came out Grumpy! and wow we all thought that fit him perfectly!! and since then he has been GRUMPY to the grand-babies.. and a lot of other people. lol! some people might think it strange.. but not our babies. he is just Grumpy to them.
this picture was taken of him at Jeremy and Jenn's house the day Ian came home from the hospital. look at that face.. he couldn't have been more proud! no one ever gets a picture of him smiling like that!
Edit~comment from said daughter in law!
Now that is one happy Grandpa! I too think it's funny that 'Grumpy' was a funny haha thing we joked about.... but it stuck. And it stuck so well. =) I think that Gramee and Grumpy sound fabulous together too!
its funny cuz you never see dad smile much in pictures well not like that anyways!!
disclaimer: if any of you remember this event differently please let me know!
Monday, April 20, 2009 8:56:00 AM
I think that Grumpy is great!! I love how happy he looks in the last picture!!
Monday, April 20, 2009 9:28:00 AM
Well now we know!!! What a cute story of how the name came about for Grumpy.
Love the two pictures. One so serious and the other SO HAPPY!
Thanks for sharing today!
Monday, April 20, 2009 9:43:00 AM
Now that is one happy Grandpa! I too think it's funny that 'Grumpy' was a funny haha thing we joked about.... but it stuck. And it stuck so well. =) I think that Gramee and Grumpy sound fabulous together too!
Monday, April 20, 2009 11:23:00 AM
its funny cuz you never see dad smile much in pictures well not like that anyways!!
Monday, April 20, 2009 11:51:00 AM
Grumpy is anything but grumpy in that picture. Thanks for explaining about Grumpy.
Monday, April 20, 2009 11:58:00 AM
Those are the best names--the ones the little ones come up with for the people they love. My dad has been called Bud most of his life but my oldest nephew thought it was "mud". fun times . .
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:49:00 PM
He looks like a Happy Grumpy to me!!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:51:00 PM
That is funny! My mom always wanted to be called Grammy too, so it's Grammy and Gramps at our house.