The Long and Short of It

It was my turn to put Caroline to bed tonight.  We settled in with some books and began our nightly routine.  She picks out three books, I read and she asks ALOT of questions.  I love that about Caroline.  She is always so interested in more than the words on the page.  Our first book tonight was The Penguin Who Wanted To Be Different.  The main character penguin in the book is named Dorothy.  Sometimes her Uncle calls her Dot or Dottie.  Caroline was a little puzzled about Dorothy's other names.

"Mommy, why does her Uncle call her Dot when her name is Dorothy?"  

"Well, Dot is short for Dorothy.  It's like a nicname.  You know how your little sister's name is Makenzie?

"Yes."

"And sometimes we call her Kenzie."

"Yes."

"Kenzie is short for Makenzie.  Do you understand?"

"Yep"

We continue to read the story and some new characters  penguins appear in the book and one of their names is Rory.  Caroline immediatley stops me and asks...

"Is Rory long for Roy?"

Too funny!!!