Grandparents

Prompted by ROOFITRIGHT post.

My mother will 90 this month, her sister just passed last September at 102. My Aunt, on my Dads' side will be 98 this February.

Getting back to my Mom, last month I was out and about with a friend and in my Moms' neighborhood so I called to see if she needed anything, yes..bread, juice & eggs. Delivered the items and sat for awhile talking. My friend hadn't seen her in awhile so it was a nice visit. My Mom inquired about my friends daughter of 20 and her love life which got turned around to my Mom meeting my Dad and the wonderful life they had together until Dad passing in '99. The story started in the mid 30's and after an hour we were up to '41. We lauughed and had to say, "Mom we gotta go, we'll have to come back for the rest". Of course I've heard it all many times and still love it.

Point being, she lost her Dad to WWI, courted and married through WWII, was conscripted through the war to work on ammunitions, gas masks in baby carriages, black outs, ration tickets, Germans dropping bombs over Scotland to lighten their load back to Germany, work in England through the war. Relatives giving ration tickets so she get a dress to marry. Of course she is baffled by all the technology and sticks to her old ways and as some of us know, the old ways work just slower. She has the good fortune of having great grandchildren the oldest being 13 and if she follows suite with her sister she may actually see them as young women. That boggles my mind. A living history book, telling it as it was right from the women that lived it. A few years ago we had her write down the family tree as best she could, that was impressive, a great memory, these familys were large, my Dads' alone was 12. The family is scattered all over the world now, so we thought it was important to have a root start somewhere, she even gave information on her & dads grandparents. Well anyway, my brothers and some grandkids are gathering for this event, should be nice.

Talked to her last night, had to laugh, knowing they are traveling in from NY, she's saying, "you know Pat, they're getting older now and have to consider their age and the weather". "They are in their 60's Mom, I think they can handle it".

You gotta love them and listen to them. PC

Grandkids are awsome,i'm a grandpa of 4 now at the tender age of 47,but i gotta say them little people sure are fun!they keep me awake everytime i see them. :silly: :lol:

Love it, little CopperMEN. You have a lot to teach them, especially when you move to Ohio. PC

Those little ones are sooooo cute! Makes you smile just looking at them!

I got to see my grandkids this week end in Ohio/. the love of my life. To think the one in the second picture started out at 3 pounds. He fit in the palms of my hands. Smart as a wip. Could read at age three. I cant wait till I sell my home and move out there to be close to them. My mother just found out that she has cancer of the breast. 3.5 cm tumor and aggressive type.Also dealing with dementia. Once she goes I will be the last of my family besides my own kids and grandkids. All aunts and uncles, brother and sister are gone.

I became a grandpa only 3 months ago. At 57. Where is the ambition of the kids now-a-days?

I lost my mom in 1981 at the age of 49. Before she died we sat down together and made a family tree as far as she could remember. What I wish we had done was to label all the old photos of who, where and when. I look at those photos and wonder who the folks are. I recognize some of them but many are just nameless faces.

I am nearing the time that most of my older relatives will be gone and I will be the matriarch of the family. I now put a name, date and place to every photo we take. Our family is small on my side so I want my kids to have at least a small part of our history.

My husbands granddaughter will make me a great grandmother this coming summer. I sometimes think I am way too young to be married to a great grandfather :laugh: but that is life. Being 53 now, I may see great-great before I go!