One year ago, on March 17, 2007, my Grandma left her life on this earth for a better one with her Savior. So today, I'd like to share some memories with you. Forgive me if words are misspelled or sentence-structure imperfect; it is difficult to see the computer screen through tears.
Most of my childhood memories of Gram include my cousin, Kim, who is less than a year younger than I; and my sister, Crysi, who is a year younger than Kim. Growing up in the same small town where Gram lived, we spent much time at her house...
Crysi, Kim and I would often put on socks, and choreograph elaborate "skating" routines in Gram's kitchen; with Gram watching and cheering us on. Then, we would need a snack from all that fun; usually it was chocolate milk in our Nestle bunny cups or Pudding Pops. Many times fun at Gram's house meant finding her high heels and dresses to put on; we put on many, many fashion shows, starting in her bedroom, and slowly making our way down the steps into the living room. After all this fun, we would need to relax in a blanket tent, made between chairs in the living room.
The only scary thing about Gram's house was the Bear that lived in her basement. My uncle was a big scary man, with a bigger beard than anyone else I knew! We were terrified enough of him that we refused to go into the basement. Now I look at my gentle, not scary-looking uncle, and wonder how we could have been afraid of him.
In more recent years, there were great memories too. Every Easter Gram & Jerry would host an Egg Hunt for her great-grandchildren, and step-grandchildren. What fun to see her out in the yard, helping my 2 year old find eggs for his first egg-hunt.
A few years ago, I took Gram with me and my kids to an apple orchard, where we spent the day just having fun, and enjoyed lunch together. Speaking of my kids, they really loved G.G. (Great-Grandma)! They have some great memories of playing in her yard and house. One example is the time she was feeding a chipmunk on her back deck, from her HAND!! Yep, the chipmunk "Chippy" would scamper right up to her and take the peanut from her hand! The boys thought that was great!
Okay, enough remembering and reliving for now. Thanks for listening. And, if you still have a Grandma, call her Today!!! (for me.)
2 comments:
I loved reading about your Grandma! Mine passed away last year too, and I miss her lots. It makes me appreciate even more the precious time with my mom that my kids have had these past two weeks. Grandmas are special people!
Love you lots, my dear friend! :)
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