One of the downfalls of not using the popular names for your kids, is that finding things with their names on them is near impossible. I can not count how many times we have search among bowls, cups, toys, stuffed animals, and jewelry in the hopes of finding all 3 names, only to come out unsuccessful. Carissa and Sadie are the hardest here in France. We have spotted some items with “Clarissa” or “Marissa”, but Sadie… well, the name is non existent here. People give me funny looks and have a very difficult time pronouncing it.

Celia on the other hand, we have found a few things but with accent marks over the “E”. (note to self: must buy at least ONE item with this spelling) But still none that are just the right way until one night when Ken walked in with cheese no less! There is a brand of cheese here called “Celia” and the minute CeCe saw her name on the cheese she bounced around with joy. You seriously would have thought we had told her she was going to Disneyland to meet Cinderella and have her all to herself. The cherry on top is that she LOVES this cheese! She ate the first package up quickly and has been begging for more since she ran out. When Ken came home with another package last night, she dug right in and has polished off almost half of it. It has a pretty strong bite to it and it is hard for me to imagine a 3 year old liking it so much. Is it the power of your name that does the trick? If so, I am considering creating a package with Carissa’s name on it so that she will eat more cheese. And maybe I should consider a package of brocolli called “Carissa, Celia, and Sadie”? Wouldn’t THAT be a find!!!
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