Sissy, what are the family nicknames?

For starters, daddy always gives the people he loves nicknames. It's just what he does best. Grandpa terry always did this, too. So below, I'll explain what our nicknames are and why they are what they are.

Daddy always used to call me Flabbajeana, or Spaghetti Flab. I'm not really sure why he called me this. I think it was because it was just funny. Grandpa Terry always called me Pokey because I was born almost an entire week later than my due date. I was schedule to be born on the 11th of November and was instead born on the 17th. He called me Pokey puppy, and eventually just shortened it to Pokey.

Bruster's nickname was always Francois (pronounced Fran-swah). Daddy just liked the way that Francois rolled off his tongue. Mommy used to tease daddy that if he didn't start using Bruster's name, she was going to have to legally change it to Francois. Eventually, daddy stopped calling Bruster Francois and adopted mom's nickname, Bubba. We always call Bruster Bubba now. Grandpa Terry's nickname for him was Tank because when he was born, he weighed 9 lbs, 3 oz. and was built like a tank.

You were always called Flumpy Buns, or Flump for short. You got your nickname from your adorable baby buns. When we were getting ready for another one of your baths, dad was holding you on his forearm and your butt was just hanging off the edge. He said that you had some "flumpy baby buns." Thus the nickname was born. Grandpa Terry never got around to giving you a nickname. He just kind of adopted the nickname Flump, too. He thought it suited you well.

Your cousin Dariann was given the nickname Chewy by Grandpa Terry. When we were little, we always knew when Grandpa Terry was in the kitchen because we'd hear him say, "Where's Pokey and Chewy?" We were never called "Abbey and Dariann". It was always "Pokey and Chewy".

Beyond those few, I can't remember what the other family nicknames were. Dariann's sisters Katelyn and Taygen both had nicknames, too, but they seem to be escaping my memory right now. Of course, daddy only ever nicknamed us because we were the only ones that were precious enough to receive a nickname. You'll never escape yours. Trust me on that one.