Grandma Myrtle

My Grandma Myrtle passed away on Sunday. She was 89 years young, and lived a long, happy, and healthy life. Even still, it's sad to see her go. She'll be missed! I have a million and one memories of Gram from childhood through the recent past. I'm so glad that Cait got to know her too. One of their favorite things to do together was play a card game that Cait taught Gram-Hong Kong. I'm pretty sure Grandma thought it was silly, but she played along anyways. I could write for days if I went through the memories...but I'll leave a few here. Some of my very eariest memories are going down the street whenever possible to get an ice cream cone from Grandma. Ice cream was never out-of-stock at their house! I also remember my 5th birthday party in Grandma's basement (I had the chicken pox!). Of course there were all of the Christmas Eves spent there with the whole family. Sometimes we'd walk home after the festivities, if it was warm enough. One of my favorite things to do was play in Grandma's basement office. She didn't care one bit if I rummaged through her desk, used her stapler and ink stamps, and even the telephone. That must be where I got my start! As I got older the visits became about life, talking about school and friends. She was always interested in what was going on. After I moved to Eau Claire our visits were less frequent, but she still liked to know everything. Most recently, we would talk about Cait, Jason, and work. For the longest time she called Jason "Chase". She must not have heard very well, and I never corrected her. Then all of a sudden she had it right. (Someone must have corrected her.) One of my more recent (and I think favorite) memories of Gram is from my wedding. She looked so pretty in her pink dress and pearls and she seemed very happy (although confused). It will be sad to go by Grandma and Grandpa's house since they're both gone. And will be strange to see someone else living there. My Grandpa and Grandma were both beautiful people, and now they're together in a beautiful place.