My Grandma rocks. She is 94 and she is my kind of lady...she loves adventure, fishing, traveling, and animals. She still lives on her own, drives a truck, and now also lives with the Obama family. Let me explain...Please meet Twister.
Twister is a wild cat that had been hanging around my Grandma's house. As long as I can remember my Grandma has befriended animals. I have a very distinct picture in my head of my Grandma feeding a hydrox cookie (you know, the wanna be oreo's) to a squirrel. The squirrel would take it directly from my Grandma's hands.So this cat, seen above, started wandering around my Grandma a lot (probably because she was feeding it) and, of course, when it got cold my Grandma had to let the cat come inside her house. And to put a "twist" on this new cat relationship, the stray was pregnant. My Grandma had actually witnessed the stray (now named Twister) lose a litter of kittens before, so when Twister was pregnant again my Grandma made it her mission to be the protector of the kittens...and a good protector she has been! Twister had three kittens and my Grandma named them Barack, Michelle, and Obama. They're pretty cute!
Twister is still a bit skiddish, I mean she has been a wild cat for a while, but she loves my Grandma. They make quite the pair.
It was great to see my Grandma during our break. She really is a fascinating lady and full of a lot of love. She's lived through so much; the Great Depression, WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam, etc. When she grew up she did not have electricity, running water, and heating/air con. It is absolutely amazing to think of all the things she has witnessed in her 94 years of life. She's a cool lady! I hope I can live up to the name.
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