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Through
The Looking
Glass
As
a child, visiting at
grandma's house, we
loved to go through
her wardrobe.
She had the most
beautiful hats,
shoes and
dresses. She
loved for us to play
dress up, and we
loved it even
more. It was
like Christmas
coming in the middle
of summer!
When grandma said
"Let's go see
what we can
find" we knew
what was coming
next. We all
ran into her bedroom
and got on the bed,
waiting for her to
start the game we
loved so much.
First,
the hats, gloves and
shoes would come
out. We got to
try them all on, and
pick a pair
each. The
gloves were like
giant turtle necks
for our arms, but we
didn't care, in our
eyes they fit just
fine! And
hats, I cannot
remember ever seeing
so many pretty
little hats.
Grandma was a very
tall, thin lady, so
she had no part of a
big brimmed hat, no
sir, she had petite
and lady-like
hats. We loved
'em too!
Next,
out came the
dresses. She
even let us wear her
Sunday church
dresses. I
look back now and
cannot even imagine
the fun she must
have had, three
girls all giggling
and picking out what
we wanted to put on
and prance around
the house in,
pretending we were
movie stars!
She was truly a
special grandma.
When
we were all dressed
up, she got the
jewelry out and we
got to choose what
we wanted to
wear. There
didn't seem to be
any pieces we were
not allowed to touch
or pick up, or
wear! In our
young minds we had
died and gone to
heaven! Our
moms would have died
had they been
there! That's
why grandma's are so
special in little
girls
eyes.
Now
grown up and living
in grandma's house,
I have a Chevel
mirror identical to
the one at the top
of this page.
My bedroom now is
the same room that
grandma and
grand-daddy used as
their room, the very
room we three little
girls had so much
fun dressing up in
grandma's fancy
clothes and
shoes.
Every
day I am reminded of
things past,
memories made so
many years ago that
helped mold me into
the woman I am
today. I was
so blessed as a
child to have such a
great grandma, and I
am blessed today to
be able to live
every day of my life
in grandma's
house. I see
and hear sights
every day that
remind me of how
fortunate I was to
be able to grow up
in this house and
share so many
memories with my
family, then and
now.
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