Ed and Alma's Grandchildren

June 6, 2014

My grampa Lug passed away this morning.  Just typing it right now makes it feel more real than it has all day.  I’ve kind of been in a daze all day but I’m blogging now (in a word document because I have no internet access at my gram and gramp’s) to release some tension.  Just ten days ago, I was sitting with my gramp on his couch, showing him one of the Animoto videos I made.  It was a slideshow of all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren set to the song “All Because Two People Fell in Love”, sung by Brad Paisley.  He absolutely loved it and I showed it to him three times in a row so he could fully appreciate each picture.  Little did he know, my mom was taking a video of us on her iPhone while we were watching the Animoto.  My gramp kept making little comments about various grandchildren and their spouses as photos flashed across the screen.  99% of Gramp’s comments would have made the people he was talking about laugh or smile if they heard them.  Of course, there was that comment that made my mom’s video un-showable, if you know what I mean! Oh, but we laughed! A smile just spread across my face to think of it.  And that was only ten days ago….significant changes don’t take long, I guess.  However, I am super grateful I learned how to produce a quality Animoto video and had the opportunity to show it to Gramp and Gram together, witnessing first-hand the joy it brought them.  I started the video with a picture of my gram and gramp when they were in their late thirties.  I’ll never forget my gram’s comment and the huge smile it put on Gramp’s face: “Oh, Eddy, look how handsome you are!”