This week I'm preparing to launch my oldest off to college. I went to print off some pictures of the family so my daughter Meghan could take a little piece of us with her while we're apart. I came across this video of Meghan and her Great-Grandma Cusumano, or Grandma Cuckoo as we lovingly call her.My grandma is ninety years young. She LOVES to give … [Read more...]
I love my Grandma!
God blessed me with the best grandma.Today we are taking a drive down to see her. Paul has court in the Bay Area so we are all tagging along to hang out with Grandma Cuckoo, as we lovingly call her.She will be eighty-nine in March and is already bragging about her big 90th birthday bash.How about you? Anyone out there blessed with a Grandma like … [Read more...]
Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.
This here is my grandma. At 88 years old (88 and a quarter, is how she shares her age), she took a two hour Amtrak train ride to our house to be here this weekend for a family BBQ. All her children, seven of her eight grandchildren and nine of her twelve great-granz (as she calls them) will be here.She is in all her glory.In honor of her visit, I … [Read more...]
Grandma Has an Addiction
Those of us closest to grandma know she is addicted. We have grown up in the shadow of this stronghold in her life. All of her children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren are aware of the 7:00pm hour and what it does to her. We have only made the mistake once, if ever, of calling at that time. Her obsession….’The Wheel of Fortune.’This … [Read more...]
