When we named our children, my goal was to give them each a different first initial for the sole purpose of making noting and labeling just that much easier. I'm all for long-term simplicity. No writing out the whole name in this house - the first initial is all we need. I learned this trick from my dear friend Becky who named all eleven of her children with this in mind.
What I DIDN'T think of though is that if you flip the W (Wendy) upside down, it becomes an M (Mark)
Because of my lack of foresight - I now have no clue which one of them to blame for the water bottle left on the kitchen table this morning.
You need to start underlining those letters!
Posted by: Mom | March 30, 2012 at 10:59 AM
That is funny! We have K kiddos in our house, so they've been labeled as K2 and K3 or K-boy and K-girl. Sometimes, they are just K and we just blame them both!
Posted by: Sherry Cartwright | March 30, 2012 at 12:12 PM
HAHAHA! I totally did this too! When I call them for dinner, it's "BCTSJ!" (four kids and the hubs) But the one thing I like about it the most is when we're in public - sometimes my neurotic side takes over and I want to protect them from strangers (yep, I'm a freak!) and using their initials rather than their name helps me feel better. Cuz yannow that if a stranger knows your name, he can steal you that much easier...That's weird right?
Posted by: carol in seattle :) | March 30, 2012 at 04:23 PM
Start making the W with scrolly curly cues on the top! I am thinking Wendy would love that.
Posted by: Amy @ Permanent Kisses | March 31, 2012 at 08:58 AM