2 years ago I lost my favorite person in the world, Grandma Maudie… If you knew me, then you knew about Maudie… She was the greatest… To most people who know her, she was a grumpy old lady who gossiped about people in Cowpen's… but to me…she was my MAUDIE… I loved going to her house… She always cooked me good food, took me to the Bargain Host to buy a present, Hardee’s for ice cream… I still remember what she got at Hardee’s… A hamburger with mustard, chili and onions.. funny how you remember stuff…
Anyway… I mentioned that she cooked good food for me… One of my favorite dishes she fixed was called Alumnae Casserole ( pronounced A loom en niii) It is the best… If you just ask I would be happy to fix you one and invite you over…. I always told Maudie I wanted to learn how to make one before she passed away…
When I was in college at NGC one day I got a letter from her. Inside was a sweet note and the recipe handwritten from her…Needless to say I was a mess that day, because it made me think about her passing away… I put the letter in a box and honestly forgot about it…
When I moved into my new house in December of ’05 I stumbled about that letter and the recipe… I was so happy to have it… Maudie passed away in May of ’05 and I was missing her something awful that Christmas, especially since I had just moved in to my house… Man how I wanted her to see it!!!
The following Christmas, Mandie, along with Matt’s sneaky assistance, obtained that letter, the recipe, and a photo of me and Maudie from my fire safe box in my bedroom… She took all 3 items and had them matted and framed… See the pic below..
When opened the gift I honestly could not speak for about 30 minutes… The emotions that I had coming out of me, I really didn’t know were there… To this day I cannot look at it without tearing up… To see her face and her very memorable handwriting hanging there is sooooooo special to me… It really was the best present I have ever received.
2 comments:
Hey Jed- I remember your Grandma Maudie and I think she was a doll. I still have a recipe that my Nanny Parris wrote for me and I still save old Christmas cards. I even have a note "From Santa" that my Daddy wrote for Justin one Christmas. I think it was the first Christmas after Justin's Dad left. Anyway, that was why I asked the question on an earlier blog, "Did you know that Santa is left-handed"? Cause my Daddy was left handed. I treasure all of the special memories and special things that I've received over the years. We still owe you and Mattie a supper so maybe, you can bring your casserole and we'll eat that too. I love your blogs cause, they are so you.
Love ya-
Megie
That would rank as one of the best gifts ever. Better than a red rider bb gun......
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