Trip to visit Grandma Woseley:
My mom, sister, brother and I drove East to visit my grandma two weeks ago in her little Saskatchewan town. It was fantastic. A long drive... but here are some real life musing about the event:
I saw a "foxy grandma" bumper sticker. I told Grandma I'd get her one so she could cruise around town and people would love her. She said "well, foxes are smart."
We stayed at my mom's friend's house built in some early part of the last century. The lady was away that weekend but she left 9 pairs of glasses lying around!
We watched Over the Hedge. This was my favorite quote from Verne the turtle.
My head says listen to my tail, my tail says listen to my head, and I just... end up with an upset stomach.We were about to take a walk and while waiting for my sister, I convinced my mom to hide behind behind a bush with me to scare my sister. Tracy walks up, I jump out. My mom looks up about 20 seconds later yells 'boo!' It was fantastic! We teased her about her delayed reaction.Hammy the 'Rabid' Squirrel
This weekend we got to find our more about my Grandpa who fought in WWII. We listened to an interview between a newscaster researching my Grandpa's life and his interview with my Grandma and a gentleman from England that fought with my Grandpa. It was really interesting. My Grandpa fought a Lancaster plane and won a DFC- Distinguished Flying Cross for one of his missions.
A Distinguished Flying Cross
A Distinguished Flying CrossThe cross is awarded to officers and Warrant Officers for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying in active operations against the enemy. The slip-on bar has an eagle in the centre. The year of the award is engraved on the reverse.
We were so popular in Grandma's town, the newspaper wrote about our visit. (Apparently this is the norm in small town Sask.)
We drove through Medicine Hat on our way. I was thrilled because I had lived here during my first teaching practicum. I felt compelled to be the tour guide for my family. They 'loved' it (ha!) when I shared all of my knowledge...
and so this concludes another real life adventure.
Mel Out
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3 comments:
wow thats a lot to pack into one experience and one small town. No wonder they wrote about you guys! They also do such things with small town newspapers in Olds. when ever NBC is in Olds they usually run a story or 2. kind of funny! I LOVE over the hedge by the way.
sooo... i couldn't help but notice that you used my pictures. i demand royalties! AND to add to that affront- you used the pictures that you teased me about jumping out of the car for! *insert exasparated sigh here*
hmm... well, i guess i will move on and forgive.. considering i did use your camera.
Looks like you had a pretty good time out east.
I found your "foxy grandma" bumper sticket story especially funny. One time, I saw a shirt that said "Canadian Girls Kick A**" and I really wanted to buy it for my grandma! It was kind of inappropriate but it would have been especially funny to see her in a shirt like that.
Also, your war medal story was cool. After spending the past few weeks learning about my extended family in Vancouver, it's amazing how many stories and stuff there is within our families that we don't know about. I'm beginning to appreciate my family's history much more now that I am able to understand it more.
How are you? Are you looking forward to Lowell and Julie's wedding? I hope to see you there!
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