All of my grandparents are gone. My mother's Mom died when I was very young (her father.....before I was born) and my father's parents died when I was older (Pop-Pop first and then Nana some 20 years later). And both of my parents are deceased as well. My husbands parents are alive and well. He only has one grandparent alive though. That is Pop!

Pop is in a nursing home now. He just turned 92 y/o in December. He had a stroke a while back and almost died but he was lucky (if you call being in a nursing home lucky) and they found him in time to help him. He has his moments of lucidity and has long term memory (can remember every single thing from his childhood to his days as boss in the Yale lock company.......he tells me to answer the phone when I visit....like I am his secretary...LOL!). He just can't remember moment to moment now. But his personality as it was in the past, is still in tact. Pop is a Luthern, church going, biggest biggot on the planet! I can say this because it's the truth and because I love him despite his biggotry! To this day he HAS to mention the color of the skin of the attendent that dressed him on any particular day we visit. Oh, and he hates fat people (although Pop is way overweight)......and he could care less if a woman has an opinion........he thinks women have a place as subservient members of society. He thinks all churches other than the Lutheran church is a cult.....and even though his step-great-grandchildren are Catholic.......he thinks that is the demonic religion! I've NEVER told Pop I am an atheist at the request of my husband............LMAO! I was raised Methodist...and as far as Pop is concerned....I might make it to heaven!

We had to clean out his apartment when we moved him to a nursing home. I found out that Pop was a secret "bad boy"! I've attached a couple pics to prove it! We laughed and laughed.......and I will treasure the "bad boy" in Pop for as long as I live. Pop carved this with his own hands.........he was always making something! And BTW......this man was also the biggest pack-rat I have ever met aside from my husband! We have so much stuff from him it's unbelievable! Hubbies dad used to race cars and never knew Pop took 8mm video of him racing! Pop never threw away a thing....and recycled before it was the "norm". Guess that's where hubby gets it from!

Tell me about your Grand-Parents............got anything interesting to share?

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