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Friday, March 03, 2006Things I've Learned RecentlyMy grandmother broke her ankle the Sunday before last, and has been in the hospital and then rehabilitation institute since then. I've visited her twice, the second time on her birthday, and during our talks have learned a bit more about my family.Her father (my great-grandfather) was a handy man and landscaper for rich people. Ma said he was really good and landscaping and made yards beautiful. Later she also said he wasn't around much, and I think she said it was because he was Indian though I don't understand how that caused him to not be around. (He's actually half, but that still gets him considered Native American.) Her mother (my great-grandmother) didn't work. And she was fun to grow up with. I'm not sure I've ever heard Ma talk about someone like she did about her mother. I think it's love I heard in her voice. My mother was into everything growing up. Clubs, events, whatnot. My mother and father actually first met in elementary school during a chess tournament! She remembers my Dad being a nice person. Whenever he came over to pick up Mom, and she wasn't ready, he would sit and talk with Ma. She said he was always pleasant to talk to. |
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