Reminders of Grandma
I like to ask my Grilled Grandmas to do things I can't do. Specifically, I like to ask them to provide answers that I myself am not capable of providing.
For instance, when grilling up a grandma, I always ask What do you most want to pass along to your grandchildren? The ever gracious grandmas give profound answers I envy, especially because when I ask myself the same thing, a concise answer evades me.
The Grilled Grandma question I've most recently pondered myself is What is one word you hope your grandkids think of when they think of you? The Grilled Grandmas have offered up some awesome words in the past years of me asking them that. But can I answer that myself? Heck no! One word? You gotta be joking, I told myself.
I can, though, think of a whole list of thingsI hope make Bubby and Mac think of me. Today I'd like to share that list with you—prefaced, though, by a brief disclaimer. As Bubby is older and we've known each other longer, most on the list are things I hope currently remind him of me, but they're things I hope will eventually do the same for Baby Mac. Maybe they already do.
Things I hope remind my grandkids of me
Colorado—as well as mountains, snow, squirrels, Pikes Peak, and the North Pole
hugs
the click, click and flash of a camera
homemade ice cream
"You have mail!"
Mary Poppins, Jungle Book, and Robots
popcorn—confetti and otherwise
playing pirates in the park
"We Will Rock You" (aka the Rock Dog song)
water balloons
Muddy Buddies
black dogs, pointer/pits, and cats
movie theaters
Multi-grain Cheerios and Chester's Cheese Puffcorn
Ultimately, though, the only thing that matters does come down to one simple word. That word is Gramma. It's the one word I most want to remind Bubby and Mac of me, the one word by which they know me, the one word that is uniquely me, only me. At least when it comes to only them.
Today's question:
What things do you hope remind your grandchildren or children of you?