My Grandma

This is a picture of my Grandma Bessie and I on Easter Sunday. I love this picture of her. She's so beautiful and such a blessing to have in my life. I wish I was able to have spent more time with her when I was little but I hope I make up for it since I've become an adult. We always spent so much time with my dad's side of the family and I loved it but sometimes I feel like I missed out on a lot at my grandma and grandpa's farm when I was little. I do have very fond memories of my grandparents growing up. Things like being forbidden by my grandma to go near the big, red barn at butchering time. I had no idea why I wasn't allowed in there but now that I'm older I realize my grandma was saving my eyes from very nasty looking stuff. She seemed to have eyes in the back of her head as she worked in the kitchen and would yell out the window, "You girls stay away from that barn!" LOL! I also remember my aunts, Colleen and Sheri, always arguing over who's turn it was to get water from the water pump outside. They would have to take the bucket outside and use the pump to get water from the well so it could be brought in the house and everyone could drink from the bucket with a stainless steel ladle. I used to love to drink from that bucket and the water was so delicious! There's never been any water I've ever drank since that has tasted as good as that well water tasted! My aunts also taught my sister and I how to stir chocolate syrup into our vanilla ice cream to make it turn chocolate. Those are great memories!

My mom was young when she had us so my grandparents weren't very old and they still had fairly young children at home too. My mom is the oldest and her youngest sibling is only 7 yrs. older than I am. I loved spending time with Colleen and Sheri. I always thought they were so cool! They still are great aunts and I love to be around them. I'm grateful for my family! And Grandma Wolf, I love you so very, very much!