Kathryn-
“you never know who you’ll meet in your dreams”
she says while combing freshly washed hair
putting us in her big tee shirts before bed
sleepover at Grandy and Pop Pop’s
“I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck”
she sings to us
shes’s always singing, humming
so much I know about her and love
so much I don’t know
once the head of this family
now sick although no spunk or wit lost
married 70 years and counting
4 children
4 grandchildren
6 great grandchildren
89 years old and so much to show for it
a life to be proud of
and i hope you are
You know those people who have been a part of your entire life and you can’t possibly even imagine a life without them in it? Yeah, that’s my Grandy. Growing up my sister and I spent probably 90% of our time with our grandparents. We had busy parents working full-time just to make ends meet. So up the street we went to stay with Grandy and PopPop. We were always learning at my grandparents even though they always made it fun. Whether we were helping Pop Pop clean the basement floor, building in the garage, eating our weight in Peppermint Patties, or using Grandy’s jewlery, perfume, lotions, etc.
I’m going to keep this post short, but I wanted to give the biggest shout out to my Grandy on her 89th birthday. Today. You mean the world to me and although we live almost 2,000 miles apart, I’m with you in spirit today and everyday. We love you and are sending you hugs!
-AD