This is a for real phone call I got from my Grammy. As always, please don’t tell her I’m blogging about her or we are all screwed. No joke.
Me: Hello?
Grammy: Where is Serbia?
Me: In between Croatia and Romania.
Grammy: Well, our Men’s Water Polo team just lost to Serbia in the Olympics.
Me: Oh. Ok.
Grammy: I was trying to find Serbia on my globe because I don’t want to lose to a team whose country I can’t find on a globe.
Me: If you can find Romania and Croatia, you’ll find Serbia.
Grammy: Well, we got this globe from Wal-Mart so it might be missing some countries. Anyway, I’m going to try and find Serbia again. Loveyoubye!
And then she hung up.
Spoiler alert: I’m getting Grammy a new globe for her birthday.
Go for the globe shower curtain. It’s easier to see all the countries – and get it from Wal-Mart – you have to go the place where it’s not going to be discounted b/c of the lower number of countries on it.
Great suggestion! She would probably be able to read it better.
I have glob of my brother’s from his childhood (we’re in our 40s now) that has the USSR – it makes me laugh when I think of how out of date it is). I am surprised it doesn’t have the 13 original colonies instead of the USA.
Haha! That would be an awesome globe to have!
Ah, that was funny!
Yay! I’m glad you thought so.
“We got this globe from Walmart so it might be missing a few countries…” <—How much do I love that? I can't even tell you. Your Grammy sounds awesome! Your post (or your Grammy, whichever) rather inspires me…makes me wanna post something about my grandma & her exclamations of "cough & pee, cough & pee!" on the way to the "tinkle room."
You should definitely post about your Grandma! I’ve found it to be an endless source of funny.
Already on it!!
My grammie was a lot like yours…she’d ask her questions, get her answers, then say good-bye. No small talk, no chitchat, just get to the point and move on. I guess I get that from her. I hate yammering on and on with absolutely no point! So nuff said, I’m moving on. Thanks for the smile and memory!
I’m glad this post made you smile!
Your grandma sounds like a character. My grandpa is always good for a chuckle or two, also:
https://burbdwelling.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/grandparental-advice/
She is certainly a character! Thanks for reading!
She’s so funny. Love when she’s featured. Hahaha
She is a hoot and a half that one.
That convo is AMAZING. One of the science classrooms in the school where I used to teach has a globe with the USSR on it. Maybe they got it the same place as Grammy.
My guess is yes.
I want to comment every day because I want you to be my friend! And you have a Grammy & I haven’t had one for 20 years. I love the act that she bought the globe at Walmart even though she suspected it could be inaccurate. They have beautiful globes at the National Geographic store if they still exist. Ours in OZ all closed. Boo hoo, even though I never bought anything there.
I’ll totally be your friend! Even if you don’t comment every day. Because that’s the kind of friend I am.
That is awesome. It almost brings back my patriotism…
Love your grammy stories. Keep having conversations with her. She’s priceless!
She is at that.
Hahaha, wow, we just did this the other day too! I think it stemmed from the volleyball match and my children asking, but on our puny globe there was no Serbia either!! I can’t remember where we bought it, Walmart didn’t enter our conversation so it turned more educational than humerous. Thanks google, my family now knows exactly where Serbia is.
Your Grammy sounds like quite the character!
She is quite the character. And I know it will make her feel better that her globe wasn’t the only one missing a country.
I have been enjoying many of your witty posts!
I am a new person on wordpress and am
thankful for your creative entries!
I am writing on being single after age fifty….
More your Mom’s age!
Thank you for reading! I really appreciate it! And good luck on your single after 50 adventure- I’m sure you’re going to have loads to blog about!
I am visiting my mother, Rosalie, who is a hoot. My 26 year old
daughter is with me at her independent living apt. I am at this
moment in her facility’s Pub blogging/responding.
I am a mother of 3 and only son had the one backyard wedding
with not too much fuss. So, am enjoying your adventures and
hope for less frustration for you!
Thank you! It sounds like we have a lot in common!
i heart your grammy (and those dance videos too
)
She’s an easy one to “heart”.
Grammy may need a bigger globe. I know I would.
Patty
Good point! I’ll make sure she gets a bigger globe.
Hilarious
She really is.
I just love this conversation!
Thanks! I liked it myself.
OMG. You know those Walmart globes…..
Haha! Oh, I know….
She’s a keeper! Can’t wait to see what gems of wisdom she comes up for the pre, during and post nuptials. Especially for a toast…I so hope she’s giving a toast.
Under no conditions is Grammy allowed to give a toast. It’s a family rule. True story.
““That’s the worst of girls,” said Edmund to Peter and the Dwarf. “They never can carry a map in their heads.”
“That’s because our heads have something inside them,” said Lucy.” -Prince Caspian.
Bazinga!