Next Project – Martin Cookbook 2nd Edition

Okay the reunion is over, so I will start my next project, Martin Family Cookbook 2nd Edition. I need all of your help, recipes are needed. I have set the date of January 31st for the deadline to have all the recipes in to me. I hope that everyone will contribute their family recipes to make this a success.

Please send in your recipes by January 31st.

God blessed us all the day we became your grandchildren.

Letters were sent out to all the grandchildren telling them that we wanted to do something in Granny’s memory; several sent in donations for this. (I threatened each of the them to keep this a secret from their parents)  This was not only done in Granny’s memory but it was in the honor of her kids, our parents. We want them to know how much we love their Mother, our Granny.

Just as us Martins return to the park for the family reunion every year, the Martin birds return to their nesting place every year. Therefore, Paula had the wonderful idea of the Martin Birdhouse. While again, I am so sorry that we did not have it there and put up in time.

The park employees had agreed to put the birdhouse up when it arrives. It is two stories to allow for several Martins, you know there is never just one Martin anywhere. ( you may wish it was, but it never is)

Paula designed the plaque for the post of the birdhouse. It reads as follows:

In Loving Memory

Marie

“Granny”

Martin

1920 – 2008

God blessed us all the day we became your grandchildren.

You filled our lives with love, beauty, and laughter.

We miss you.

We love you.

- your grandchildren

“Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.”

– Author Unknown

Also, the grandchildren will have a brick paver placed at the Centennial Park on Main Street in Crossett, in Granny’s Memory.

I will send pictures of each of these items when they are in place. Please take a moment to thank Paula for the plaque design. Paula has worked hard on many projects, not only on her projects but on so many of my projects ideas.  I think after this she is blocking all my phone calls and emails. Thank you Paula, for all that you have done.

So parents be sure to thank your children for assisting with this Memorial for Granny.

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Memories

Granny was definetly the glue that held us all together. I feel things slipping away. It was a good reunion – but Granny was still the main topic. In the past we all would line up to have our picture made with Granny, sort of like how the kids line up to see Santa. Not a single family picture was made this year.

Granny’s things have always been dear to us, but this year everything that she liked, owned, made, or touched was ever so dear to each of us. Donnie came in to the reunion with the idea that he was gonna by up stock on Granny items. He did!

Pete asked me what I wanted of Granny’s, while I would have loved to had it all. I had my eye/heart set on the popcorn string that Granny made. I can remember going by to visit her, and she was sitting there crocheting away on the popcorn while asking about Pete and Whitney. It was something that she learned early and she did not have to repeatedly refer to pattern to make. I just measaured it and it is over 83 feet long, 83 feet of Granny’s love. Pete told me that he better see it on the tree this year. He put the tree up for me this morning, before I got up, so I quess he is serious.

I also have the bathroom scales that Granny used to use daily. Granny had to keep such a close eye on her weight, she had a notebook with an ink pen that she kept in her bathroom on a little wooden stool so she could write down her morning weight. Near the end, when I stayed with Granny at night I would assist her on the scales and then write it down for her. Paula has all the pictures of Granny’s precious hands while I have the scales that Granny’s tired little feet stood on so many times. So I quess you could say that we grandchildren have Granny covered from her hands to her feet. I also have Granny’s ironing board, Granny loved her clothes, she told me several times that growing up she only had a few clothes- just the bare necessities. Granny always wanted her clothes ironed and looking neat.

Each child and grandchild has their own special or different memory of Granny.

What is your Granny memory?

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