Bread-making today!

Today Grandma taught me her newer, easier, bread recipe.  Fun with dough!  While the first loaves were in the oven, we ate home made strawberry shortcake in the living room.  There were also a few chocolates sent over from Aunt Helen.  So here's a typical grandparents' convo:

Gpa: Did you ever think you'd end up living a lush life like this?

Gma: What?  [She can't hear.]

Gpa: I said, you didn't think you'd be living this lush life, did you?

Gma: Oh, you mean sitting around, eating bon bons?

Gpa: Yeah, but you get to eat bon bons because of me.

Gma: Right.  And we have this wonderful house and family.

Gpa: Yeah, but I'm the best thing in your life.  This other stuff is good, but I'm what makes your life so wonderful.

Gma: [giggles] Yes, yes, you're so right.  

Gpa: You get to sit around all day and do nothing because I take care of you.

Gma: Yes, dear.  Thank you.

Every day, Grandma cooks and cleans for him.  She forgets about food that she likes but he doesn't, wipes his chin if he doesn't feel the food there, irons his clothes, drives him around, and basically waits on him hand and foot.  If he wakes up at 2am and can't get back to sleep, she gets up, too, and sits in the living room playing cards, doing crosswords, sewing, or watching TV until he's ready to go back to bed.

The thing is, she really Does credit him for everything wonderful in her life.  These two are so ridiculous and sometimes so sexist.... and they are soooo happy.  Tonight she and I were laughing about some silliness, and she said, "Life is such fun.  MAKE it fun."  It was a real order.  I just love them.