My Nanny

My Nanny was the best Grandmother in the whole world. She passed away last July after being in a nursing home for almost 4 years. She left me with some of the most wonderful memories ever! When she turned 90 years old, I compiled a list of 90 memories that she had given me. As soon as I get it typed onto a computer, I will add it to this blog. She was a real character and had a great sense of humor! I think about her all the time and feel her presence around me. I know she is up in heaven giving everyone a run for their money!

Nanny, Kathy(my sister) holding her baby doll and me at Christmas in 1964

This is TJ giving Nanny the soft, colorful flower that he picked out for her. Nanny called TJ her "Little Buddy" He usually went with me when I visited her at the nursing home, it really lifted her spirits!

Endangered Species!

The slip. No, not the shoe. The slip. If you are under 30 years old, you may not know what a slip is. I guess the fashions of today don’t call for slips, obviously if some girls are wearing short skirts and no underwear, why would they bother with a slip? To be honest, today's fashions to not call for a slip, I am just trying to cover as much skin as possible while staying cool in 98 degree temp with outrageous humidity.

I have a wedding to attend tomorrow and I got a new dress that needs a slip. It has rather thin fabric, it’s long and I would feel better if you couldn’t see through it. I have a half slip, but I wanted a full slip, so I wouldn’t have VSL (visible slip line at my waist). I went to at least 4 stores. I finally asked the young girl at Target if they carried them anymore. (I knew they didn’t, I just wanted to test her to see if she knew what they were!) She said no, no one wears them anymore, they wear those body things. I said, well I don’t want to be a sausage, I just want a nice loose slip so my dress is not see-through. She kinda laughed. She said I might could find them at Sears or JC Penneys. I haven’t made it to either place yet, and don’t know that I will. I might have to do with VSL.

This makes me feel really old. If I had known sooner that I would need one, I am sure the ladies in that Polygamists colony could tell me where to get one.

Now, I had thought of taking a scrap white cotton sheet I have and making one, it would be easy to do, just a time thing….yeah, right!