June 13, 2002
There is nobody on this

There is nobody on this earth funnier than my 2 grandmothers. What's sweet is that they just happen to be *very* good friends. (My parents have known each other their entire lives b/c my 4 grandparents were friends before they were born.. kinda cool yet kinda creepy). And they are always in cahoots together:

The phone just rang in my office: it was Nana Mary (mom's mom):
"Hellooooooo!!! It's Nana!! What are you doing?"
"Hi! Working. How are you?"
"Good good.. I'm at Nana Ann's (dad's mom) house. We just had cake and coffee."
"That's nice! Are you there for the day?"
[ignoring my question] "So, did you make reservations for Saratoga yet?" (My sister and I (and Deb and Pete) take them to the races every year for a weekend)
"No, not yet. I'm waiting to see what day I get tickets for."
"Well, don't wait too long! I had a lovely trip to England with your mother! How is she? Did she tell you we went to a pub? It was nice. They made you order food at the bar. She was out gallavanting to all hours. I had to nap in the afternoon."
"I heard you had a nice ti-"
"Here, your other nana wants to talk to you." [muffled noise in the background]
"Helloo!!! It's your Nana!! What are you doing?"
"Hi! Working. How are you?"
"Good .. Your other nana is visiting me. We just had cake and coffee. I have a weird raspberry looking thing on my arm, so I am going to the doctor at ... Mary, what time am I going. Oh, 5:30 ... to the skin man."
[Now I know they are up to no good... I have a sneaking suspicion they had wine with the cake and coffee.]
"The dermatologist. Are you on medication?"
"No, he burned it."
"He cauterized it? OK. It's probably just a mole."
"And my allergies are really bad, Laura. When are you going to be a doctor? I need the Allegra."
"I thought you were taking Claritin? Not for another few years. Think you can hold out that long?"
"It's no good, Laura. Frankie says to take the Allegra. A few years!? Oh! I have to keep hard candy in my mouth because I have the cough."
"OK, then take (conciously dropping the "the" from the beginning of every noun) Allegra. As long as you feel better."
"Did you make reservations for Saratoga yet?"
"No, I am wai-"
"When are you coming to see me?"
"What are you do-"
"You haven't come to Brooklyn in a long time."
"-ing on the 4th of July weekend?"
"Ok, you come then. Bye Laura!"
Click.

I hope I am as feisty and active as they are when I'm 85 ...

Posted by LA at June 13, 2002 01:51 PM
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