The head of our extended family used to be Nana. Nana was called this by all including her own daughters and by those who had only known her for a few hours let alone a lifetime. Nana was old school and had very strong opinions on life, however she was a compassionate, caring person that spent her life delivering love and care both at home and in her working life as a nurse looking after the good people of Thornhill before going on to care for children in a care home finishing her working life taking care of the elderly.
When Nana retired she helped bring up my family and every year took all the grandchildren on holiday to Largs- as I said old school.
It always saddens me that my grandchildren did not get the benefit of her kindness and wisdom as she passed away when the wee one was not quite two years old and her brother not yet born.
This year I managed to get a number of photos of Nana from other members of the family and gave them to a man who duly put them on to a dvd and put music to it.
So the other day I got a call to say the dvd was ready to be picked up, now because it was a wee bit away I decided to take the wee one and the wife with me and we could do a bit of shopping and lunch.
Now most people when they go shopping with a wee one are ready for a day of doing battle and having their stress levels put to stroke setting! However my wee one would do her sex proud as she browses, try's on clothes using the mirror for an all-round view and normally goes back to the first thing she seen at the start of the shopping trip to force open the safe that is my wallet. During all of this process she is focused on nothing else and even passes the sweet shop with no fuss.
Feeling satisfied that we had exhausted all the shopping available the wee one let me know it was most definitely time for lunch.
The wee one again knows her stuff when it comes to lunch and takes no time dividing the plate into what she felt was going to be tasty and that which she would have a go at if still hungry and therefore a necessity!
So job done dvd picked up the wee one has shopped and done lunch time to head home and view the dvd as well as be given a second look at the wee ones buys on the sitting room catwalk.
Watching the dvd with an eye on the wee one brought several lumps to my throat but that was nothing to what happened next as the wee one stuck her head round to look at the computer screen and shouted Nana!
It goes to show our little people have got good memories of their early years that must be banked somewhere as the years go by as I would struggle to tell you what we had for lunch.
So although Nana is no longer with us she has touched another generation of our family and we did not even know it.
And Finally
As we head to the weekend all the family are on a mission to be entertained the wife and my eighteen year old are going to the Rugby-his treat happy mothers day! The wee one is going to butterfly world with her mum and some wee pals, The ASBO gardener aka papa is going to the garden centre god help us and I, well I am stuck at home awaiting an offer! However after the past couple of weeks of hospital visits, shopping trips and keeping an eye on the ASBO gardener a wee bit of piece and quiet might be the best offer on the table all be it the only one.
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