My grandmother isn’t any ordinary grandparent; she is more like a mother to me. When my sister and I were younger my mom and dad would work crazy hours with my dad being a deputy sheriff and my mom being a registered nurse, so my grandma Betty would watch us. She became more like a mother figure to us, because she was always there when we needed her. She would heal the wounds, kiss the “boo boo,” and also discipline us when we needed it. Not only did she take care of my sister and me, but she also took care of her mother. This is why I would call my grandma, superwoman. She really could do it all and not look like she aged one bit. Even my friend’s parents would say that she looked a lot younger than what she really was. My grandma would love to hear me tell her that story over and over again.
I would say that my grandma is a very unique woman. My grandma was in charge of taking my sister and me to school every morning. To some this was an easy task, but for her it was a very hard job. Marie and I were probably the hardest kids to wake up. We absolutely did not want to get up and go to school. My grandma would do everything in her power to get us out of bed, which included dragging us from our arms and legs. Just imagine a sixty year old woman dragging two girls out of their beds. She was also very determined to get us to school on time. My grandma would whip her little Toyota Camry in between cars on the highway and fly through red lights to get us there on time. I remember being scared for my life when I would drive with her, but this didn’t change getting up on time in the mornings. I think this is what kept my grandma young.
My grandma was also the queen of cooking. She could whip you up a dinner in minutes for you. Her cooking tasted so good too. Anything she made I would eat. I even ate all my vegetables. My grandma was also the best pie maker I know. I’m not really sure if she liked to bake or not but she was the best at it. She is also the only person I know that would stock up on everything that had to do with cooking. I remember going through her pantry and she had ten jars of grape jelly, fifteen boxes of brownie mix, and probably twenty cans of Pringles. She didn’t want anything to go to waste so she would freeze everything too. I think I really learned the value of a dollar from her. I also learned my organizational skills from my grandma too. She labeled just about everything in her house that could be labeled. She would label food by the brand, the date she bought it, and when it would go bad. She always had everything nice, clean, and neat and organized, even though she would tell you that her house was a wreck.
Now that I am older and I don’t need a babysitter anymore, I don’t get to see her very much. I appreciate my grandma so much more now that I am older. I really don’t know what I would do without her in my life. She was and still is a very important person in my life. She taught me so much and gave up part of her life to take care of my sister and me. Even though my grandma did some things that were out of the ordinary, I am still very proud and thankful to have such an amazing grandmother like her.
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