Todays thought...Memories

To those of you who don't know, my grandpa is very sick. So I thought I would dedicate tonights blog to him. By remembering all of the funnies. This might be a book by the time I'm done, so prepare to laugh and get some popcorn and a cold drink. Or hot drink, whatever yer flaver.

First off let me tell you, when I was born, it was in the afternoon. 9 hours prior to my grandpa's birthday, there I was. My grandpa gave my mama absolute grief and wanted to know why she couldn't wait 9 more hours to have me. She told him he'd just have to accept an early birthday present because they weren't putting me back in. Pretty comical.

From the time I was knee high to a grasshopper, my grandpa was my guy. We were inseperable. They say that I used to set in his lap for what seemed like hours and fall asleep when I was little. I remember we'd be riding in the car and we'd go down a hill and he would whistle. And I would hear it. And for years I'd ask him if he was the one whisteling. He'd tell me no every time. I knew I'd heard something whistle every time we'd go down a hill. I knew I wasnt crazy. Well, finally when I was about 18, riding down the road with my grandpa, looked in the rearview mirror and found out he was whisteling every time we went down the hill. I looked at him and I blurted out "You do whistle! I knew it was you! You kept telling me it wasn't and it's been you this whole time!" Of course he was in total denial. "Uh uh. What are you talking about?". I was like "Yep grandpa, BUSTED!" We laughed about it all the way home.

He was also very big on making sound effects when watching Star Trek. He'd make sounds of things exploding and phasers going off and everything. He was such a comic when it came to watching the TV.

Then one time when I was younger, you remember them Coca-Cola Polar Bears that they had at Hardee's a few years back? Well I wanted one so bad I could taste it. My daddy had told me that I couldn't have one. Ah, but I had the ACE. My grandpa was coming down to visit for the holidays and I knew being the only girl out of 5 of us, yep, my grandpa was gunna come in there and buy me one. Well, they get there, I ask my grandpa for one in front of my daddy. Of course my daddy tells me no, but you know grandpas. He winked at me. Well, my grandma, aunt and me go to...where else for lunch...yep. Hardees. She got one for me, one for my grandpa and one for my aunt. So, we get home, I show my daddy what my grandma had bought me with such pride, he turns right to my grandma and says "Thanks mom." My grandpa turns to him and says, "I was going to buy her one anyway". Come to think of it, my poor daddy. Didn't stand a fighting chance when I asked my grandpa for something.

Then, I don't remember this, but my grandma likes to tell me about it a lot. When my grandma and grandpa used to carry me for the night we'd go to dinner and what not then go home and make cookies (And eat the dough). Well (showing my age here a bit), back when there were no seatbelt laws they'd put me in the middle of the car in the front seat on the armrest. Well, my grandpa used to say "Come on Lady!" if there was a lady in front of us going slow. Well, at about 3 years old, they put me up there, and we were at a red light and out of my mouth came "Come on Lady!" in about the deepest tone of voice a little 3 year old girl could make. I roll laughing every time I hear that story. It never gets old.

And a few of my grandpa's loves since I've known him have been Alf and the California Rasins. And Oldsmobiles. Gotta throw that one in there. Then came my wedding. Got married on horseback and I'd told everyone there that they'd have to be in jeans to attend. Went strictly cowboy on my wedding. Well, my grandpa didn't even own a pair of jeans. But that was soon to change. I of course couldn't have a propper wedding without my mama and daddy, as well as my grandma and grandpa. So you know I had to let him slide without wearing jeans. I mean, come on, he was my grandpa! But he was the only one. Well, that day I'd decided, in all of the years I've known him, I had never, and I mean NEVER seen my grandpa in a pair of jeans. And I was gunna buy him some, for Christmas. So, Pooh Bear and I went out and found the hippest pair out there of Carpenter jeans and then we got a regular pair. Well, do you know, my grandpa loved them Carpenter jeans. The regular pair didn't fit him right so what did he do? Went back to the store and swapped them out for Carpenter jeans. Yep, that was all me.

Then came this most recent Christmas. I asked grandma what they needed if anything. She told me that they didn't have a dvd player in the livingroom. So, Pooh Bear and I come to the rescue, and buy them a dvd player for Christmas. Wouldn't you know it if my mama didn't call me Christmas Eve to tell me that while sitting at the dinner table my grandpa said that he'd never own a dvd player. Boy did I feel about 5" tall. Thats what we'd gotten him for Christmas. Everyone told me he laughed when he opened it up Christmas morning but that he liked it.

Then I remember one year we all went to Walt Disney World for the holiday. Well of course when you're there, you have to go to the Magic Kingdom. And while in the Magic Kingdom you have to visit the one place that you know when someone's been in there. Yall know where I'm going with this. Yep, the Small World exhibit. Let me just tell you, when we got out of there, my grandpa could have gone the rest of his life without hearing that song and it would not have hurt his feelings in the least little bit. So now was time for daddy's revenge. I wanted a watch that had come out. It had Mickey Mouse and his hands went all the way around and the numbers were little flags of different countries and when you pushed the little button on the side of it, what would you hear? What else...Its a Small World. Well, I walk into my grandpa's house just as proud as a tiger with its first catch and play my watch. I think if looks are worth a million dollars, the look of dread on his face, was worth ten million. It was so funny.

Well, I think I'm gunna end with my book now and say goodnight. Its time for some dinner so I've gotta get to it. I love you grandpa. You're still my guy, and you always will be.