Initials

It seems like initials have been a theme lately.

F.N.U. = First Name Unknown.  Pallavi's first name really isn't unknown.  It's Pallavi.

But she doesn't have a last name.  F.N.U. is a placeholder group of initials and Pallavi was used as her surname on her passport.  The airlines had a bit of a hard time reserving a seat for someone with no last name.  Certainly we're not the first parents who have traveled with a child from an orphanage.  And when we said so they accommodated.

And then there's KYHFOOTY (ky-foo-tee).

Keep Your Hands Feet and Other Objects To Yourself.

I heard about this particular acronym from a 7 year old boy with ADHD.  We were in a therapy session talking about some problems he was having in school.  I asked him what he does to stay out of trouble and he said "kyhfooty."  It was the funniest sounding word I had ever heard from a 7 year old and it stuck with me long enough to find out from his mother what it meant.  I've heard other elementary aged clients also refer to KYHFOOTY since then, so it's a word that seems to be making the rounds.

It came to mind again today when what seemed like fun to an energetic younger sister was testing the patience of older siblings.  You'll be happy to know that KYHFOOTY has worked it's magic for the time being and peace is restored (sort of).

And Pallavi is interested in names right now, and has learned that "Joie" is really "DJ" or Diana Jo.  Tonight in the hotel pool she became PJ (Pallavi Jarman) and Megan was MJ.

DJ, PJ, and MJ invented a triple splash jump...only one near drowning.  Other than that everyone was fine.