The gum container pictured above was a Christmas gift from my sister Ann. When we were kids, my Grandma Monson always had a box of gum in the cupboard. Hers was a cardboard box, covered in contact paper, with GUM written in black letters on the cover. Everytime we visited, without fail, there would be gum for us in the gum box in the cupboard. So, now when you visit me, I will have gum in my gum box in my cupboard. My kids are a little old, but maybe when I have grandkids, they will remember my gum box when they visit me.
This Christmas I really wanted to see the Alvin & The Chipmunks movie. Probably not a top pick on everyone's movie list! The chipmunks are sentimental to me because when I would visit my Grandma at Christmas time, she would play the chipmunks Christmas song on her old 45 record player. (45 what? my kids would say!) So when I saw the movie was coming out, I knew it was a must see. Talking my family into seeing it with me however, was another thing. Do you have any idea how embarrasing it would be for teenagers to be seen at this movie? Plus, not having heard my Grandma play the song, my kids didn't quite understand my desire to see it. Charlie's kids to the rescue!! The weekend before Christmas, we had the priviledge of babysitting Charlie and Heather's three kids for the weekend. On Friday night, I knew I was going to be home alone with them, since everyone else was busy with basketball. I was sitting at work that day wondering how I was going to keep the three kids entertained, when I thought of the chipmunks! So, I braved the theater on a Friday night with three kids. It was well worth it. All four of us loved the movie, and it was so much fun to see it with the kids.
Now on to doughnuts. My other fond memory of my Grandma is that she would always make home-made deep fried doughnuts when we would come to visit. She did this well into her late 80's! There was nothing like Grandma's doughnuts! This memory came up at Katie and Josh's gift opening, as my aunt Mary gifted them a doughnut dropper for their wedding. I'm hoping Katie picks up the tradition and makes them for us when we visit her! I remember Grandma telling me once that our family had a connection to Krispie Creme doughnuts. A close relative of hers (a brother or step-brother) was the founder of Dixie Creme doughnuts, which was later bought out by Krispie Creme. I'm not sure if the above picture is related to that same company or not, but I thought it cool none the less.
Grandma has been gone for over 3 years now, but she is definitely not forgotten!! Thanks for all the great memories Grandma!
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