I just got this idea from a question I asked Michelle/Noni. I loved and miss my grandmother so much, I would love to hear about your grandparents.......
I really didn't know my maternal grandparents. My grandmother Elizabeth died way before I was born. My grandfather John was an odd man, and Mom tended to keep her and us away from him. He passed when I was 16. I'm sure there's a story there, but Mom keeps it to herself.
Now Dad's parents I did know. They were your typical sweet, cookie baking grandparents. Granddad Elmer, liked to take us for ice cream and have a snort when Gram wasn't looking. He worked his whole life in steel mills. Grandma Vivian, was a real pistol with the best sense of humor that I've ever known. She was a homemaker. She was the kind of woman that would try and tell you a joke, but end up taking forever because she was laughing so hard and smacking her knee. She had a temper though. I never saw it, but Granddad did when she caught him taking those snorts!
Granddad died in 93 and my gram in 97. She lived to be 92. I will miss and love her forever, but I don't dwell on the missing part. I rejoice in the time that I did have with them!
I really didn't know my maternal grandparents. My grandmother Elizabeth died way before I was born. My grandfather John was an odd man, and Mom tended to keep her and us away from him. He passed when I was 16. I'm sure there's a story there, but Mom keeps it to herself.
Now Dad's parents I did know. They were your typical sweet, cookie baking grandparents. Granddad Elmer, liked to take us for ice cream and have a snort when Gram wasn't looking. He worked his whole life in steel mills. Grandma Vivian, was a real pistol with the best sense of humor that I've ever known. She was a homemaker. She was the kind of woman that would try and tell you a joke, but end up taking forever because she was laughing so hard and smacking her knee. She had a temper though. I never saw it, but Granddad did when she caught him taking those snorts!