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90 Years Ago...

11/14/2013

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90 years ago yesterday, a baby girl was born. That baby grew up during the depression, married in 1944 at the age of 21, and would eventually have four children--the youngest of whom is my mother.

90 years ago yesterday, Grandma was born. At the age of 6, she and her parents moved into the house I am currently seated in.

90 years...just think of all the things she has seen in her lifetime--the end of horse-drawn farm equipment...the evolution of airplanes from bi-planes to jumbo jets...ships from fossil-fuel power to nucluer...plus numerous other things.

Wow...

She has survived at least two heart-attacks; one I think, the year I was born. Even though she has slowed down and has pain in her leg a lot, she is still going pretty strong. One thing we've always said about Grandma...both her memory and constitution are like a steel trap!!
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Something tickled her...and it wasn't me with the make-Grandma-giggle catchphrase either....
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She was so pleased with her gift that she actually smiled for the pictures!! (This isn't necessarily the best picture of her ever, but you can tell she is smiling. :] )
I cracked some joke about Grandma having the fly-swatter in her lap...when I was little and being naughty, she'd swat me one of those things. They sting pretty serious just in case you've never been smacked with one...
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Of course, we had to get Grandpa into the pictures. Unlike Grandma, he likes having his picture taken!
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Grandpa and I hamming it up--it's just possible we might have been snorting over the accident we'd had that afternoon with a certain...um...well...perscription, shall I say?
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Savannah and Grandma. Once Savannah and I dared to call her "Gram-crackers" since it was one of the things we associated with her. Needless to say, she wasn't pleased and we never did it again. :P
(To be entirely honest, I believe it was actually me that was brash enough to actually call her that to her face.)
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Katherine and Grandma. Katherine was just born when the above mentioned incident took place (I think), so she doesn't have that memory. :D
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Grandma and Meself...
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And one more of my striking Grandpa and sister!! ;)
I'm very thankful to still have my Grandma...(and Grandpa!!)

        Racheal

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Sandra Sullivan
11/21/2013 01:05:49 am

This is the first time I noticed that you resemble your Grandpa Snow! In the one with (your words) hamming it up. Perhaps just the angle or the expression. I see his nose for sure. Also these are the best pictures of your Grandma I have seen. She must have really been enjoying herself. Ya'll must have made her birthday pretty special.

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Racheal
11/22/2013 11:37:40 am

Very seldom do I look like Grandpa...I generally resemble either the other side of the family, Grandma's mother, or Mom the most. :) Maybe we just look similar in that picture because I WAS hamming it up! :D :D

I was really surprised that Grandma smiled the way she did...I was all ready to go into the usual make Grandma giggle routine, but I didn't need to! :D

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