When the grandgirls were little and came for a visit I remember singing to them. I tucked them in at night to Mr. Sandman, recorded in 1954 by the Chordettes. And there was the popular song from the 50’s sung by Doris Day, A Bushel and a Peck, a happy piece from my own youth. My best friend Kit and I actually made a recording of us singing, “I love you, a bushel and a peck, You bet your purdy neck I do!” They used to have booths in the old days where for a quarter you could have your picture taken and even make a recording! The little record we made disappeared over the years, but the song still makes me smile.
Then all of a sudden I was a Grandmother who loved to make her grandgirls laugh. They knew and I knew Grammy really could not carry a tune so there was always a lot of giggling going on.
My grandgirls are all grown up now and the tucking in days are over. But last year for my birthday they came bearing a special gift – a pillow!
But it is not just any old pillow.
This one is a pillow full of memories!
And it has a home in the “kids’ room” where we sang those happy songs. I love the memories of the laughter and the love, and I am so glad my grandgirls remember too.
And Kit, if you are reading this, “Thanks for the memories”!
Published in 2016 by Okmusix
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