This year was Pappaw's 76th birthday. I have always thought of "old" as someone in their 80's, but it just occurred to me that 76 is almost 80! It is funny that though Pappaw's mind is deteriorating, he is still as strong as a bag of hammers! Built like one too!
The usuals showed up for the get together. Grandma, Pappaw, and Jean, early. Tim., late.
Joel decided that 6:00 in the evening was just too late for him, so he went to bed. But Nettsie came (she can stay up later than 6:00), looking lovely, and your dad, Val, and I rounded out the guest list.
Grandma made me laugh with her choice of party attire. After all these months of making fun of Vally for wearing her pajama pants for every event except church and job interviews, Grandma showed up in
flannel pajama pants for Pappaw's supper!
Pappaw was very funny as usual, with his random comments that really fit the moment. At one point, he sang another line that I had never heard to the song "She's got freckles on her BUT she's perty!" None of us can remember exactly how the line went, but it was something like, "And I saw her AS [pronounced ASS] she passed the window" and "I thought it was her BUT [read BUTT] it wasn't." Of course we all howled, and Grandma rolled her eyes!
Pappaw was very proud of himself for blowing out all 7 candles on his birthday cake in one breath.
And unlike his offspring, he did not spit on the cake. We were all thankful!
The only part of this story that's missing is your response to Pappaw when he asked for another bowl of dessert. ;)
ReplyDeleteHow funny! I completely forgot! Honest! OK, for all who weren't' there, Pappaw asked for seconds on dessert. When I opened my mouth to respond affirmatively to him, what actually came out was a sound like, "Oh hell." I was stunned! And so was everyone else. I tried to explain that I did not know where that came from, or what I was even trying to say, but it was falling flat fast. So I just gave up and said, "Oh hell!" again, and started serving Pappaw seconds! This account may be disputed, but I can attest that this accounting is the true and accurate version.
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