Grandparents' Day

September 10th is Grandparents' Day. It's obviously a Hallmark-made holiday, designed mostly to sell cards. But it's got a good premise anyway!

I have a collage of old pictures of my parents and grandparents, and I think everyone has seen them at one time or another, but I just thought I'd post them. My all-time favorite is the one of my Grandpa Stevens hanging up diapers - in a tie!

I have great memories of my grandparents - and even the Grandma I never knew, the one I got my middle name from, seemed very much alive to me because my father talked about her so much. (She died when he was 17.) My Grandpa Clayton had two more wives after her, and they were a special part of my life too. The two pictures of a man and wive together are my Grandpa Clayton with his 1st and 3rd wives. The separte pictures are of my Grandma and Grandpa Stevens.

I remember staying with Grandpa Clayton when he was married to Helen. I think Mary was born and Alice and I stayed there while Mom was in the hospital. There had been a burglary or something and we went out and looked at the footprints in the mud. We thought it was pretty exciting. I don't have a picture of Helen - maybe Donna does and she can scan it to me.

Grandma Connie was the Grandma I knew for the longest time and was pretty special, but I have great memories of my Grandma and Grandpa Stevens. I should start sharing them so I don't forget them.

I mostly remember my Grandma Stevens teaching me to play card games. And the bottom drawer in her hall that held the stuff we could play with when we went there. And playing bartender at the bar in their "rumpus room." (7-Up in shot glasses seems pretty racy when you're 10!!)

Happy Grandparents' Day to all you grandparents out there!!