Grandmas...

These past few weeks I have been thinking of some of the Grandma's that are and have been in my life. It started back on October 19th, that is my Grandma Gray's birthday. She has Alzheimers. I haven't seen her in quite a while. I blame it on living in Idaho, a whole 4 hours away. But I think in reality, it is that I don't want to remember her like that. I have heard many family members say this and I don't know if it's right or wrong but that is honestly how we feel. So, needless to say I have been thinking about how I do want to remember her. I started reminiscing about childhood memories. I am the oldest grandchild so I will have the oldest memories of her. I started making a list of some of my fondest memories and here they are:

Yummy homemade grape juice that looked creepy with the grapes in the bottom of the jar. These really cool metal cups and pitcher.
Playing matchbox cars all over the fireplace and a wooden butter churn.
Playing dress up with fabulous dresses and hats and lots of jewelry.
Hansel, the daucshund they always had.
Guarding someone’s chips at a tripoley game.
Grandma teaching me how to play cribbage.
Playing Rummikub.
Going sledding at the elementary school by their house.
Riding skateboards down the hill they lived on.
Swimming in their pool in Arizona.
Bubblegum ice cream from Dan’s.
Grandma teaching me how to embroider. My first piece was Bert and Ernie.
Going to Star Valley, riding in the golf cart, swimming, playing cards in their trailer.
A trip to Canada with Grandma and Grandpa and Great Grandma and Grandpa.
Grandma doing my hair in ringlets.
Grandma playing her violin at Christmas Eve and Hansel barking along.
Grandma and Grandpa coming to Fresno for Maddy’s baby blessing.

Elizabeth Sutton Slack



As I was typing up this list I started to think about my Grandma Slack. This is my Mom's mom and she died in 1994 before Norm and I got married. I always think about how she would have loved to have been a Great Grandma and that I would have loved for my kids to know her. I talk about her to my kids but I don't do it enough. I will try to do it more. Here are some fantastic memories I have of her:





Going to Disneyland and Grandma coming with us.

Riding the bus to her house from Salt Lake.

Making Grilled tuna sandwiches and eating them on the t.v. trays.

Looking at the pictures that were in the footstool and the silver chafing dish.

Measuring ourselves on the wall in her dining room.

Throwing paper airplanes off the deck above her garage.

Using her hand-beater to make “Pies” on her linoleum floor. The yellow squares were lemon, the green were lime.

Count Chocula.

Stroganoff or Stookanoodles, always taking leftovers home.

Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Going to Riverside for brunch and birthday lunches.

Going to the circus.

Going to Mirror Lake.

Visiting Grandma at the bank and eating lunch at the Underground.

Looking at her bell collection.

The brown metal cabinet in her kitchen.

Pecan Sandies or Lorna Doone’s in the microwave.

Playing cards, learning how to play rummy and using her auto shuffler.

Playing Uncle Wiggly and using the sweet cable box to choose your channels.

Swimming at Riverside.

Banana Cream Pie.

Rubb-ed sage.


To any of the grandchildren of these amazing women please leave a comment of your favorite memories and I will add them to my blog...Let us always remember and honor the wonderful Grandmas we have or have had in our lives!