Grandma Kitty

Grandma on her 86th Birthday

I was in Cleveland with Jeff on my grandmother's 87th birthday. I spoke to her on the phone, but didn't get to see her. I hadn't seen her since I've been home either, so I decided to visit her today. I picked up some cider donuts on my way to go along with her birthday gift.

My grandma is different than most. Personally, I think she has split personalities. To tell which personality you are going to get, you can just check out her make-up. If her make-up is dark and kind of sloppy, she's having a day! A day, meaning a crazy mood, crazy talk, and some irrational comments. More subtle make-up doesn't mean you are off the hook. It just means that her mood is a little less crazy, talk will be a little less crazy, and there will still be some irrational comments.

When I arrived at her apartment complex, a senior citizens community, she didn't have much make-up on and she seemed happy to see me. Always a good sign! She shared feelings of distraught over Jeff being in Cleveland, and us being apart so early in our marriage. She feels that us young people like to have sex and cuddle a lot. Apparently, those desires will fade away as we get older. In fact, rich and educated people like to sleep in separate beds. Now, I have read that if you want a good night's sleep, sleep in a separate bed, but I think it is more of a joke than what people actual do. However, my grandmother definitely has some difficulty distinguishing between jokes and seriousness. She proceeded to explain that rich educated people actually do that. They have sex together in one bed, then go and sleep in separate beds. Really? I didn't realize my grandmother knew that many rich, educated people that she talked to about their sex lives. Personally, I think rich, married people who sleep in separate beds do so for another reason. I have seen that as power and money come into someone's life, it is much easier to use those things to get sex elsewhere, from someone other than their spouse. I also think, more than we realize, that married couples who are not necessarily together, continue to live in the same house. That is why I believe rich people sleep in separate beds.

My grandma is also the type of person who has to have the last word when you say goodbye. As you can imagine, it's not that she needs to say goodbye, but feel the need to spit out some random information that she feels is important for you to remember. Advice, usually. Advice that only a grandma who reads too many National Enquirers would give. It is always advice that she finds vitally important, but the average person would have no regard for. So, as I was walking out the door, I heard my grandmother's voice trailing, "And don't go out when there's a full moon. That's when the crazies are out!" I didn't realize that! I thought all the crazies were tucked away safely in their senior citizen community apartments.

Anyways, it was a spectacular visit. Remember, her make-up wasn't even crazy today! Do you see what I mean when I say that doesn't mean the coast is clear? It just means that things are a little toned down. And yes, that was toned down.