Grandma BarbIsn't she beautiful? This is my grandmother, who will turn 70 tomorrow (I can only hope to look this good when I turn 70!) We had a surprise birthday lunch for her in Buffalo on Sunday, and it was well worth the 3.5 hour drive back and forth! The look on her face when she walked into the restaurant was priceless...rarely have I seen my grandmother even tear up, but she looked completely overjoyed.
And so, in honor of her birthday, here are 5 of my favorite things about Grandma Barb:
5. She is an amazing artist...how many people get hand-drawn birthday cards from their grandma?
4. She knit an entire afghan for me and has enough patience to have tried to teach me to knit several times. However, her attempts were futile as I can't even knit one row without dropping a stitch and angrily ripping the entire thing apart.
3. Although she has a dishwasher, she refuses to leave any dishes dirty for longer than 30 seconds. The dishwasher is only used as extra storage space (which I'm sure she would really appreciate me telling people).
2. She loves to take pictures, but is very concerned about the lighting aspect of the picture, so, for instance, if you are sitting in a chair and reading a book, she will jump up, grab her camera, and say, "hold it!"..."wait, tip your head a little to the left...no, to the right now...look up a little...stop laughing, you're ruining the picture!"
1. No one else makes the song, "You Are My Sunshine" sound quite as beautiful. Also, no one else makes me harmonize on this song, regardless of where we are standing at the time. In the middle of the mall? Let's harmonize!
Happy birthday, Grandma! I love you!
The fam, after the birthday lunch
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