Our oldest grandchild, Colton, hung that 'moniker' on us when he was around 3. He was talking about his "papa" and his mother asked which papa are you talking about? He replied, "you know the one that lives on the farm, papa farm!" "What do you call your other papa?" He gave it some thought and said, "well, he would be papa store, of course." We owned a grocery store at the time and it seemed quite reasonable to him what our names should be. We've been Grandpa and Grandma Store ever since to all our grandkids, even though we don't operate it anymore. We lived above the store in an apartment and he didn't know we farmed, too!!
The second oldest, Gracie, put a different spin on her grandparents. We are Grandpa and Grandma Store to her, but her other grandpa is "Goofy Papa". He fits the bill perfectly. When she was small, he would call the house and if no one answered, he would leave a message like, "hey, Gracie girl, where are you?" Then he would do a rendition of "shake, shake, shake, shake your booty" one of her favorite parts of a song. She was just a little squirt and would sit and laugh and say "ghen" (again). So her mom would play the message again and again.
Our other 2 grandkids, Jacob (Gracie's brother) and Connor (Colton's brother) followed their older siblings in calling us G'pa and G'ma Store. It's all they've ever heard so they don't question it. Just go with the flow!
Until next time, have a Great Day!!
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