*heh* Yeah. Grandma S. loved us, but she was never the "fling-your-arms-around-the-grandkids" kind, y'know? She was more the reserved German sort. But she could sure cook! And bake!
A few months back when i had to see cousin Joe about getting this crown cemented back on, i asked him about religion. I know for SURE his folks tried hard to make them all into little Catholics, but you never know if it *took* or not, unless you ask, eh? So i asked. I wanted to know if that was an area to broach in term of comforting him as he grieves for his wife.
He answered me thusly (in case you feel i've wandered kinda far afield here... *heh*): Well, no. It didn't take. Yeah, they took us all to church and lined us all up (there were six kids - Catholics, you know!) in the pew, and yeah, we did the alter boy thing and the folk mass thing and all. But it didn't stick. Let me give you an example. One Sunday, i was sitting there with everyone, focused front like you're supposed to, when something struck me. I tipped my head forward and looked down the aisle so i could see Grandma and i said, good and loud so she could hear me, "Hey Grandma! We're out of sweet rolls!"
*LOL* That little story just cracked me up. Partly because i, too, was dragged to that same church, so i know the whole scene intimately. Grandma herself took me, cuz Dad sure wasn't about to do it. And of course, i *saw* all of my cousins lined up like that. *L* This particular story had to have happened before she was taking me, tho, (during my middle-school and high school years), when they would have all *fit* on one pew, and when Grandma would have sat with them. Cuz when she took me, we never sat with them, and they were usually busy being part of the mass somehow or other.
It also amused me because Grandma didn't keep OUR family provided with sweetrolls in the manner that is implied in the story. *heh* We got some, now and then, and ALWAYS when we visited her house. But we certainly didn't have any sort of regular supply! *L* But then, THEIR house were devout, so maybe that was the requirement! *L*
But i also wanted to say...... in terms of Christmas time and treats, we always had lots of them around when we were at our grandmothers' houses, yes, but we were sharply prohibited from having more than one. OY! ONE??? Like to just die. ONE?? I think the restrictions eased a *little* after dinner, but only a little. It was tough, having all that around and not being allowed to touch it!! TORTURE!! *LOL*
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Date: 2007-12-14 08:21 pm (UTC)A few months back when i had to see cousin Joe about getting this crown cemented back on, i asked him about religion. I know for SURE his folks tried hard to make them all into little Catholics, but you never know if it *took* or not, unless you ask, eh? So i asked. I wanted to know if that was an area to broach in term of comforting him as he grieves for his wife.
He answered me thusly (in case you feel i've wandered kinda far afield here... *heh*): Well, no. It didn't take. Yeah, they took us all to church and lined us all up (there were six kids - Catholics, you know!) in the pew, and yeah, we did the alter boy thing and the folk mass thing and all. But it didn't stick. Let me give you an example. One Sunday, i was sitting there with everyone, focused front like you're supposed to, when something struck me. I tipped my head forward and looked down the aisle so i could see Grandma and i said, good and loud so she could hear me, "Hey Grandma! We're out of sweet rolls!"
*LOL* That little story just cracked me up. Partly because i, too, was dragged to that same church, so i know the whole scene intimately. Grandma herself took me, cuz Dad sure wasn't about to do it. And of course, i *saw* all of my cousins lined up like that. *L* This particular story had to have happened before she was taking me, tho, (during my middle-school and high school years), when they would have all *fit* on one pew, and when Grandma would have sat with them. Cuz when she took me, we never sat with them, and they were usually busy being part of the mass somehow or other.
It also amused me because Grandma didn't keep OUR family provided with sweetrolls in the manner that is implied in the story. *heh* We got some, now and then, and ALWAYS when we visited her house. But we certainly didn't have any sort of regular supply! *L* But then, THEIR house were devout, so maybe that was the requirement! *L*
But i also wanted to say...... in terms of Christmas time and treats, we always had lots of them around when we were at our grandmothers' houses, yes, but we were sharply prohibited from having more than one. OY! ONE??? Like to just die. ONE?? I think the restrictions eased a *little* after dinner, but only a little. It was tough, having all that around and not being allowed to touch it!! TORTURE!! *LOL*