9.13.2007

You know who's really funny?

My grandma.

She is nearly 81 years old and is an absolute hoot. What's great about her is that she's not the wild and crazy grandma who is always doing kooky things, she is very into manners and doing the right thing yet she will bust out the funniest, most unexpected one-liners and have the whole family cracking up.

What's even more tickling are her recent purchases: A year ago, she bought a computer with virtually no knowledge of technology whatsoever. At the time of this post, she is still trying to master the double-click. There is nothing funnier than checking my yahoo mail and seeing a forwarded message from her because I know it took her at least 10 minutes to read the directions my Dad wrote down for her in order to send the email. She has also recently purchased a 46-inch flat screen tv, which I can only assume is so she can get a better view of the products on QVC. That, and she loves college football. I dare you to watch a high-intensity Buckeyes game with her and not get excited. You would think you were at the game, in the student section, with your face painted, by all of the hooting and hollering she does.

Five years ago she fought off a purse snatcher in the grocery store parking lot. He told her he had a gun and wanted her purse. Instead of getting scared and handing over her purse, she took her cart and pushed it as hard as she could at him and screamed at the top of her lungs. He ran and was caught the next day. She is the fiestiest 4'9" woman you'll ever meet. And she's healthy as a horse. A rarity indeed.

She's hilarious. And I love her.

8 comments:

Sarah said...

I love her too. Catching up with her this summer was fun, she is always entertaining!

Amber said...

That was an awesome tribute! She sounds amazing!

Tiny said...

Awwww... What an inspiration! I only hope I'm as fierce and agile as she someday!

Iris Took said...

She sounds amazing. I can't believe that she fought off a purse snatcher who potentially had a gun! Old people rock.

Ky • twopretzels.com said...

I don't know her, but I love her.
I LOVE your stories of your Grandma.
What a SWEETIE.
:-)

And what a SWEETIE you are to write such a lovely post about her.

Mickey D. said...

She's pretty great.

Seriously Tiny, I hope I have inherited some of what she's got.

Two Pretzels - you will meet her at the wedding. Be prepared though, she's famous for patting people on the behind.

MD said...

And for making very innocent, very funny, but very inappropriate comments.

That Grandma B. cracks me up. She's such a little leprechaun, eh toots?

Ky • twopretzels.com said...

She can pat me on the behind. I have no problems with that. I think when you get to a certain age you can pretty much do anything, short of murder, and I'm ok with it...