Grandma's

TANNER'S MOM wrote: Well you know the reason I hurt so much for my kids and my inlaws is because I had the best Granny in the world. She raised 8 kids and me part time because my Dad was on the road alot driving truck.

Lets all remember our Grandma's.

1. Her smell of bleach and Pinesol mixed on cleaning day
2 Her stick figure people she used to draw for me while telling me stories
3. Her Turkey arms I used to tease her about
4. Her UNIBOOB I loved to lay on
5. They way she would rub my back at night to help me sleep.
6. The custumes she would sew me, I had a nurse, Doctor, Glam Singer etc
7. When my Granny Bob was in her 60's she thought it was HIGH time I learned cartwheel..she taught me by EXAMPLE in her front yard. I am laughing remembering that.
8. The SWITCH..lord I hated the switch..but I learned from it.

That is what I want my kids to have..the sweet memories that time and death can't erase.

mammag replied: This post almost made me cry....

My grandma was the best woman. I know that everyone is a sinner but I sometimes wondered if Grandma was an exception. Grandma passed a week before I had Conner.

* She raised 7 kids on her own by just cleaning houses.
* She was brave enough (in the 50's) to leave a cheating drunk (Grandpa) and do it on her own.
* She used to say "Cold hands warm heart, dirty feet, no sweetheart" all the time when she would hold my hand. (okay, now I am crying I miss her so badly).
* She thought the car was singing (this was when she was really old already). She said it was funny how cars can sing now. Oh Granny!!!
* She saw Elvis Presley on TV and said "you know they say Elvis Presley died but I saw him on the tv yesterday.
* She was sweet to my mom even when she was near abusive to her.
* She always had Werthers Originals in a jar and wanted us to eat them anytime we were there.
* I remember the smell of her bathroom so much. I can almost smell it now. Chantilly Lace
* She would sit and listen to me sing and we would sing Amazing Grace together

Oh I miss you so much Grandma. If I could be half the woman you were I would be more of a woman than all the women I've know put together. You were a rare angel on this earth!

Josie83 replied: Wow these are so sweet. My mother's mother is about as maternal and loving as my own mother, but my dad's mother was lovely! The never moved away from Italy, so I didn't see them that much when growing up but man I loved my Nonna! She was always a lot of fun and her house was always fun, she made the best Italian dinners, she halways had time for me and my four brothers and sisters (plus my masses of auntie,s uncles and cousins) and anyone was always welcome in my house. She died wen cassie was three months old so Cassie never got to meet hr She would have loved Cassie as well. I wish I knew her beter myself but I am thankful for the times when i did get to see her xx

TANNER'S MOM replied:
I know how you feel. my Granny Bob passed away when I was 7 months preg w/ Tanner. My biggest regret is all the other kids got a handmade quilt from Granny but Tanner. Everytime I see a quilt I think of her.

I too wish I could be the woman Granny was. She had some silly backwoods ways. But she lived durning the depression and I loved those stories. She showed me what a strong woman was before Oprah, you know what I mean.

Mel

Mommy2BAK replied: These posts are all so sweet.

My paternal grandma pasted away when my dad was only 18, but everyone says that she would have been so proud of me, I would have been her first grandchild.

My maternal grandma is the best. She and my mom and sister are really the only family I have. I love her so much, she and I have always been close, since I was a baby. I was her first grandchild. She always gives me the feeling that I am her favorite. When I was younger she would always rub my face with a soft sheet corner to get me to fall asleep. She would sometimes watch me on the weekend nights if my mom was working or something and we would watch Dirty Dancing, it would make my mom so mad that my Meme would let me watch a 'big person movie', but she would make me close my eyes at the bad parts. I have always loved watching my Meme put on makeup. I still play with all her seashells and such in her bathroom while she gets ready to go somewhere. She was in the room when I had Blakely, and I think that has brought us even closer. Oh yeah~ and I still cry everytime I leave her house or she leaves mine. (She lives 6 hours away, so we only see each other a few times a year)

I LOVE MY MEME!

gr33n3y3z replied:
OMG the SWITCH
My butt remembers that and I can still feel it
My Grandmom was the sweatest lady until you made her mad lol
We would go visit her and my Aunt they lived across the street from each other and I would have breakfest with my grandmom all the time we would both eat rice krispies and OJ we both had a milk allergy so thats what we ate it was good I still do that )
Her house was so clean and always dusted and had a nice clean smell to it.
I remember my Grandmoms smile it just lit the world up.

Now my other grandmom lol umm forget it

mckayleesmom replied: Well my dads parents were nags. But if I have to talk about my grandma on my moms side...I have to include my grandpa too....theres was a love that everyone should have

First off...my grandpa was not my moms real father...her real father died when my mom was 8 years old and Sam had already been raising her and my uncle since they were 3 and 4 years. I didn't even know that he wasn't my moms real father until I was 10 or 11.

Grandpa Sam and Grandpa Jeanie....you always said their names together...because they always were together and did everything together.

If Grandma Jeanie came to visit us without Grandpa (which was rare)...he would call all the time and cry on the phone and beg her to come back home sooner. He couldn't stand to be away from her. It always seemed like an ok idea for her to visit without him,,,but then he just couldn't manage.

My grandpa would always put my grandmas eye drops in for her....

You were not allowed to talk back to my grandma in any possible way without him putting you in your place.....

They always refered to each other as Dove...never used names,,,just Dove.

They always had Mrs. Dash on their table...Grandpa loved that stuff...he insisted that everyone put it on their food...Pretty soon they had Papa Dash too...or whatever the other one was..

My grandma was very crafty...instead of buying cabage patch dolls for us..she bought the heads and made the bodies....I still remember when she made us go and pick out the head we wanted....lol

My grandpa use to own a piece of land that he mind for gold...successfully...and my grandma would melt the gold down and make jewelry for us or sell it.

My grandfather was stationed on the Arizona the day that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor...he just happened to have a shore pass..otherwise he probably wouldn't be here. A couple years ago he went to visit the memorial in Hawaii and stood and cried for 2 hours. I recently found the crews group picture at my grandmas house when I was visiting.

My grandpa looked just like Popeye the sailer man...with the anchor tattoo and all.

At 90 years old he was still delivering meals on wheels to the elderly...as well as doing odd jobs for the ones that couldn't get out.

They discovered cancer on his ear about 4 years ago and they had to remove it and he had to go without an ear for a while , while they made a prostetic one...at the same time they noticed a mole on my grandmas nose and asked if they could test it...came back positive for cancer so they removed it and she had to wait for a prostetic also...they thought it was hillarious that they were walking around without parts of their body..."what a pair we make", my grandma said.

Grandpa Sam died when I was 3 months pregnant with McKaylee. He was always really healthy, but one day he said he felt funny. They took him to the doctors and came to the conclusion that he needed a heart bypass surgery. Before they did the surgery he told my grandma to go on without him if something happened and that he would see her soon. He joked with the doctor and told him that if he felt anything at all he would beat him up when he woke up..so to give him extra drugs...lol....He did wake up,,but it wasn't very good. He had just enough time to tell my grandma that he loved her..a single tear rolled down his cheek and he passed.

My grandma misses him terribly. She just got rid of some of his clothes recently and refuses to move anywhere else. My aunt keeps trying to get her to move with her. She says she will end her days living in their home. She sometimes sounds excited about dying because she knows that she will get to see him soon. Shes still healthy as far as we know...but I secretely think she wishes that she wasn't.

Josie83 replied: Alright Brianne . . . you nearly had me crying. Your post was absolutely beuaitufl! You are so lucky to have such a close and loving family. their relationship sounds like one everyone would wish for! Thanks for sharing xx

mckayleesmom replied: I miss him terribley.....I just saw my grandma when she was here after Russell was born. She was soooo excited to see him and McKaylee. The sad thing about my grandpa is that I hadn't seen him in 4 years before he died. I always thought I had time cause he was so active and healthy (or so I thought). When I was younger we saw them all the time...but we moved away and I got caught up in being a teenager where I lived and passed on vacations to see them...The last time I saw him was at a family reunion and I have a huge family and can't remember half of them. He was the first familiar face I saw...I went and sat by him and he looked over and said "Hey kid...got your licence yet?..I'll find the car and you can drive us out of here...I don't recognize anyone".

TANNER'S MOM replied: My Grandpa died the year before I was born. My Granny Bob never got over it. She still celebrated anniv's etc. She would take me often to his graveside. It was very moving.

Her neighbor tried to court her. He would try to ask her for a walk..she always said no!

Now as an adult woman with needs, I realize she had a stong love but a lonely life. That saddens me!

Mel

~Roo'sMama~ replied: Wow Brianne your post put tears in my eyes! Your grandparents sound like wonderful people.

I've never had a grandma. My mom's step-mom died last year, but I only remember seeing her a couple times when I was little and even when we did see her I was scared of her cuz I didn't know who she was.
My dad's mom died before he even married my mom so I never got to meet her either. My grandpa on my dad's side died when I was 11 at age 90 but we weren't close - he was almost 91 years old and had been sick for awhile. I so feel like I missed out in life!

TANNER'S MOM replied: Here is my sweet Grandma when Justin was born. First stop was Granny's house..

loveydad replied: Grandmas are awesome. I don't know what to say. It's been a looong time.

A&A'smommy replied: aww that is SO sweet!!! My grandma died when she was 55 years old scares me alittle because my parents are getting so close to that age... she use to tackle us down and pretend to be the tickle monster she chased me around that house and tickled me. I loved her I wish she was still here so she could meet Jeremiah and Alyssa she would have loved them!!