I have been in a giggling mood when thinking about Otto...this is him 'back in the day.'
He is a lot older now and spends a lot of time sleeping.
I don't know what brought it to mind, but when they lived at Indy when Lorelei was young...we would go visit. Otto would be so, so happy to see us. One of the first things he would do is run grab his blanket and come dragging it in to us as fast as he could. It was as if he was willing to give up his blanket if we would just spend the night with them. I wish I had a picture of the look on his face...it was just so full of joy.
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Then today Roger and the lost watch episode crossed my mind. He could even remember it. I laughed till I cried just thinking about it. I know a couple of you have read this story before but some of you have not. So Here you go:
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Now for some laughter....the following happened just a couple of hours ago...I swear to goodness I am not making this up.
A little background is Roger takes his watch off fairly often and loses it for a short while...usually when he is working out in his shop, or sometimes when he showers.
So tonight we were sitting here and out the corner of my eye, I saw him looking at his right wrist but I didn't think anything of it. He looked at me and said, "Well, Rosemary, (Mary is my middle name) I have lost my watch again." He was totally serious...and he started to get up to go look for it and says, "NO, I didn't it's right here...on my left wrist!"
Oh, how we have laughed...I can still see the look on his face. He got up and went in the kitchen and yelled at me, Hey I found my feet--they are on the end of my legs...Hey, I bet I could find two new cars out in the garage.....and on and on.
Now for some laughter....the following happened just a couple of hours ago...I swear to goodness I am not making this up.
A little background is Roger takes his watch off fairly often and loses it for a short while...usually when he is working out in his shop, or sometimes when he showers.
So tonight we were sitting here and out the corner of my eye, I saw him looking at his right wrist but I didn't think anything of it. He looked at me and said, "Well, Rosemary, (Mary is my middle name) I have lost my watch again." He was totally serious...and he started to get up to go look for it and says, "NO, I didn't it's right here...on my left wrist!"
Oh, how we have laughed...I can still see the look on his face. He got up and went in the kitchen and yelled at me, Hey I found my feet--they are on the end of my legs...Hey, I bet I could find two new cars out in the garage.....and on and on.
The above is directly from my blog post of March 6, 2015. A little added info is he has never worn a watch on the right wrist...we have no idea why he looked for it there.
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A few more Grandmother's Flower Garden....most of these were made before Christmas, but night before last I made 2 plus finished another that is not shown in this photo. Added to the ones shown here I am gradually building a pile of them.
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I started with laughter so I might as well end with laughter. Here you go:
This is hilarious, and i have been laughing out loud! she sure is wonderful. Great pictures of when lorelei was little, and Otto was younger.
ReplyDeleteHa ha Too funny.
ReplyDeleteI love the pics of Lorelei when she was little!
I love Jeanne and hadn't seen that one before. The story about the watch is funny, and the idea of Otto running to you with his blanket touches my heart. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOh, that was a good laugh. You made my day :))
ReplyDeleteseeing otto with his girl brought a big smile to my face, then i giggled all the way through the lost watch.. we have moments like this that make us laugh now years later. i don't have time to watch the video, leaving in a few minutes for super senior shopping.... thanks for the smiles. Otto is so much like our preicous Big... both he and Lorelie have grown up so quickly
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ReplyDeleteLove the cute Otto and Lorelei photos, adorable story about his blanket. The watch story is funny. I like your pretty flower garden blocks. Take care, enjoy your day!
Cute photos of Otto and Lorelei. So sweet of Otto wanting to share his blanket. Funny story about Roger's missing watch.
ReplyDeleteI love it all, thanks for the smiles and laughs this morning!
ReplyDeleteI came back to watch it, i have tears in my eyes from laughing, she is so funny .. i love her hair cut, and wish i could cut mine that way and look as good as she does.....
ReplyDeleteI love the watch story! :) So typical of what happens around here, too. ;)
ReplyDeleteWe have moments like Roger too. Maybe they should be know as Roger moments. My husband was looking for his glasses. They were on his head...
ReplyDeleteSweet story about Dear Otto....
ReplyDeleteAhhhh yes, we do tend to mislay much, in our older years. But he has the best attitude. Laugh and make light of it!!!!!!!
I didn't look at the vid but she is a lovely looking lady.
Sweet seeing the pics of Otto and Lorelei. Otto and Bingo looked so much alike---well sorta.
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Thanks for sharing your funny little stories. SOmetimes it is the small things that bring the biggest laughs.
ReplyDeleteLove the little Lorelei on Otto - love the JeanR clip - and can fully grasp the "watch saga" - especially when Roger came back from the kitchen and said he's found his feet attached to his legs!
ReplyDeleteI've been reminiscing a bit lately as I'm trying to sort up some of my earlier memories and yesterday it was some photographs mainly from the 1950s. Reminded me of so many small incidents. And then I've another memory task coming up when I finally have a really big sort up of objects from 1950-2000 which live in 2 suitcases (there was 3 cases, but got #3 done over a year back).
A story to chuckle over!
ReplyDeleteYour granddaughter has a very pretty name.
And, your quilt is going to be lovely!
Funny story. I love times like that when something strikes you funny and you laugh and laugh. Such fun memories!
ReplyDeleteGood one!! That lost watch is hilarious. And your granddaughter with her dog is priceless...oh such great memories.
ReplyDeleteThat is sooo funny! That little Lorelei, wasn't she adorable. And that is another beautiful dog. There are sure some big beautiful dogs in your faamily!
ReplyDeleteThose first two photographs are adorable :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Sweet photos of Lorelei and Otto. Thank you for resharing the lost watch episode. Loved it! Pretty grandmother garden flowers. Impressive collection of colors and patterns. Thank you for the Christmas Surprise video, loved that too :)
ReplyDeleteLoved the story about the watch! My Guy is a perpetual forgetter. Today he was looking for the neck warmers he got for Christmas. I told him the are where you told me to put them. He was "Oh right", headed off to the bedroom. Came back to the living room a few minutes later, "Where did I say to put them?". The Grandmothers flower blocks are looking good. Happy stitching this week.
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