GTKY w/o 3/4

s_montgomery

Since we don't have Weeks 1-4 and STM+ check-ins up, and I'm too lazy to create them, here's a GTKY.

Tell us about a childhood memory you cherish
and/or
Share the meaning behind your screen name

professormama

My screen name is pretty self explanatory. But I’ll share a special childhood memory! My grandmother had a china cabinet with all her breakable / special / decorative things, including china teacups that she collected over the years. I thought they were the most beautiful things I’d ever seen and when I’d visit she always let me choose one to drink from. Id spend forever picking out the most beautiful teacup, then she’d put water in it and we would have a tea party. It felt so special! Now I have a few of them displayed in my own home and they always feel so sweet and nostalgic 

MRDCle

My screen name is my pre-marriage initials and where I come from. I think it’s hard to match the love that a Clevelander has for their city  

s_montgomery

Childhood memory: My mother made me a baby carriage out of wire as a gift when I was around 5-7 years old. I appreciated it when she gave it to me, but one day I was really upset with her and felt unloved; I don't remember the argument we had. I threw it away because I was mad at her and didn't regret it until a long time later when I realized she had made that out of love for me, by hand, and I remember how intricate it was. It was a symbol of her love for me. The baby carriage is only a memory now, but I think it means more to me, knowing I threw away something so meaningful, than had I kept it all those years.

mrstmoose

My SN plays off of a nickname my husband was given by his uncle. 

All of my grandparents have passed and I miss them dearly (and would've loved to introduce my children to their great-grandparents). So I hold near and dear the one on one time I got with them. Playing basketball with one grandpa (he coached for 35 years), and sitting and talking to my other grandparents the older I got (and was able to appreciate them and their stories more). DD saw a picture of me and one of my grandparents on my wedding day and she says "that's great-grandpa." Mind. Blown.

HGRich

Oops, didn’t see this thread and made the check ins anyway. But I love this. 

I have so many great childhood memories. But I think the height of fun and imagination in my childhood was during all the times my cousins and I would get together at my grandparents’ house. For a short time several cousins lived nearby and the grandparents’ house was a nice middle ground to meet at, where we were always welcome and fed. And grandma kept some thrift store prom dresses in her play rooms and my cousins and I would dress up and be Narnia princesses and create magical lands and quests. I wish I was still close to those cousins. But the memories are precious. And grandma is so appreciated. 

blueberrymomma

My screen name comes from being married to a blueberry farmer and being a mom. Not super creative lol

lovemaddux

My screen name comes from my love for Greg Maddux, a former baseball player. Everyone thinks it’s one of my kids name. I stopped correcting. 
It was my aim when I was in high school. And kind of stuck with me.

MRDCle

lovemaddux said:

My screen name comes from my love for Greg Maddux, a former baseball player. Everyone thinks it’s one of my kids name. I stopped correcting. 
It was my aim when I was in high school. And kind of stuck with me.

We can never be friends - signed, a diehard Indians fan who is still not over 95. 

jlklec19

Pretty much any childhood memory with my Bompa. He was the best, had a great sense of humor, and also loved his grandkids so much. His cure-all for being sick was applesauce and ginger ale (I still use this when I’m sick). He always called everyone (his kids, grandkids, my Grandma) by nicknames - mine was Jellcakes, which was from Jellybean because I was born the day before Easter. I’ve been thinking about him a lot because I was also born the day before his and my Grandma’s wedding anniversary and he would say I was the best anniversary gift he ever got. Now I’m due 2 days before their anniversary and am secretly hoping that LO chooses to come out then. 

kristenhk

My (very polish) grandpa and his twin brother used to own a music store where they taught lessons (piano, voice, acordian, etc).  They used to have a polka band and travel all over the country and were well known in their time.  My brother and I used to get to go there while he was working and he'd always get us each a giant cookie from the vending machine and let us watch the lessons and "play" the acordian haha.  He has really bad dementia now and doesn't always remember who I am, but asks if I'm a fan of polka music and if I've married "a good polish man" which always makes me smile.  

kaitykins

My username is a combo of my first initial, my maiden name and tree 🌲

I use it for a lot.

One of my favorite childhood memories....

winter- sledding in NEPA getting donuts 🍩 family reunions. 

I liked a lot of my childhood and have lots of fun memories. But right now thinking about crunchy snow and sleds and cold noses is high on the list.