the name game

my daughter frances and her beloved teacher unknowingly named this blog. frances has had several nicknames in her almost 5 years. thankfully her first, 'turtle-face' didn't stick (the name or the face.) recently i began calling her 'snowcone' for some unknown reason. after a short time, everyone had a nickname. i asked her one night before going to bed, what my nickname should be? she said she had to think about it. two books later i got 'snoozebutton.' it could not be more fitting for me. she made me proud, as i consider myself an excellent namer of things.
so this evening, frances and i went to her teacher (and my friends's) house for a short visit. frances offered to make miss esme breakfast. i just bought her a new set of little wooden breakfast foods, complete with pancakes, sausage, eggs, orange juice and butter for her kitchen. although frances eats fruit, yogurt, smoothies, and eggs herself for breakfast, when miss esme asked what she would be making, her response: 'poptarts and cupcakes.'
for the first time in frances' life, i actually bought pop-tarts. some friends recently went on a 3 day road trip, so i packed together some things to entertain and feed them, including strawberry poptarts with the sparkly, colorful sugar crystals. i myself hadn't had them since i was probably a teenager. i saved a package for me and frances. it was interesting to see her looking at them curiously. of course she also loved the sugary top and it was a fun treat to share with each other.