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july-19th-club · 2 years ago

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the last book grandma ever read was agatha christie's "murder on the orient express," which was also the first book my mother remembers getting from her as a gift and not a hand-me-down from her siblings.

one of her favorite 'isms' was 'all things in moderation,' but she also had a plaque in the kitchen when my aunts were growing up that read "you have to kiss a lot of horny toads before you find a prince" and another tchotchke that featured a cherub swinging on a length of twine that said "when you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and HANG ON." like every nonna on earth before her, she ushered us to dinner with a "mangia" - which was also what it said on her favorite apron.

the last picture taken of her was her first picture with her great-granddaughter ellie, who's two months old and named after her. it was the first and only time they met.

#talked to mom for the first time since #i guess she was going to get the mail (she was ALWAYS going to get the mail even when there was no mail. bc dementia)#and everyone always figured that was her best way to get a little exercise #but she fell on the sidewalk. broke an arm and had a lot of injuries to her face . and probably chest? i dont know #but she just. it happened on tuesday and forty-eight hours later she was dead #and this is the first time i realized how bad pappy's dementia is because apparently. he keeps forgetting it happened #and assumes she's coming back to the house. calling hours and wake are monday funeral's tuesday #and my aunt still wants to celebrate pappy's birthday (wednesday) and a couple other birthdays on saturday #because she figures we'll all need a celebration #but i have no idea how we're gonna do ALL that and not lose our minds/get sick/something #still. we Always celebrate pappy and colleen and emmett's birthdays that week #just like we celebrate the december birthdays the day after christmas. which was grandma's #and we celebrate the july birthdays the week of mine because there's like six birthdays then #so . here we fuckin go i guess

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