Had to tell you guys about my grandmother! She's been up here visiting us for a few days now and just having a ball. We've been to Toronto with her now and all around Western NY and she's really had a good time and kept the pace pretty well. She's 83 years old and recovering from a spill she had in February, so she's moving slower than usual. While we were in Toronto heading to the subway, she was coming down stairs and going one step, one step, one step, etc. when all the sudden, this OTHER old lady, shorter than her and older, comes flying down the steps past her! She gave this lady a look so crooked as to be mistaken for a jealous 5 year old! I look back at her and, like a mom, tell her in a gentle voice, "It's NOT a race, honey," before we both crack up laughing.

I'm also remembering where I get my goofy sense of humor from. We were sitting on the sofa all relaxed after that long trip to Toronto when Foggy (our youngest cat) jumps up on her lap. She tries to pet her, but Foggy can't sit still when you pet her unless you MAKE her, so she's doing her little ADD dance all over her while Shug (my grandmother) tries to make her happy. Finally, she goes "What is WRONG with you, cat? What do you WANT?" in her little soft Southern accent.

I pipe up with "She likes it when you scratch her more than just petting her."

She says "Well, now why didn't you just SAY all that, cat?" and starts doing it.

Meanwhile, Kevin (the Highlander) goes, "You know what she DOESN'T like?" With a totally straight face he goes, "She doesn't like it when you attach jumper cables up to her ears and attach her to a battery. She doesn't like that at ALL." I laugh to beat the band, but Shug looks at him all serious and we're thinking "D'oh, we went too far."

Finally after looking at him for an uncomfortably long moment, she says, "Exactly when was the last time you TRIED something like this?" Kevin is about to say he was just kidding or something and she adds, with an equally straight face "She might LIKE it now!" as if enough time has passed that our cat might ENJOY being electrocuted!

Man, I LOVE the way the nuts just float to the top in my little gene pool! :-D

The (tainted apple) Sprite & (honorary apple) Highlander

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I LOVE the way the nuts just float to the top in my little gene pool!

I resemble that remark! lol

Red Soup

I adore your grandmother!

your grandmother sounds great!! Bet she'd be fun to letterbox with!!

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your grandmother sounds great!! Bet she'd be fun to letterbox with!!

She is...we just gotta make sure we do more drivebys now that her walking is more labored (plus Lord know I don't want her attacking someone else's granny for getting first finders!!!) ;-)

Keep those sweet little grandmas out of the house as much as you can. You'll be able to keep them a little longer if you keep 'em active.

I laughed until I cried over this. It sounds like something my hubby would say about our (his) cat.

Mama Bear