Friday, April 17, 2009

Granny turns 97!

My Grandmother, Sally Holley, turned 97 on April 12, Easter Sunday. After Easter festivities at home, Rose, David and I went to visit her along with my Mom, Barbara Heffernan. Granny lives in an assisted living facility in Escondido. She has Alzheimers, so while she does know Mom, she no longer remembers who I am. When I visit her, I have to tell her all about my family. While this could be sad.....I like to think that she is always getting to meet new people!

Sally's given name is Sadie Levina Tryke. She was born on 4/12/1912 in Calumet, MI. From what I can deduce, she was a real firecracker when she was young. I have pictures of her in her youth. She was a real knockout. Beautiful blond with amazing blue eyes. She is a wonderful woman and I'm lucky to have her!

Happy Birthday Sally (Granny)!! Rose took this picture....a pretty good photo for a 5 year old!

1 comment:

arlawless said...

Wow, what a great picture, Rose!!

And how neat that your grandmother's still living, Ann. I don't have any grandparents left. What a gift for your kids to know their great-grandma!