Someone asked me yesterday why my posts are signed "Kiert" and it dawned on me that not everyone knows that nickname, or how it came about. So, if you are interested, here's the story:
My college roommate, Anna, and I had a friend named Caleb. (Incidently now Caleb is Anna's husband, but anyway....) Now the thing you have to know about Caleb is that he prides himself on his grammar. And for good reason. He usually spells and writes impeccably. One night we were playing cards (we were quite stuck on "hearts" at that time.) He wrote my name on the score sheet, "K-i-e-r-t-e-n." "Is that how you spell your name?" The funny thing was, if you are going to misspell "Kiersten" you would typically leave out the first "e" or change one of the vowels, not leave out the "s!" :) So naturally we had to tease him about it. They started calling me "Kierten" just for fun. Well, it caught on and pretty soon everybody was calling me Kierten. Then it got shortened to Kiert.
A couple of years later, at our now-annual campout, the group decided not only was Kierten a fun nickname, it was also a unit of measurement that just happens to correspond with my exact height, 5 feet. And 1/10 of a Kierten is a Kiert (or 6 inches). It's a handy way to measure, really.
So there you have it, the origin of Kiert. College was fun. :)
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Hello Seth and Kiersten!! And Benjamin- he's adorable! :) Thanks for sharing your blog with us! And I had no clue you were so close to my family! I got your address off the TMC site, and turns out you live about 15 miles from my grandmother whom we visit once a year at least! Plus we may end up living in Lexington pretty soon! It would be great to see you again and catch up!
Maren (and Mike) Berry (Grimm)
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