This reflective piece captures fond memories between the author and their grandparents, highlighting moments filled with laughter and love. From a humorous popcorn-making incident to receiving cut-out comic strips, the relationship is characterized by thoughtfulness and care. The author reminisces about playful times, such as toddlers putting stickers on their grandparents, and how their grandma's generous spirit shone through with food gifts. These experiences underscore the importance of family bonding and creating cherished memories that endure over time.
One summer, we went to visit my other grandparents. There was a new story in a comic strip, Lil Abner, I think. We were there for a week, and when I left, I told grandpa I was sad I'd miss the end of the comic story. A few weeks later, I got an envelope in the mail. Grandma and grandpa had cut out every strip and saved them for me so I could finish the story that had started.
Standing in my grandpa's kitchen with him as he opened a popcorn maker. Kernels were still popping and going all over the kitchen. Their little Pomeranians were dashing around, eating popcorn off the floor. With every pop my grandpa was exclaiming 'dammit! dammit' while I just laughed. Standing in the same grandpa's kitchen 20-something years later, as he taught me to make salsa.
That grandma would never let us leave without a little something. She knew my husband liked pickles, so she always sent him home with a jar, and she'd have olives for me.
I have a pic from that day. Grandma has several stickers on her shirt, and Grandpa had them all up and down his suspenders.
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