August 7th was the 2 year Anniversary of my Grandma's death. Why do we call it an Anniversary? This is definitely not something to celebrate, but her life sure was.
Grandma was an amazing person. I truly believe a little bit of her is in us all. She was the kind of woman who had many phrases that were all her own, and those continue on even though she has left us. She was a strong woman who would always be up for a fight if needed, and her love for her family far exceeded anything else. She had 7 children and they were her pride and joys. She did everything for family. Family was her life. She smoked like a chimney, played a mean hand of cards, and loved Bingo. She was that kind of Grandma. We would cram all 50+ of us into her 1000 sq ft, with 1 bathroom, hot and smoky, for all Holidays because it's what Grandma wanted. It's what we all wanted. I would give anything for my kids to have 1 Christmas with her, in her home, experiencing the true essence of "family". Grandma wrapping up her false teeth just to get a kick out of who unwraps it, her delicious mashed potatoes that had a hint of sweet because she kept them in the downstairs fridge that was almost at freezing point, the 8 person line-up ALWAYS to go the washroom, and squeezing through the mounds of people to get to the coolness of the basement. Ahhh.... Grandma's house. Grandma.
"I love you, I love you, said the little blue man, I love you, I love you to bits. I love you, I love you, said the little blue man and he scared me right out of my wits".
Until we see each other again Grandma, "Cheerio". Take good care of my babies up there :)
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