Do you know what I did today?
I called my Grandma.
I don't do this outside of special occasions all that often, mostly because my mum usually keeps her abreast of the things going on in my life and vice versa, so it feels like I stay in touch even when I don't.
Today I called to see how she was getting on with the Christmas present me, my brother and our cousins bought her for Christmas after a message from my Dad told me I was close to being disowned.
My Grandma LOVES jigsaws. So much so that she can do a 1000 piece puzzle in less time than it takes me to choose which pair of shoes to buy in a Tony Bianco sale. But being the mischievous grandchildren we are, we bought her a jigsaw that came with 5 extra pieces and no border: did I mention it was of a multitude of tropical fish facing various directions?
My call came about 30 - 45 minutes in to the maiden assembly and although I may have been slightly cheeky in my intent, I got the biggest smile on my face when I heard the excitement and surprise in her voice when she realised her eldest grandchild had called to day "hi."
Then she preceded to tell me how disowned I was, in that lovable, not-at-all cranky way that only Grandmothers can.
It was great.
The call only lasted about 10 minutes at the most but it was small dose of the 'unusual' that left me feeling happy, warm and snuggly: even more so when I managed to convince her that he WOULD have the puzzle finished by the next time we visit....
... June.
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