I remember…
Summers at the Conference Grounds and her firm belief that the black sand on the beach was caused by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Saint Helens. I’m still not buyin’ that. Or how the water in lake Michigan could basically cure any illness or rash, especially poison ivy.
Sunday dinners where she mostly sat quietly and observed the craziness of a table set for 14.
Having a stash of pop and munchies in our bedroom when Grandma would watch us for the weekend because “pop turns your insides all black”.
Cod Liver Oil —> *shivers*
A ride with her and Grandpa to visit my cousins in Canada. The trip should take us straight east across the state of Michigan and then on into Canada. Instead somehow we ended up so far off track that we were passing Amish buggies on the road. Now the only amish area I knew of in the area is due South down in Indiana. That’s a pretty major wrong turn. Not a particularly fun trip but one I’ll never forget.
She was beautiful with great skin and a metabolism like none other. Two traits that I hope she passed down.
A hairdresser she was not. (poor mom – that had to be rough) LOL
She was a horrible driver and when they finally took her car away she called the cops to report it stolen. That’s my grandma.
But she did have a green thumb and was a pretty good seamstress.
She volunteered endless hours, refused to turn down any charitable cause and even took people into her own home who seemed less fortunate.
And, although it seemed their entire lives that they never got along, when my grandpa was diagnosed with cancer she never left his side. He was a gem and he loved her. You could tell. I’m thinkin’ there must’ve been something pretty special about her.
Right about now she’s probably up in heaven getting one of Grandpa’s scruffy cheek kisses. Man I miss those. And she gets to see my uncle Bob. He was a gem too. And hold Jacob. How sweet that would be. Hope she’s giving ‘em all kisses for me.
I know I haven’t blogged in forever and I have so much to blog about but tonight I just wanted to get some thoughts down about my Grandma. She passed away earlier tonight after a rather short fight with cancer and a much longer struggle with alzheimers. It hadn’t really occurred to me until the other night in her room that she was my last living grandparent. I regret that I didn’t spend more time going through photos with her or learning some old fashioned sewing tips. I’m proud of my mom for taking such good care of her. I hope she’s resting peacefully tonight knowing Grandma’s finally home.
I promise to be back soon with more of an update. Right now I’m off to bed but I do have a post full of fun blog news including:
- a big blog move announcement and fun new design options
- updates on 2 projects that I mentioned WAY back in my last post a month ago. (One that’s done and turned out super fun, the other unfortunately took a rather different turn)
- A store update
- TV show thoughts…the Bachelor, Brothers & Sisters…
- and LONG overdue photos and announcements.
In the meantime, go hug your grandmas.
by Shawn
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