Memories

submitted by Cindy

First of all, thanks to Mark for "getting the ball rolling" and to Gene for setting this up. I obviously have never "blogged" before and accidentally added a new blog when I was trying to just add to this one. If someone knows how to delete it, feel free!

My favorite memories...
Friday nights dinners, complete with the fried potatoes that Zazy always got in trouble for, Uncle Fred's wonderful desserts from Lake Forest, Grandma waiting in the hall for us with her hands on her hips.
Zazy chair
Zazy's storytelling...Was it Winken, Blinken, and Nod?
The birds, although I remember Dumb Dumb, more than Petey
Chewing Cigars
Grandma's "set in stone" ways...lunch at noon, dinner at six, same snack daily, same routine, no matter what!
Grandma's yummy baking, complete with her address label on the cookie tin. (I still have the tins to prove it)
The little people that lived in Zazy's car
Zazy's singing or abba, babba, yabba while tapping his fingers
Uncle Sam''s two teeth and his familiar antics at the Seder
Grandma and Zazy doing everything for everyone
Tami spilling the big coffee urn on grandma's rug
The plastic on the furniture
The smell of coffee/bagels when we slept there
The candy drawer (of course, Zazy got yelled at for eating everything in it)
Zazy drinking a shot of whiskey and his big "Aaahh" afterwards
His bottle opener
The sunflower bowl that Grandma served fruit salad in...Does anyone have this?
Chuver clubs
Uncle Jack--I always thought he was a famous hockey player on the Red Wings
Aunt Sara-beautiful and sweet
Aunt Ruth-so loving, great Kmish Bread
Aunt Laura-don't ask he how she was, or about calling the weatherman
Bruce hanging Mark upside down for a quarter
Zazy cutting Mark's head open while wrestling
Grandma "Sarge"
Grandma asking my dad if was drunk because she thought his driving was so bad
Paul shocking Grandma with his comments (Michael Jackson)
Wheel of Fortune

And that is just what is on the top of my head!!