Her words, her voice, her memories.
Dear Jamie cornflake,
Just a short note to let you know how crazed your family still is.
But first, hug Linda “Tonka”, Paige and Jess.
Jess sounded a little embarrassed when I told her I last saw her, she was in a carrier and that was in her bottle and diaper days. SO cute.
Once I asked my niece Tammy if she ever drank bottles… NOOOOO, then did you ever wear diapers…? NOOOOOO!!! I use to baby sit for my pal Tammy’s son “Cody” I saved one of his diapers. I saved one of Brian and Nicolas’s too, Cody’s was old style & sounded like a tarp.
I wanted to show him his diaper, I will one day soon. I was suppose to stop and visit Tammy. I zoomed through Oregon. I made it from Seattle to Visalia in 17 hours. it was truly wonderful to see my babys again.
I cried when I left.
I left while they were all asleep. Otherwise Id have made a spectacle. When I got over my cry I pulled over to fix my make-up.
You wouldn’t believe what beautys Rebecca and Nicole are. I was flabbergasted at how beautiful they were. I was humbled.
And Richard, oh my God, he’s so handsome.
My Grandson Ethan is Perfection.
I taught him to whisper. We’d whisper in the morning. He’d talk his talk and I’d agree to anything. I took him with me everywhere. I rocked him at naptime and Bedtime. he’d smile and throw me kisses. I‘d hold him long after he was asleep. So in awe of his perfection. I let him have anything his little heart desired. He was a humbling experience. I fell so in love.
Now I’ll tell you about my Boo-Boo’s.
Mark & I flew into Ketchikan to have dinner & a movie. There are a few things I wait for that are seasonal.
Mandarins in Nov/Dec
Rainier Cherries in July
Halibut in May & June
And Cadbury’s chocolate eggs at easter time.
Well, while mark and I were in Ketchikan I spotted Cadbury eggs and snagged me one. I got into bed to watch t.v. and eat chocolate I fell asleep before I got to my egg. I woke up stuck to my sheet. I got out of bed and looked at the sheet, I had rolled onto my egg and rolled over and over again. Making a brown spot about 12 inches in diameter. and it wasn’t a pretty sight. I threw the sheet over it and with my hand over my mouth went into the bathroom to on the loo.
Kinda laughing at the melted chocolate, I stood up to flush the toilet and had chocolate smeared all over the toiled seat that was it. I started laughing while washing it off, I jumped in the shower to wash the chocolate off my butt. I was hysterical. It was all I could do to hold myself up. I couldn’t catch my breath and was laughing just loud, falling around in the spray. I got out of the shower. Mark asked me what was so funny. I lifted the sheet, laughing. he looked at it and didn’t find it funny. Or even cute. it looked like I crapped the bed. diarreah at that. I told him about the toilet seat and he just snapped his eyes at me. I fell on the bed in helpless laughter. all I could do was hold my stomach and Roll around laughing. I couldn’t even wipe m tears. Id break out in laughter every once in a while and he’d just snap his eyes at me.
Hey, remember that one time I brought you a surprise? I ran into him in Haines. I knew I saw him somewhere before. then it struck me. I used a lure, “excuse me!!! Excuse me… I just wanted to tell you you have great looking legs…”
Uh…thank you
“would you like a glass of champagne?”
“Sure!!!”
I had him hold the elevator and went to go get you. “your surprise is in the elevator…Hurry…”
you should have seen you the look on your face. it was priceless. A Kodak moment I’ll never forget it. or let you live it down…
I wonder what it did to his ego to get lured and reeled in. lots of fish in the sea!!!
(then toss him back.) Kepp tossing em back!! Crazy girl, get a hold of Tammy. She’s just as crazy as you. I know she’ll love your sense of humor. it’ll be like having a pen pal. She’s pretty crazy herself.
one time she took me for a cruise, so we could smoke dope. one minute we’re on the road, the next we’re on a side road to a boat launch ramp. we hit a Giant Bump. my legs were still in sitting position, I got lifted six inches off the seat. I had a pepsi in my right hand and I could see drops of pepsi floating in the air. I was airborne for 3 seconds, I fell back into my seat and she slammed on the brakes and did a cookie before some logs, my mouth fell open when we were at a complete stop. I know my eyes were bugging and my mouth was wide open, I couldn’t close it…’Tammy!!!’” was all I could say, she rolled around laughing at me.
that was the reaction she wanted.
another time we drove up to the Kilsaw in Haines.
we came to a mud hole, 7 feet by 8 feet, she turned to me and said…”should I?”
“No…”
She started to back up and then said “hold on!!”
We flew through there.
“Shit Daisy Mae!! We would have got stuck and I’d be digging in mud” She laughed, we went fishing and got stoned. She’s always gotta surprise you at least once a day. She has a couple horses. She’s broken in a few. I love her to no end, I guess because she’s so crazy and unpredictable. You’ll love her.
Well it’s been a while since I wrote a letter, my fingers are truly cramped.
Actually, I have a broken finger and it hurts to write but I had so much to say. I just wrote to Traci, I know she’ll be shocked. Call her once in a while. She’s married to an Asshole. I’d drink too if I had that to be chained to. She rarely gets out. Ron only allows her the phone when he’s there. He takes the phone with him. I guess you heard Traci and the boys stayed with Mom and Ron stayed in a hotel. Ate out every day never giving her a dime.
He buys himself lunch every day, then goes out in the evening for a couple hours. I hate him with a vengeance and I’ll get even with him someday, and he’ll know it was me that screwed him over. When Traci had surgery he didn’t go “because she didn’t go wait while he had surgery…”
Two wrongs don’t make a right. She had complications and he couldn’t be reached.
Nicolas and I had stayed there from 9 am to 9 pm. When they found out I was her sister, the doctor asked me to make a decision. I told them just fix her and make sure she’s ok. The nurse said we can’t keep coming out here to keep you informed every ½ hour. I said you will or I’ll go into the surgery room to make sure she is myself. Then they threatened security guard. I didn’t budget I said go ahead and you’ll have a lawsuit on your hands. She was in there for 6 hours. It was suppose to be a 2 hour procedure. I raised hell. I didn’t leave the hospital til I knew she was o.k. After she was in her own room and awake I heard her telling the nurse as they were wheeling her in the room “I CAN myself” “no we need to help get you into bed too. We can’t let you fall, or hurt yourself.” I let Nicholas see his mom and rocked him to sleep. I put him in his stroller and went in to see Traci again. She was throwing up and Ron was just standing there letting Brian watch his mom throw up. I had a basin and started issuing him orders. Get another basin, get Brian out of here. He knew I was mad as hell. I never said a word because I wanted to care for Brian and Nicolas.
I thought mom would have flown up to care for the boys. I was mad at everyone. Mostly the dirt she (Traci) married. He’s such a loser. I love Traci to no end.
I was totally stressed out by the time I got back to Tracie’s “home”. But I knew my Baby sister was OK and finally sleeping. I told her to sleep, she’d feel better. She closed her eyes and slept. I came close to crying. I hate Ron. I have NO respect for him…at ALL. NONE.
I talked to Traci briefly. It was so good to hear her. Call her…often.
Congrats on being Aunty again. That James deserves a beating. Holy cow, the baby was 8 lbs. She’s on the internet. Bartlett Memorial Hospital puts their babys on the internet. Look it up and tell me about the heap big baby.
I need to call him. I was thinking about him. The silly things he did once it was bath time. NO!!!
And he to sprint for the kitchen, spraying me with the water hose spray, I was laughing at him so hard and I was soaking wet when I got ahold of him but I was laughing so hard I was doubling over while carrying him to the bathroom.
Another was, he got out of the bath, clean, combed hair, clean clothes. I said “who are you little boy?” He put his hands out and said “it’s me, your baby brother James” “no, my brother James has a dirty face and messy hair…”
“No take another good look it’s me your baby brother James”
“You better go home little boy, we’re going to be eating dinner and your moms probably worried about you…it’s late” then “James!!! Where are you? Has anyone seen James? James!!! It’s dinner time!!!”
“What’s your name little boy? Wanna have dinner with us? You should call your mom.” He’d start crying “It’s me James, your baby brother” sob. Mom would be hugging him, “Why do you do that to him?” “Cuz he’s a big baby…” J (not to mention cute.)
With you it was your four teeth missing.
Jamie I’ll let you have these French fries if you can clench your teeth and not let me put this in your mouth. Holding up a french fry. You’d clench your teeth shut and the French fry went right in, it was so cute. You always won. I’d pay Traci a dollar to make me a snow angel and I’d watch from the window hysterical. With Marcus, I took him to the Bakery and told him to order what he wanted - a dozen. While he was busy, I was backing to the door. I heard the lady “6.89 please.” he turned and I was waving at him from outside. He had no money.
I was falling all over the place laughing, but went in to pay for it. He was so mad he refused to eat one. So you gals and mom ate them. He’ll get back at me some day.
You can always throw me when you say hello like Mom. You caught me once. “Don’t ever do that to me again!!” That never stopped you-Bully!!!”
Well, I love you, hug your beautys for me.
With love
Georgette
THE END
No p.s.
This was like buried treasure for me. I need to copy it and send copies of it to the Richard and the girls. Probably for Traci and James too.