Squeaker
So yeah, basically I’ve become fond of the nickname “Squeaker” lately.
I’m going to visit both sets of my grandparents today. It will be our first big excursion, as they both live about an hour away. I must bring lots of diapers- I learned the hard way last time that you must over estimate your need. I’m really glad that I get to visit my dad’s parents especially. They haven’t yet met the baby, and they are generally a pretty sad pair. My grandpa is depressed (although I believe he’s getting better), and my grandma has MS- although it’d be fair to say that she suffers more under the care of my grandpa than anything else. He’s a curmudgeon. He also has one of the best hearts I know. Depression is tough, it can really transform a person. Anyway, I think that any opportunity I get to go and love them and spend time with them is important. I think I will make this a monthly event. Then we’re going from there to my mother’s parents (the ones who just moved out of their house) to have dinner. My grandma is so funny. She said “You’ll be my first dinner guests in our new home! Don’t you bring a thing!” I’m glad that we are doing this today.
Next thing that we have to do is visit Jeff’s grandma (his only living grandparent). She’s doing well, but she’s not really up to travel, so we need to go to her. She’s soooo awesome. Seriously, every time we visit her we end up standing in the doorway all ready to go but keep talking for another hour.
I feel so lucky to be able to experience my grandparents as an adult. When I was a kid I just wasn’t that interested in old people, ya know? Now I want to ask about their experiences, their history, their birth stories… I feel like they hold the key to my heritage. It’s hard, for me, to feel like I have any distinct cultural identity. I forget that my heritage is not just about what country in Europe my ancestors came from, or what their traditions were. What about the traditions being made right in front of me? What about my grandparent’s incredible resourcefulness? What about the crafts and heirlooms that have been passed down? Not to mention the recipes! It does me good to remember these things from time to time. Keeps me grateful. Mmmhmm.
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I am dead from the cuteness. Is she that loud all the time? How would you sleep? 🙂
Sometimes it sounded as though she was giggling a little through the sleeping…must be having nice dreams.
I totally hear you on the getting to know your grandparent’s and about their lives now. While I knew when growing up that my grandmother had attended a one-room schoolhouse, I just recently learned that she was one of the first students in the community high school when it was built. She walked along railway tracks to get to school because the bus wouldn’t run until there were more students. Pretty cool.
No, not all the time. But I have had to consciously ignore all non-crying noises sometimes just so I can get some sleep. Haha.
I think that’s lovely about your grandma. See! We all have more to our stories than we can initially see.
sooo sweet!!!!
Oh my goodness, that was SO sweet! Does she make that noise all the time when she sleeps? It’s like a really girly snore! She has on the outfit I got her, yay! She is beyond adorable!
Re: sooo sweet!!!!
No, she’s quiet a lot, but she squeaks all the time. The outfit is so stinkin cute I can barely stand it. We had a slew of visitors yesterday too, so she got many compliments!
that makes me giggle a lot. during part of it i wondered if someone may be imitating her….
man that is soo cute, i wish i were in those dreams.
Come and visit us and you will be!!!
Awww….
I loved hearing you and Jeff giggle in the background.
Haha, yeah that’s what my mom said she liked too.
That drove hobbes crazy
Hobbes deserved it.
You have NO IDEA what Hobbes deserves on this day. Trust me.
I wish I knew you was up this late. I figured you were all lame and in bed by like 9 or something.
“I wish I knew you was up this late.”
Uh… sounds like you need some sleep mister.
And hey, I was in bed by 10:30.
She’s so cute, I am squeaking, too.
Yay! I hope she’s still squeaking when you come to meet her!
oh my god
that is probably the cutest thing ive seen in a very very long time.
*squee*
Haha I’m glad. Did Grace do anything really funny like that?
she used to squeak too! not that much though.hehehe. now she hugs things. and eats blankets.
oh oh
and she looks in the mirror and goes “huh. huh huh huh.”
Oooh! You gotta get the mirror thing on video!