My Mom and Grandmas

For those of you who know my mom you know she is crazy...but in a good way! A few years ago I bought her a thing to go around her licsense plate that said "I tried to contain myself...but I escaped." She has proudly displayed that on her last two cars! She is a little bit OCD (okay a lot OCD) and has ADD. She can read my mind ESPECIALLY when I don't want her to and I hate it and love it at the same time! She is the most stubborn woman but will bend over backwards for something or someone she cares about. She is a walking contradiction which means you can never guess what will happen next. She can laugh at herself and make fun of herself and tries not to take things too serious. If she gets lost, which is often, she turns it into an adventure. Sometimes I am almost afraid to go anywhere with her if she is driving! She will take things right off of your plate if you get too close but will not let you get near her plate if she doesn't want to share. She has overcome enormous obstacles to become who she is today and I am so proud of her. I didn't inherit enough of her OCD (trust me on this...I am thinking of how we can hardly walk in our computer room right now) but I did get her drive and determination and I am very proud to call her my mother. Now if I could just get her to make plans in advance...

Grandma Kay. Or Sydney Kay depending on who she is talking too. She has four great-grandchildren now and they call her GiGi which I think is adorable. She inspires me. The woman is going to be 80 this year and still goes to the casino to play poker on Monday nights! I remember spending time at thier lake house on Beaver Lake in Arkansas. Between there and Pennsylvania I always had a busy summer! We would take the boat out, go fishing, go watch fireworks, go tubing and skiing. As she and grandpa got a little older it became more difficult to maintain and so they moved closer to us to Chickasha. I love that house in Chickasha...sometimes I wish they had chosen just a little bit closer so I could someday buy that house...but Chickasha is just too far from the city for a daily commute. However, I love spending time with her! We gossip about her daughter (yes my mom...it's fun!) I am so much like her. She was a nurse and I am always asking her questions about medical things. And anytime I have a garage sale she is right there helping me price and sell stuff. She used to buy and sell antiques and I enjoyed going to estate sales with her! And she is an amazing cook...nothing like Thanksgiving at Grandma's! When I finish school she is going to teach me to sew...so I can make my own curtains and we might just move up to pillows and we'll see what other creativity might seep out of me.

Grandma Eisler. Love that woman something fierce. She is my real dad's mom and I only get to see her once every couple of years when we go to Pennsylvania. I hope and pray that she and Pap can come down for my college graduation next year. She is a formidable woman with a quiet strength and gentle nature. But don't let that fool you. She can stand up with the best of them when she needs too! We are going to visit my Pennsylvania family in July and I cannot wait to get there!

As I read over the blurbs on these three special women in my life (I did notice the grammar errors and do not feel like fixing them...so leave me alone Grammar Nazi's!) I see how I am like them in distinct ways and proud to say that I am. I would not be who I am today without each of thier influences. So thank you Mom, Grandma Kay, and Grandma Eisler. I love you.