Me, my grandmom and sister in May.
I have only one living grandparent, but she’s a doozy. My paternal grandmother turned 95 in April, and when we saw her in January, Smarty Boy said, “She doesn’t look a day over 78.” Believe me, she gave him a big ole hug for that compliment :-).
My grandmom can paint, draw, sew, quilt, and perform just about every other artistic and crafty activity known to mankind. The only two things she can’t do are swim and ride a bike (oh, and she can’t hear so well anymore because she doesn’t like wearing her hearing aids, but don’t tell her I said that).
One of my favorite things about my grandmom is all the expressions I learned from her. These days, I haul them out whenever I want to convince someone I’m a Texan. Here are some of her best:
Down in the mouth – my dad also liked this one. It means sad or depressed.
Ex. “Girl, why’re you lookin’ so down in the mouth? Somebody take your last batch of rabbits?”
Six one way, half dozen the other – This one’s probably not unique to my grandmom, but it basically means a person doesn’t have a preference or two options are the same.
Ex. “Do you want barbecue or fried chicken for lunch?”
“Six one way, half dozen the other.”
Muffins – full disclosure…apparently I came up with this term. See, my grandmother is a bosomy lady and as a kid I liked to snuggle up and hug her.
One day, I said, “Your muffins are so soft.” The term stood and to this day, all the women in my dad’s family refer to their breasts as “muffins.”
Ex. “Grandmom, I love your squishy muffins.” 😀
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This is Emergency Nurses Week, so I’m dedicating today’s post to my sister, who has been an kick-a$$ ER nurse and nurse practitioner for the past few years. I’d put my life in her hands any day!
