It was July of 1971 or 1972, Great Uncle Anon came and stayed with us for 2 weeks. Grandpa and Grandma Cox came down to visit us in Washington Court House, Ohio. The Fayette County fair was going on. Uncle Tom Pat and Aunt Sharon Maynard met us all there. Aunt Sharon dared Grandpa Cox to ride on the super loop. Well, he was not going to let her call him a chicken. So they got on the ride, they were hollaring and screaming. My dad (Carl), mom(Joyce), Tom Pat, Grandma, Uncle Anon and all of us kids were at the bottom laughing. When the ride went upside down, Grandpa Cox’s dentures, cigarettes, lighter, and wallet all fell on the ground. When they got off the ride, the guy had to keep everybody off the ride until Grandpa Cox could collect all his things. The only thing he had a problem finding was his teeth. They fell into somebody’s lemon shake that was standing there wondering what all the hupla was about. Because we had such a crowd of people watching those 2 on that ride. When Grandpa and Aunt Sharon got off the ride, She was puking and he was dizzy. But it was such a hoot!! Everybody had such a good time!!!
Tag: Grandma
Grandma and Grandpa – Amon and Nora Cantrell
Wonder what year. How old were they. They didn’t have grey hair and I doubt they dyed their hair.
It is funny, but this is the way I always remember them.
I am pretty sure this was Grandma, Grandpa and Roger on a visit to Ohio when I was home from the Army. Don’t know which house. Hope Vickie or Martha can remember where we lived when you were this age.
Here is another picture of Grandma and Grandpa standing at the back of their house. I know the well is back there too. They don’t look much different – just a little older. I do hope I can go back through some of my original pictures and match up some dates.
I know we can find the date for this and I think I have a picture of Grandpa helping Vickie and Anita at the well.
Carl visiting Grandma and Grandpa. Not sure when this was either. Obviously, a little older.
Marnee & Lee
Marnee
The future Mr. and Mrs. Bennett
Laylah Ali Bittner-Bennett- My big puppy
Grandma and I did so much together that it is hard to remember it all at once. The numerous walks to K Mart and Shawnee Park, always doing my laundry so perfect, feeling my butt to see if I had a temperature, yelling at Mom for not taking me to the doctor, helping me sneak my turtle on the bus so that I could bring it for show and tell…….ohhhh the memories.
Probably one of the most memorable things that I will always remember is this one time that we went to Shawnee Park. For weeks Grandma had pushed me in my stroller to the park and we checked on the ducks nest that had three or four eggs in it. I was so excited for the day we would go to the park and the eggs would be hatched and we would see baby ducks……that never happened. We went over to the nest just like always and each egg had been smashed. I looked at Grandma with tears in my eyes and said “who would do such a thing”. Grandma very calmly said “mean people Marnee just mean and bad people”. Looking back on it now it seems funny but I think it was the first time I learned of evil in the world. I had to have been 3 or 4.
I would do anything to have Grandma here now that so many things have changed. She would be so proud that I finally got my license and that I graduated college. I am getting married on June 27, 2009 to Lee who she also loved. I know she would love Laylah too…probably just because I do.
I know she is with me and all of us in spirit though. I see things that she used to do in my every day life and in myself just as I’m sure you guys do too. Lee thinks that it is crazy but, the milk has to be in the same spot in the fridge. I am also crazy about laundry and making sure the bed is made at all times. The hand towel in the bathroom always has to be folded just so and I find myself calling everyone “honey” sometimes. It is kind of scary but “Day Lord” it is a way to remember.