CelticAngel.....Absolutely beautiful memories told with such love! I can almost picture the grandparents you speak of! TY for sharing those wonderful thoughts!

db.......I can just see you in that old Ford van! We actually had to use our imaginations way back when! And that spaniel who hated water.....lmao! Too funny hun! Oh the smell of those rolls musta made you come running like Pavlov's dog! Twas so true about the cholesterol....why they invented that is beyond me! TY so much for sharing such loving and funny stories!

OF.....I'll bet some of that gentility rubbed off on you! You aren't the old curmudgeon you think we think you are! I can tell! *hugs* TY for sharing!

2-4-tea.....Awwwww! Mom always told me you can find something nice in everyone.....ty for clearing that up about your Great Grand-pop. We are what we are raised with in some instances.....he was a product of his times as is my hubbies Pop! Your memories sound so close to the heart and I love picturing your granny in that old suburban cussing and what not! My paternal grandmother was a bit like that. She came to visit once and while taking us for a ride (something we didn't do much of cause mom wouldn't let us drive with dad while he was drunk...and he was that nearly always) my Nana drove right through a stop sign. I told her what she did and she said, "There never used to be a damn stop sign there!" As if it were ok since she used to drive that road without one there before! LMAO! TY so much for sharing hun!

BCG.......I wish you had a memory of him as well. Your mother's father sounds like a sweetheart of a man! So very sorry to hear of your recent loss of your dad's mother. She too, sounds like a sweety! I just wish no one had to feel that pain of loss. I'm so happy to know how much you cherish the time we have with those we love. Some people never realize that cherished time till it's too late.....and because you do know it.....your memories will be everlasting! TY as well, for sharing your heart!

You guys are all so great! TY for taking the time to walk down memory lane!

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