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My.Daily.Distraction ~ Post 103: Grandmother’s Ice Cream Money

02 Monday Feb 2015

Posted by duckykoren in Food, God, Heaven, Ice Cream, Money, Stories

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Aunt, blogs, Cousins, Double Dip, God, Grandchildren, grandfathers, Grandmothers, Heaven, ice cream, Ice Cream Cone, love, money, Treats, True Story, Writing

I loved my Grandmother very much.

She knew instinctively what it took to make her grandchildren happy.

Ice cream was one of those ways.

When I was a little girl, she would quietly take aside, look around to see if anyone was watching, and then carefully slip some money into the palm of my hand. Then she would whisper to ensure that no one would hear…

“This is for ice cream…”

…Don’t tell your Grandfather.”

With an obeying nod, I solemnly gave her my promise.

I’m sure my cousins share these same memories…

Yes, we loved ice cream, but Grandmother loved ice cream even more.

My Aunt once shared with me that when Grandmother came to visit the family for several weeks, she always left a little rounder than when she first arrived. I have no doubt that this stemmed from sharing her love of ice cream with all of her grandchildren.

So, now that she is no longer with us and has been taken up to heaven, I cannot help but wonder if she is in any way able to get a double dip.

As Christians, we were always taught that “God will provide.” Some would say that God will provide us with our needs.

Well, I know for a fact that for my Grandmother ice cream was a necessity.

So, when I get to heaven, I fully expect her to immediately take me quietly aside.

Then, like before, she will carefully slip some money into the palm of my hand and whisper:

“This is for ice cream…

…Don’t tell God!”

My.Daily.Distraction ~ Post 40: Travelling With Dogs

28 Friday Nov 2014

Posted by duckykoren in Animals, Dogs, Pets, Poems, Poetry, Travel

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Amimals, Bed, Disney, dogs, Highway, Kids, Pets, Poetry, Restaurants, Sleep, Travel, Treats

It hardly seems like like twenty years
When we packed up the kids
And put the car in gear
And drove for twenty-four hours
To do the Disney thing…

And I’ve got to say those times were the best
But times have changed
Now that they’ve left the nest
It’s nice for hubby and me to be a twosome again

Like I said before the kids are now grown
So now whenever we leave home
We still have two small fry
And they got four legs and a tail…

There’s Sweet Miss Sophie and she’s a Shi-Poo
She likes to hide the toys
From Bobby “Little Man” Shih-tzu
It’s a match made in heaven
And they’re quite a pair…

So now when we travel away from home
The dogs ride in the back
Boy, they hate being there alone
And you know, they always kick up a noisy fuss…

So they both make the leap and then sit on my lap
Then they settle down and take a long nap
Next thing you know
They’re snoring in my ears…

They’re favourite part is when we stop to eat
Because they know that then they’re in for a treat
Then they get a walk in the tall grass
And have a long pee…

But they’ve got to have ketchup on their french fry
And if you don’t put out they’ll whimper and cry
They’ll act like their dear lives
Have been put on the line…

That’s way it is
That’s the way it goes
When you travel with critters with cold black noses
Lord, they take up the bed and then sleep like a log…

But to tell you the truth it’s really okay
And we just wouldn’t have it any other way
Because we really love traveling the highway
With our two dogs…

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