she whispered it to me

On the evening of Sunday, April 25th, Glenn and Linda got together with Martin and Betty for a game of Wizard. This had been something of a ritual for them over the past few years: gathering on many free evenings, especially Sundays, in Grandma’s room to play games. It was poignant to be with them on this first Sunday evening without Grandma. We laughed a lot over our friendly competition, and we teared up at the thought of Grandma’s absence. Here are some snippets from the evening’s conversation. ~ Colleen

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Linda: She really enjoyed having us around, talking and laughing.

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Martin: I was always teasing her about watching the sports games.

Glenn: I would go into her room and turn on the hockey game and say, ‘That’s what you wanted, wasn’t it Grandma?’

Martin: We were watching curling the other day and she wanted it left on!

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Martin: We never did get it settled who is the favourite son-in-law.

Glenn: (feigning disappointment) That is regretful.

Betty: She took the secret to her grave.

Glenn: I think she whispered it to me one day though. I just didn’t want to disappoint any of you!

Martin: She was always so diplomatic about it.

Glenn: She was diplomatic, wasn’t she? Everybody was always putting the pressure on her!

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