Nicknames

For some reason, in the Reynolds/Pesch family, we can never be satisfied to call each other by just our names. For example, Casey is never (well, hardly ever) addressed simply as Casey -- it's sometimes "Casey Edward Pesch," particularly when is in trouble and Kristie is not pleased. More often it's "Casey Boy." The same is true with Korey. She is called "KoKo" after two of her great grandmothers. But she is also known as "KoKo Bean," "Beaner," "KoKo Crisp," and sometimes even "Dill Weed," which is my name for her in place of her mother's term "air head" or "space cadette." And Kristie often gives me a strange look whenever I refer to her by her first name, for it is usually "honey" or "dear."

This nickname tradition, though, doesn't end with up. It extends to our pets. First you have Joker, aka "Joker Broker." Then there's Kozy, aka "Woobie Woe" (Casey's nickname) or "Weazie" (dubbed this because she has a tendency to weasel her way into things, namely your lap) and even once "Piss Pig" (when Kristie caught her peeing on one of our new rugs). Then there's every one's favorite, Einstein, aka "Einer," "Einer McBeiner," and "Fatty McFatty" (hey, he's pushing 20 pounds), and sometimes even "Pervo" (when he is humping one of KoKo's stuffed animals or one of my shirts). And we can't forget "Misha," who also goes by "Mimers." Now that we have Gail's dog (and there is another example. Kristie's mother's real name is Gail, but everyone calls her "Guilda" because she used to be quite involved in various guilds), Buddy, who has been known as "Budro Wilson" for whatever reason.

Now we have Boo added to the family. This is only her sixth day with us, so we haven't had much of a chance to come up with any nicknames yet, but there most certainly will be.