Grandparents

When I was growing up, my brother and I spent a lot of time at my grandparents' house in Dalworthington Gardens.  It was a beautiful house on a big lot... and I mean big!  The backyard was enormous and proved to be a great place for the imaginations of young children.  I have such fond memories of those years at their house and all the wonderful things my grandparents did for us.  They really were wonderful to us!  

I remember how my Grandma used to french-braid my hair (or try to) and make us milkshakes using vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup (that we never had at home by the way).  I remember cutting out biscuits for breakfast from the handmade dough, and how she used to sneak candy and drinks for us in her giant purse when she took us to the movies.  I remember her old station wagon and how we used to play in the back of the huge trunk (or on top of the car....cough, cough Andrew).  

I remember Granddad's office, playing with his printing calculator and rolling around in his "business" chair.  I  remember helping my granddad clean the fish he had just caught, blood and guts and all on the tailgateof his white chevy truck, and how he always using an electric knife. I remember listening to his old country albums in the gameroom and playing on the old 1960's pinball machine. 

It was an exciting time for us kids, being at the "Grands" house, and I am so thankful that I had that time with them.  

As I type this, E is spending the night with my mom and step-dad, aka "Grammy" and "Pawpaw".  E ADORES my mom and step-dad.  She usually can't wait to see them and always has such stories to tell when she comes home.  I am so glad she is making these memories with her "Grands".  I know they will have a lasting impression on her as she grows up.  My hope is that, like me, she will grow up and look back on the times she spent with Grammy and Pawpaw and remember them as fondly as I remember my childhood adventures.  

Grandparents are awesome!  And I am so glad that my children have THREE sets to make memories with.  What a blessing!  

  

(Side note:  My grandparents are still alive and E and M are currently making memories with their great-grandparents as well!)