What Memory Makes you Smile?

Taking my foster grandson on holidays

M0nica

My sister died in a road accident and we were all gathered at her house, my parents, my other sister and me with DH and teenage children. We had bought some sandwiches for lunch from a nearby sandwich shop and were sitting in the living room eating them when we heard an almighty crash from the kitchen. We rushed through. My sister had had to bring her two cats with her and they had jumped on the work top and put their heads in the empty sandwich bags to eat the contents left at the bottom. The bags got stuck on their heads, in trying to get them off they had fallen off the worktop and were blundering around the kitchen with paper bags on their heads.

We all started laughing, and somehow that broke the black inertia that enveloped us and gave us the strength to start doing all the things that needed doing.

Strangely when ever I think about those daft cats staggering around with bags on their heads, or any thing reminds me of them. I still smile.

That made me laugh out loud , thank you for posting it x

Lots of memories make me smile, many connected to grandchildren. One when I took my 2 youngest grandchildren,(then aged 3) out for the day. We were eating lunch when my granddaughter said 'grandma this is the best day ever'. They're now both 14 and there have been many day trips and holidays with lots more treasured memories.

I was looking through old family photos this morning as my daughter has a significant birthday coming up soon. I smiled so many times looking back at the children when they were young and having fun together.

I hadn’t seen my son’s family for about 4 months because of covid. When people living alone were aloud to be part of a bubble my son rang me up to say he was coming to pick me up (130 mile trip) and I would be part of their bubble. When I got out of the car my grandchildren (6 and 8) were literally jumping up and down with excitement to see me. Almost worth the wait!

My GD (7) and GS (5) come for tea once a week when I pick them up from school.
One afternoon I was using the toilet and they both came into see where I was.
My GD said “I like your belt, Nana” (it is multi-coloured) and my GS said “I like your underwear (!?)” then they both fell about laughing. It really made me chuckle!! 🤣

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Awwwww Fartooold - was it your little girl who had the major heart surgery ? I hope she is doing well now and thriving

Yes it was my daughter she has Down Syndrome and has done so well, now has a pacemaker and will need further surgery!
After re-reading my post I realised it was not clear (silly old fool)

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It was when I met my second husband. We had been together for 1 year when he rang me at work in my lunch hour and asked me to meet him. When I got there He was actually working on a job driving a digger. Jumping down from the digger wellies and all we headed off to town a couple of minutes away,stopping at the jewellers we chose an engagement ring from the window display, he left his muddy wellies outside the shop as we went in to pay for the ring. Afterwards we went across the road into a cafe to celebrate and had a sandwich and a cup of tea. Then I headed off back to work. Such a lovely memory I will never forget. Who said romance is dead

One of my dearest memories is the first time after lockdown we were allowed to visit DD and DGD in their garden for the first time. DD hadn’t told DGD that we were coming and the look of pure joy on her little face when she saw us will stay with me forever.

During my last year at school and my future husband’s last year at college. When my dearest future husband would always sit next to me on the bus until I started to wear fish net tights!

Going to the hospital with my son to see my newly married daughter and my husband. He had just given her one of his kidneys and they were both OK. This was nearly forty years ago when it was very unusual. Such a happy day.

Some beautiful and very cherished memories. Wonderful to share them with us

Looking after our youngest GD one day when she was just 3 yrs old, she asked for a banana. I picked one up ready to peel it and she very indignantly said no no Nanny I want a clean banana not a dirty one! It had a just a couple of black marks on the skin. It often makes me laugh when I picture her little face being so serious

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Curses..... it seems to have got stuck somewhere on ancient computer.... Apologies. Will try and get post removed IDC.

Having recently revealed to me he has a secret stash of family photos, DH just sent me this....which was very welcome news as most of ours all went missing in the course of one of our many house moves in over 50 years. This one is of grandbaby number 2. We moved South for 3 years to help with her while mum went back to work. She looks just like her mum at that age and takes after her gran with her feet up. She's still very good at art. Sorry you'll have to crick your necks to see it properly. No idea how to rectify the presentation!...

My daughter and family moved to Costa Rica last June. My (only) granddaughter was 6 and 1/2 at the time. When we had video called, she was uncommunicative and mostly absent during the calls. I flew down for the first week of December that year. I was so afraid that she was going to be distant and aloof but I had to go, I so needed to reconnect. Upon seeing me at the airport she broke from her mom and ran straight to me with arms out and big grin "Granna!!!" not only makes me smile, brings a happy tear. We had a lovely week together...Miss her so much...

I was driving my (then) small granddaughter home from nursery school just before Christmas. ‘I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus’ was playing on the radio when a small voice piped up, ‘Granny, if I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus….I’d tell Dad!

A memory in the making - on my bucket list was to buy a Small Smart Car! Taking my darling grandaughter out for a test drive. Beaming, & proud of my new "old" banger, I asked her what did she think? - "Nervous, I feel like a driving instructor!" She's only ten years old! - (I didn't think i drove it that bad!)

I posted a short video on line not realising there was sound in it.
When I listened back, there clearly to be heard in the background, was my little Granddaughter saying “Grandma, do you remember the other day when we took Willow for a walk and I had a wee behind a big tree?” Oh dear, 😉🙄🤣

The smile on my DH face the night we met he had a smile that would melt the arctic that was almost 58 years ago sadly I losr him 21 weeks ago.

GrannyGravy13 what a very special memory. That will live with upu forever I think.


How lovely to also have those nice words from your café "neighbours".

It would be nice if they knew...

We should all comment more on the happy things we notice in life.