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October 1, 2008 by Elaine

This is me and my paternal Grandmother, pictured 15 years ago after my final choir preformance as a senior in high school. I was so proud that she was there to hear me sing and see me “in action.” It was a first.

My “Granny” hailed from a teensy town in south Texas and didn’t leave very often. But this night she came to see me. She was the grandparent I was closest to. I miss her. I also missed her birthday last week, as in I forgot about it. She would’ve been 101.
I was barely pregnant with The B Man when she passed away just a few weeks shy of her 96th birthday. But of course the wonderful memories I have of her live on in me forever.
I will probably post more about her in the next week or two just because… well, because I want to.

elaine

Filed Under: Family, Granny, Wordfull Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday

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Comments

  1. Kellan says

    October 1, 2008 at 3:41 am

    She sounds very special and you are both beautiful!! Grandparents are the BEST!

    Take care, Elaine – see you – Kellan

  2. angie says

    October 1, 2008 at 3:50 am

    You both look so happy in the picture…..sounds like you have some really wonderful memories of her.

  3. My Goodness says

    October 1, 2008 at 4:10 am

    How sweet!! 🙂

    Lovely memory…

  4. Andrea says

    October 1, 2008 at 4:18 am

    That’s awesome that you and your grandma could have such a great relationship! I always wished I could’ve been closer to my grandparents!

  5. Muthering Heights says

    October 1, 2008 at 4:18 am

    You can see how much you loved her…how sweet to pay tribute to her today!

  6. Rhonda says

    October 1, 2008 at 4:19 am

    Aww! Post away! We love to hear gramma stories!!!

  7. Tracy says

    October 1, 2008 at 4:57 am

    You can tell your Granny was (and is) someone very special to you just by the smile on your face.

  8. Weeksie50 says

    October 1, 2008 at 5:07 am

    You look so happy just to be with her. What a sweet memory.

  9. Kristen says

    October 1, 2008 at 5:24 am

    You both look so happy in that picture.

    Glad you had so many years with her. 🙂

    Can’t wait to read more.

  10. DysFUNctional Mom says

    October 1, 2008 at 5:42 am

    I’ve lost all of my grandparents and have been really nostalgic about them lately. What a great picture and a great memory you have!

  11. Lisa@verybusymomwith4 says

    October 1, 2008 at 11:17 am

    That is a great pic! You can just see how happy she is to be with you–and you look just overjoyed 🙂

  12. Melissa says

    October 1, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    Awe, I miss my grandma, too!

  13. E and T says

    October 1, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Hi Elaine

    What a beautiful happy photo of the two of you. Having a close relationship with your Grandma is such a special thing. My Nonna passed away before my children were born, but there are many moments where I think of her and so wish I could see her with my children. There were certain songs she would sing to me that I now sing to my little cherubs.

    Little G reminds me so much of my Savanna when it comes to eating yoghurt. Sav requests “yo yo” all of the time and gets very messy when eating it. I do love the fact that Little G and Sav enjoy their yoghurt.

    Your post about you wearing your apron got me thinking about all of the advantages of investing in an apron. I had never even contemplated owning one before I read your post. Etsy certainly is the place to shop for such a purchase. I am looking forward to seeing what you eventually choose.

    I hope you are having a wonderful week.

    Lots of love
    Elise.

  14. Tiff says

    October 1, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    What a neat memory of your grandmother! I used to sing in choir in school too!

  15. jill jill bo bill says

    October 1, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    Please do post more on her! That love you have for your grandkids is unbelievable. Just you wait! Great pix. You haven’t aged at all. jerk. lol

  16. Live.Love.Eat says

    October 1, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    Hi there. Came from Angie’s WW.
    Happy Belated Bday to your grandmama.

  17. mommaof4wife2r says

    October 1, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    look at the joy in the pic!!! fab!

  18. Kathryn says

    October 1, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    What a beautiful pic! Grandparents play such an important role. I wish I was able to have gotten to know mine more.

  19. Chelle says

    October 1, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    She sounds so amazing. I love the picture of you both, sweetie. Thank you for sharing your story with all of us.

    PS-we have a Whataburger down the street…but I don’t like their ketchup 🙂 My husband, though? Loves.it.

  20. Susan says

    October 1, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    What a great picture of the two of you! I sounds like a very special relationship. It is so hard for me to contemplate losing a grandparent. I have been fortunate in my life to have only lost great grandparents. I have lived with both sets of grandparents at various times in my life. Losing any of them will be the hardest thing I have gone through in my life so far.

  21. Haasiegirl says

    October 1, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    She lived a wonderful full life!

    trisha

    My Wordless Wednesday

  22. Tiaras and Tantrums says

    October 1, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    lovely post

  23. Jyl @ MommyGossip says

    October 1, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Such a sweet post! I recently posted about my grandma. Her birthday is next week. I just went to AZ and stayed with my grandpa at their house. It brought back all sorts of great, but sad, memories. Sad, only because I miss her!

    How lucky we are to have had such terrific grandmas!

    Beautiful post.

  24. Reluctant Housewife says

    October 1, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    That is a beautiful picture. Can’t wait to hear more about her.

  25. amanda says

    October 1, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    such a sweet picture friend.

    she sounds like the perfect grandma 🙂

  26. Kimberly says

    October 1, 2008 at 4:35 pm

    This is a great picture – what a wonderful moment in time to have captured.

    Looking forward to reading more about her.

  27. Threeboys1mommy says

    October 1, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    That is truly special. My paternal grandma has like a zillion grand kids, so I’m just another face in the crowd to her. I always feel warm and fuzzy when she says my name, even if she is looking towards my sister 😉

  28. MamaGeek @ Works For Us says

    October 1, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    Elaine, what a beautiful tribute to a lovely lady. You just know she loved it from upstairs too!

  29. Rhea says

    October 1, 2008 at 9:09 pm

    That’s a sweet picture of you two! I’m sorry you miss her. Can’t wait to hear more about her when you post more. :o)

    BTW, you got the most correct on my mystery photos today!! Come by and see…

  30. Wendi says

    October 1, 2008 at 9:50 pm

    Aren’t grandparents just the best?
    Sounds like you had a special one.
    I can’t wait to hear more about her!
    And maybe a little more about your singing too?

  31. NotsoDG says

    October 1, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    That is a a great photograph to capture such a sweet memory.

  32. Julie says

    October 1, 2008 at 11:29 pm

    Grandmothers are wonderful people and yours sounds like she was at the top of the list!

  33. Steph says

    October 2, 2008 at 12:01 am

    What a great post I wish had met my grandmothers unfortunately they passed before I was born

  34. Kelli @ writing the waves says

    October 2, 2008 at 12:05 am

    awwww…what a sweet picture. I’ve been meaning to post about my grandmother too. Grandmas are the best!

  35. Rachel says

    October 2, 2008 at 12:07 am

    Grandparents are a blessing.
    This picture is a true treasure and really, Texas women just rock. 🙂

    I adore that picture.

  36. Bren says

    October 2, 2008 at 12:37 am

    Can’t wait to hear more about her!

  37. Shannon says

    October 2, 2008 at 12:54 am

    Awwww, that is so cute. I just adore photos like that. Grandmas are the best, they are just so, so special. She lived a great long life – 96 years is amazing!!!

  38. Krystyn says

    October 2, 2008 at 12:57 am

    Happy belated birthday to your Grandma. She seems like an amazing woman.

  39. Kami says

    October 2, 2008 at 1:23 am

    She sounds lovely! It’s great that you had such good times with her and it sounds like she lived a fabulous life.

    You look so happy that she was there for your special performance, how sweet!

  40. Elle Bee says

    October 2, 2008 at 1:44 am

    Awww… makes me miss my Gramma

  41. Jaimee says

    October 2, 2008 at 4:00 am

    Awesome that you had such a great relationship with your grandma! I want my kids to have that kind of relationship with my parents…I wasn’t very close to either set of my grandparents!

  42. KatieZ says

    October 2, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Oh, I so miss my grandparents. I just lost 2 last year. So this was a great post for me to see! Maybe I should do a tribute to both of them in a post! Thanks for this!

  43. forgetfulone says

    October 3, 2008 at 5:10 am

    Beautiful photo! Sweet post.

    I’m from a town in south Texas that used to be teensy. It’s not really anymore, though.

    I lost my dad four years ago, completely unexpectedly. There are so many things I wish I could have said to him or done with him had I known he was about to leave this earth.

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