Today is my Granny's birthday and although she doesn't have a computer and may never see this I just wanted to tell the world...ok, maybe not the world but tell the 5 of you who read this blog, what a wonderful Grandmother she has been.
My papa died almost 2 years ago and we miss him terribly but when he was alive there was not an event that they didn't attend of us grandkids. They were always there to support us kids. One of my favorite childhood memories is having them spend the night with us Christmas Eve. There was never a need for them to stay with us because we lived in the same small town, but we looked forward to them being there with us Christmas morning to open our gifts. We've continued that tradition in our little family having one of the grandparents spend the night with us, now it's something Maclaine looks forward to every Christmas. This year, guess who stayed with us...yep, it was Granny! We loved having her.
For Christmas this year, my granny gave my sister's and I a hand written "book" all about her life. What an awesome gift! I've learned so much about her by reading that. She was an only child raised by older parents during the Depression and World War 2. I found it facsinating! No wonder she washes out disposal cups and re-uses ziploc bags more than once :). It sounds like life at home might have been kind of boring being an only child and all so she spent her days outside playing with the neighbor kids. I loved hearing about all the shananigans her and her friends got into! They really knew how to play back then...no TV, no computers, no cell phones...just pure fun!
My granny has always been an extremely thoughtful person. She's had many friends in her life and continues to keep up with those friendships. Unfortunately, she's lost many of them throughout the years due to cancer and other illnesses but she still has her group of girls who she goes to lunch with on a regular basis. She would do just about anything for you. She's a behind the scene kind of woman, she doesn't brag about herself or put the attention on herself, but she's done many kind, wonderful things in her life that I probably don't even know about.
Those are just a few of the fond memories I have of my granny, I could go on and on....
I love my Granny dearly! She's the only grandparent I have left and I hope we have many more years of making great memories.
Happy Birthday Granny! I love you!
Here she is last May with the girl grandkids at a Mother's Day tea....
Here's my Granny and Papa at their vow renewal party, I believe this was 2006...
These next two pictures were taken at Maclaine's 4th birthday party....
