Grandma's Green Electric Pot

Each one of us have to go through the steps of life, as new born baby, baby,

 toddler, young child, child, teenager, young adult, adult, middle age adult,

 Senior adult, elderly and then comes death. 

Time never stops and our bodies never stop aging. 

But items like this electric pot stay stuck in the same year it was made

I have kept this green electric pot in remembrance of my grandmother

 who gave it to me in 1989. 

I remember the many turkey soups she cooked in it and 

 I can still envision her cutting carrots,

 potatoes, onions, celery and her putting them in the pot. 

I have used this green pot to make that same turkey soup until I got a cock-pot.

Now it sits in the cupboard taking up space and I keep telling myself 

I need to let it go and just hold on to the memory. 

Look how different this plug is compared to the way plugs look today. 

My grandmother only gave me a few things over the years. 

One was a Miss Beasley doll that I still hold dear to my heart.

 My kids think it looks creepy.  

She also made me a clown that she hand sewed and gave me a shasha doll

The sasha doll container is what my Sasha doll came in 

and the doll with blonde hair the one I have. 

I was not my grandmother's favorite grandchild. 

And many times she told me I was a spoil brat. 

I didn't even understand what a spoil brat was. 

Why do we hold on to the material things that we receive

 from our loved ones that have passed?

My grandmother was never really kind to me.

 She chased me once with a knife, 

slapped me in the face and called me names.

 I guess these items help me to believe 

 I did matter to my grandmother. 

What I really wanted from her was love

 not these physical items. 

I hope my children and grandchildren 

to know that I love them. 

I want to show my love not just give them gifts.

Really is the material things in life what is of value
or is it the memories of spending time together?
I believe it's helping each other to feel like we are important.
My mother last sentence to me was...
"You are worth more to me than millions of dollars."

Mom I feel the same way about you.