My Grandma Is Cooler Than Your Grandma
Posted by kimlno on June 28, 2009
My Totally Awesome Grandma
I’d almost forgotten that I’d given my grandma unrestricted access to my blog during my Easter visit. For those who read my musings on even an occasional basis, you’re probably gaping in horror right now. You let your GRANDMA read those things?!? Well, sure. She’s a hip lady. It’s not like she doesn’t have a past, too. She’s been around the block a few times, from what I’ve heard. So, sharing my opinions, thoughts and memories isn’t really that big of a deal. I mean, I share them all with you, so why not my grandma?
As I was saying, my grandma reads my blog. She’s going to be 90 in August, so she’s not on the cutting edge of technology, but she has internet access and email. Much like my mom, who also reads my blog, by the way, leaving a comment after one of my posts isn’t something she knows how to do yet. Instead, she just sends me an email when she enjoys something I’ve written. And this email is why my grandma ROCKS:
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:28:26 -0700
Subject: Re: June 24
Kimberly,
Just read your latest blog and want you to know that Stardust is my favorite song, has been ever since high school. Love to hear Nat King Cole’s recording of it, and just love that it has a verse plus the opening part which I can’t remember what that’s called right now. Love all the words, thanks to Hoagy Carmichael.
You revealed a lot about yourself in that blog. Now I’ll just have to remember what it was. When you’re nearing 90, the memory is almost totally gone.
Love you so much, dear Kimberly, and hope you are on the path to wellness.
You are so smart to connect Wimberly with Kimberly, I would never have thought of it.
Love, Grandma.
Is she the coolest or what? How hilarious is it that she can remember Hoagy Carmichael (no, I have no idea who he is, either), but she can’t remember anything else, really? Now I know where I get my terrible memory from. Huh. And here, all this time, I thought it was the drugs. (Just kidding, Grandma!)
But, by far the best line of the whole email, is when she tells me how smart I am to connect ‘Kimberly’ to ‘Wimberly’…the thought never occurred to her! Like mother, like daughter, obviously. If my mom and my grandma weren’t such wordsmiths, I’d forgive them this little oversight. As it is, however, these two women do more crossword puzzles in one day than most people do in an entire year. Seriously. They are ALL ABOUT the words, wordplay, word puzzles…it’s Word-A-Palooza 24/7 for these two unbelievably intelligent women, whom I love dearly, but C’MON! ‘Kimberly’ and ‘Wimberly’ RHYME, for crying out loud. One round of the “Name Game” and *boom* there it is. Sheesh.
Maybe this means I finally have a shot at beating her at Scrabble…
I love you, Grandma. Here’s a little Nat King Cole singing our favorite song just for you (press the big triangle in the middle of the picture):
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BB said
This brought a tear to my eye! And I thought I was a cool Grandma….She is my inspiration!
kimlno said
Barb, you are an AWESOME grandma. Beverly Jane may be a smidgen cooler than you, but that’s only because she’s much older than you are. She’s had many more years of practice! I bet she’ll be just tickled to know that she is your inspiration. I will be sure to pass it along!