Grandma Elaine Southwick

I went over on my points toady. I didn’t eat all my fruits and vegetables. I find when I do eat enough of the good stuff then I don’t really have room or want the high point stuff. I will try again tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Pioneer Day when we remember and celebrate the trek of the pioneers across the plains. As per tradition we taught our children about one of their ancestors for tonight’s family night. This year I taught them about my grandma Elaine Southwick. I told them about the gold CTR (Choose the Right) Ring that she gave me when I was 18. I told them about the poetry book that she published and I read them some of the poems that mention my name. I then showed them pictures of when she was honored by a university as one of the key founders. There was a large dinner and celebration and presentation of an oil painting of her that was painted by Del Parsons. She was quite the lady and I hope my children have a glimpse into who she was and what they can accomplish too. We then went to a nearby park where they had pioneer games, pony and tractor rides. We finished the night off with cake in honor of my grandma and sang happy birthday. (I smile when I write that we sang happy birthday because I‘m not sure why we did it, but there was cake and we were thinking of someone special and it just happened.)