This is my grampa W.P. Andrews. Friends call him Dub. He was born January 17, 1919 in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He would be a very young 90 years old. As he sits beside me today he thinks he need to get plastic surgery to remove some of his wrinkles. He says if he gets some more false teeth it will make his face fill out more. I can’t help but sit and laugh at him. He’s been with me for a couple of weeks after I picked him up in Oklahoma. I love hearing his stories, and I can’t figure out how he remembers the dates to everything that happened in his life. He also remembers the first and last names of everyone. I can’t remember what happened yesterday. Nothing is worse when he notices that my kids hardly do nothing. Coming from that generation you had to work to survive. He told me today that he was crossing his fingers that my kids would do their chores. It’s was quite funny watching the whole thing. He says if you take your vitamins,walk, take some minerals you should be good. He looks great for his age, hopefully that will be passed along to me. I can hope can’t i. He said when he’s 100 he’ll decided if he wants to go on.. Gotta love it. If you have any aches just use a rolling pin, lay on the floor and move up and down. It’s always worked for him. If you have a cough just take a swig of Seagram’s 7 before bed and your good to go. Use Vaseline on your face and everywhere else, it will make your skin smooth. Just a few tips that have worked for him..
I lived with my grandparents in California for 2 years while i finished high school . My mom moved so I stayed with them. I loved being with them. I would always ask my grama who her favorite grandchild was. She just laughed. I still like to think I’m the favorite, I’m sure all the other grand-kids would disagree. My grama died October 26, 2004 and is buried in Missouri. God how I miss her. I’ve always felt like they were just my grandparents. I had some many good times with them.We played a lot of cards (gin rummy) god she was good. She loved going to Carl’s Jr. for a hamburger. She used to hide candy all through the house so no one could find it but her. At night she always put a extra blanket at the bottom of my bed so my feet would stay warm. Oh how I miss those days..Always remember to Cherish the ones you love, for one day they won’t be there…And always take time to listen to their life story, that generation has had an incredible life, and been through things we could never imagine. Take the time.. BECAUSE I AM!!!
He got dressed up for dinner since he was seeing his Nephew after 50yrs.
I just love this picture..
My great-grampas little house in Oklahoma, bought in 1963 for $6300. Half of it used to be a general store. Right next to the Grand Lake Dam in Disney.
My grandparents in their younger days. They were hot..
by Julie
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