Great Grandma (my husbands Grandma) just recently turned 102! When I think about the things she has seen and done in her lifetime I am in awe. What is even more amazing to me is that her mind is still sharp, she loves to knits, does word puzzles, taking a drive around town (as a passenger), shopping, and coming over for BBQ's. The last few months have been really hard though. Her body is so tired. And we recently were told she has cancer.
For years we have hosted a family/friends BBQ every Sunday. Everyone just knows to appear around 3 pm. We spend the afternoon talking, watching all the kids play, playing horseshoes and sometimes card games or scrabble at the table. Last summer we had to adjust to not having my husbands dad around. He had past away the previous fall-(on my son's birthday). We were with him when he past away. It was heart wrenching to watch great grandma hold her only child's hand as he took his last breath. But the following spring our BBQ's started again and Great Grandma didn't miss one. The doctors don't think she will be with us much longer. They actually weren't sure if she would make her birthday. That day has past (her birthday) but the weather hasn't broken for BBQ. Our weekly BBQ's have always been something she looks forward to all week. We just hope for one more. So I guess I am asking for just one day. A really warm spring day that comes really soon. So grandma can come out to play, just one more time.
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Happy Birthday to your great grandmother, may she have many more!
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