Nana surprises me every time I see her with her newest adventure as she refers to it. As many of my friends know, every time I go to see her it is guaranteed that I have some story about my day. Here are some of my favorites:
The keys: Nana cannot keep track of keys. Now she hides them throughout her apartment, usually in pants pockets, on drawstrings, inseam, wherever she can hide it from the robbers. Before we moved her out of Indy one of the tasks I had was to empty her safety deposit box. Nana told me that she had all the keys for me when I arrived, I just needed to know which one to use. I walked in to her apartment and found a cookie sheet covered in tin foil with every key she found in her apartment individually taped to the sheet along with a few paper clips. Nana- “Look how I found my keys!”
Why she needs a phone in her bedroom: Nana is a flirt. Even if she doesn’t know, she always has a new “beau” as she calls them. Despite being in her 80s with no memory, she is one hot ticket! One night I went to visit Nana with Elyse and she disconnected her phone in the living room. I found it in her room and asked why it was there. She said that she needed to have a phone in her room. Who needs a phone in their room at night? Unless its for an alarm, no one needs it. I asked why she needed it- “I get phone calls at night!” From who? “All the tall, dark, handsome men that see me and want my number”
Santa: Nana looooves to go out in public any time we are willing to take her (its quite an undertaking!) Every Christmas Eve we go to Oconnors Pub where Nana is guaranteed to get some form of beer, as if she wasn’t already loopy! On our way out of the restaurant, there was a man wearing a red tshirt with a grey beard. He was a bit heavy, but not Santa size. Nana spotted him, reached out, patted his tummy and said “Merry Christmas Santa!” His wife burst out laughing and we ran out as fast as we could.
Kisses for all! This summer Nana upped her flirt to a new level. She has always been loving to her family with lots of hugs, but this summer she has decided it is time to share the love. While there with Anne and Leigh Nana stopped all of the residents, including a poor woman in a wheel chair, telling them how lucky they are and giving a big kiss. To top it all off, we got on the elevator and 2 unassuming workers were already there. Nana looked straight at one of the men and said, “Well, aren’t you going to kiss me?” I really want her in a mask come flu season…
Freckled: In addition to the great doctor stories Mom said below she also was asked about her race. After much thinking, she responded- Freckled! I think Nana just created a new race but looking at our family it certainly fits!
Every visit with Nana has certainly become an adventure, one that puts a smile on my face every time whether she is flashing a pearl ring in my face as an “ugly, cheap thing”, kissing the workers or asking for money to buy new underwear. I can't wait to hear her latest when I am home again in November!
Bex
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