Grandpa and squirrels

As Grandpa and I sat in the dining room and looked at the backyard that had three squirrels running by the pond, he said, "we are gonna have to go squirrel hunting!" "Uh, you eat squirrel," I asked. "Yep, I used to hunt them," said Grandpa. "But Grandpa, squirrels are so cute!" "Yep, I used to fry them like chicken." ...silence... "Squirrel gravy is is good too."

Food with Grandpa

Ever wonder what it is like to live with a 84-year-old man? I think I can best express what it is like through food.

Recently my Grandpa made me lunch. It included a fried bratwurst, a bag of roasted peanuts and a cup of coffee.

When we dined out, he took me to the Golden Corral at 4 p.m. for dinner, "To beat the rush!" It is such an experience to be done with dinner by 4:40 p.m., I suggest you try it at least once.

Grandpa makes a good chicken 'n dumplings, however one time he decided to be creative with it. He used chicken wings, so picking at the bones in my soup was a fun surprise!

Overall, I love living with my Grandpa... even if our food tastes differ. 

Grandpa is 84 years young today!

Today is my Grandpa's birthday. Yesterday he received his first birthday card... and so my story begins.

Grandpa skimmed his card and said, "...it won't open!" I advised him to actually read the front cover, then to read the back of the card. He decided for the benefit of us both to read the beginning of the card aloud, "This birthday card can only be opened by the perfect brother..." and flipped the card over to read "You mean you actually tried to open it?"

Without missing a beat, he retried to open the card. He surprised me as he grunted, "Don't tell me I can't open a card!" and ripped the glued card open!

He put the card on the table with the envelope on top and turned to me and said, "See? That's how I always do it. Stand the card up for everyone to see!" and walked away, leaving me speechless.

May I be as feisty when I turn 84, happy birthday Grandpa!