Grandmas

This is a picture of Ben and I with his grandparents, S.E. and Georgia. They are really remarkable people in my opinion. I would've liked to be close to my grandparents, but between being in another state and just well... time together, we never were. My mom's mom, Granny as I called her, was very proper and kind and never raised her voice. I have one memory of her where my little brother and I went on a walk and of course she put a scarf around her hair so it wouldn't get messed up. (I remember thinking that was absurd) My brother must have been very young, because I don't think I was more than 10 yrs old. Anyway, I remember asking if we could make up a song and she said "ok", so she made up this song that went: "Here we go, Jim, John and Joe, over the mountains and over the vales, here we go." After we established who was Jim, John and Joe we sang it over and over and over. It's my favorite memory of my grandmother. My other grandmother is still alive. She is an artist- a painter. She drives all crazy, has loads of rings from the home shopping club she never wears, and wears her hair in a bun. She's a very interesting lady.

Anyway... I want to share with whomever reads this silly blog of ours some of the funny stuff Ben's grandma sent me today. She is very funny, with a very vibrant personality. These are supposed to be from church bulletins. They are misprints of course.

> For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.


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> Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.


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> Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.


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> The Rector will preach his farewell message after which the choir will sing: "Break Forth Into Joy."

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> Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in
> their school days.


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> A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.


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> At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?"
Come early and listen to our choir practice.


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> Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some
> older ones.


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> Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.


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> The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.


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> This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come
> prepared to sin.


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> Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall
after the B.S. is done.

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> The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake
> breakfast next Sunday.


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> The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation
> is invited to attend this tragedy.


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> Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.


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> The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours".