Visited my grandmother today

[exatron]

My family visited my maternal grandmother today, and it was the usual afternoon of strange fun.

I did some simple chores for her, like helping replace a tray under one of her plants and replacing a fluorescent lightbulb on her over.

We went to Buddy's for lunch and had the usual- a large pizza, an antipasto salad, and I split some mostaccioli with my sister since she doesn't like the pizza at Buddy's.

Afterwards, we played Scrabble and a few games of pinochle while making odd jokes and hearing about relatives we don't see very often.

My grandmother kept trying to say that I needed a girlfriend in her own less than subtle way. I really wish I could stop the pointless nagging and tell both of my grandmothers that it's not a girlfriend I want, but I've seen how they react to news that doesn't fit with their beliefs and ideals.

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[kylet.livejournal.com]

Like? I can't have it right now, tho ;-p Oh well, at least I know a chain to look out for if I'm in the area. What style is it?

Dunno that one.
Yeah, they showed me a pinochle deck. Weird...
And same thing for bridge. We play more to do something together than to really PLAY play.

Oh. Um. Yeah, I think that's a pretty good indicator of their feelings. Was hoping they might make an exception, but I"m guessing no. Yikes. x_x

[exatron.livejournal.com]

It's square deep-dish pizza. Supposedly, it just barely predates Chicago's deep-dish offerings. They recently introduced a whole wheat crust, so at least it doesn't have to be completely bad for you.

Euchre is similar to pinochle, but was designed by factory workers to be a really fast game to play during their coffee breaks. Playing to do something together is usually the best reason to play.

Scary as it sounds, they're actually nice when they aren't nagging. I think part of it's because they're both over eighty and are kind of set in their ways.