Nana Banana

We've had a rather busy week. As  you can tell from the lack of posting here.

Nan is turning 95 this September so we decided to celebrate her birthday last week at the family reunion. Almost everyone was able to come, even some cousins from Georgia. The Man was the only one who couldn't come.

I'll have to Photoshop him into the family photograph we took.

He's going to love that.

Honey, can you come outside and kneel down kind of in front of that flowering bush? No, tilt your shoulder to the left, not the right. Okay, life your head up just a little. There. Hold still. Oh no, you moved. Now we have to line it all up again. Stay still this time!

Nan got a bit overwhelmed by all the nice words, and all the love that was heading in her direction. We've never had a reunion where all her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids were able to be there. 

I love the expression on E's face, looking at Nan.

I love this woman so.darn.much.

She's one of the finest women I know, along with my MIL. And you already know how much I love her.

When we were kids, we would visit her and Gramps almost every weekend during good weather. On Friday nights, when she was working, my mom and sister and I would go and pick her up when she got out of the factory.

She had the coolest job ever.

On a production line, IN A COOKIE FACTORY!

{Think "I Love Lucy" in the episode with her and Ethel working a production line in a chocolate factory.}

She would bring home boxes and bags of cookies and crackers that were sold in the discard shop. We didn't care if they were broken. We loved them all.

How great is that to a kid? Your grandmother working in a cookie factory. It was the best job ever.

We had a great day, visiting and catching up with each other.

And that chocolate cake in the first picture?

Yum.