Tuesday, December 27, 2011

MeandMarj: All the animals...

Alison: Grandmother, how is the rabbit?
Grandmother: All the animals are just fine!

Monday, December 26, 2011

Meandmarj: Do you have a key?

Alison: Okay, I'm back to DC to get it all ready for your arrival!
Grandmother: Do you know where to go?
Alison: Yes, Grandmother! I live there!
Grandmother: Do you have a key?
Alison: Yes! I live there :)

Meandmarj: A pet rat?

After a weekend at Grandmother's with her pet rabbit, Louise tests Grandmother's memory...

Louise: Grandmother, what type of pet do I have?
Grandmother: A pet mouse?
Louise: No, a little bigger.
Grandmother: A pet rat?
Louise: A pet rat!?! No! But it does start with an "r"!
Grandmother: A rabbit?

MeandMarj: How old do you feel?

Louise: Grandmother, how old do you feel?
Grandmother: About 200!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

MeandMarj: Who's boob business is this?

In New Orleans for Christmas, in the hotel room, and a bra is on the chair...

Grandmother: Who's boob business is this?

Thursday, December 22, 2011

MeandMarj: What does the "A" stand for?

Alison: Look at these nice mugs! Aren't they great? Steve's brother and sister-in-law gave them to me for Christmas!
Grandmother: What does the "A" stand for?
Alison: What do you think?
Grandmother: Hmmmm...Anne!
Alison: Your middle name? Anything else?
Grandmother: Alison?
Alison: Perfect! One for you and one for me :)

Meandmarj: I'm still here!

Alison: Grandmother, how are you?
Grandmother: I'm still here!

Friday, December 16, 2011

MeandMarj: By yourself?

Alison: Okay, I'm going to Philadelphia.
Grandmother: When?
Alison: After work.
Grandmother: How are you getting there?
Alison: Driving.
Grandmother: At night? By yourself?
Alison: Yes...I've done it before. I think I'll be okay!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

MeandMarj: There's nothing wrong with the French!

Alison: Should I have a glass of wine with lunch?
Grandmother: You should celebrate!
Alison: Well, the French have wine at lunch...
Grandmother: And there's nothing wrong with the French!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

MeandMarj: Don't forget to turn that thing off!

Grandmother: Goodnight!
Alison: Goodnight, sleep well!
Grandmother: Don't forget to turn that thing off!
Alison: Okay!

MeandMarj: Yeah, but I need two of them!

Grandmother: See? This lampshade is ruined because of the heat.
Alison: Well, I'll get you one for Christmas!
Grandmother: Yeah, but I need two of them!
Alison: Okay, I'll get you two.
Grandmother: But they're expensive!

Monday, December 12, 2011

MeandMarj: I don't think so!

Alison: Which painting do you like best?


Grandmother: I like the bottles...
Alison: Oh, the wine bottles! Do you want to keep it?
Grandmother: I don't know what I would do with it.
Alison: You could put it above the sofa instead of this painting....


Grandmother: I don't think so!

MeandMarj: Grass is cheaper!

Alison: Hey!
Grandmother: Grass is cheaper!
Alison: What?
Grandmother: You said, "hay", but grass is cheaper!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

MeandMarj: It blows my brains out!

Grandmother: Let's go to the pro shop and see what they have!
Alison: You want golf supplies? I'll show you golf supplies....

I show Grandmother the internet site, tgw.com (The Golf Warehouse)

Grandmother: Well, what about a book?
Alison: You want books? Amazon.com.
Grandmother: Clothes?
Alison: Talbots.com! See, Grandmother, you can buy anything you want online! Isn't online shopping great? We can sit right in your living room and order everything we need online!
Grandmother: It blows my brains out!

Saturday, December 10, 2011

MeandMarj: I don't want it to die on my watch!

Alison: Uh oh, my computer is about to die.
Grandmother: How do you know?
Alison: Do you see the blinking battery light in the lower right hand corner?
Grandmother: Oh yes, better not let it die! I don't want it to die on my watch!

MeandMarj: He's not tied up with you!

Grandmother: Where's Steve?
Alison: He's in New York city tonight with a friend.
Grandmother: What kind of friend? Male or female?
Alison: Grandmother, if he was with a female friend, we would have a problem!
Grandmother: Why? He's not tied up with you!
Alison: That's true, but if he's with other females, then I should be spending time with other males!
Grandmother: Well...

MeandMarj: All they can do is run!

While watching the World Ironman Championships...

Grandmother: These stupid women! They probably can't even make a dress or sew a hem! All they can do is run!
Alison: Grandmother, this is the greatest physical challenge they will ever undertake!
Grandmother: So?

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

MeandMarj: What do rabbits like?

Louise's rabbit is named, "Beatrice"...

Alison: What else can we get Beatrice for Christmas?
Grandmother: I don't know.
Alison: Well, what do rabbits like?
Grandmother: Other rabbits!
Alison: Ha! Should we get another rabbit?

Friday, December 2, 2011

MeandMarj: July 1984!


MeandMarj: I don't know, they just liked me!

Alison: What is this stack of letters? Oh my! A love letter!?! "Darling, I miss you so much. I'm staring at your beautiful picture but not as beautiful as you, this awful cardboard thing! At least we are only 2500 miles apart and not 3000. I love you dearly!"
Grandmother: Not a bad love letter, eh?
Alison: This is fabulous! One beau, two beau, three beaus! How many beaus did you have?!?


Grandmother: I had a few...
Alison: How did you get these guys to fall in love with you?
Grandmother: I don't know, they just liked me!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

MeandMarj: I'm coming! I'm coming!

Alison: Good Morning! It's a beautiful day! Time for breakfast!
Grandmother: Okay.
Alison: Grandmother, it doesn't sound like you are getting up.
Grandmother: Nope.
Alison: Don't you want breakfast?
Grandmother: Alright, I'm coming! I'm coming!

MeandMarj: Eat your breakfast!

Alison: Grandmother, this is so exciting! There is an article about Revolution Growth! And I used to work for Exclusive Resorts, another company Steve Case invested in! 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/case-and-leonsis-launch-revolution-growth-fund/2011/11/30/gIQAmct7EO_gallery.html#photo=1

As I start reading the article out loud...

Grandmother: You better eat your breakfast.
Alison: Oh! But don't you find this fascinating? This wonderful opportunity for entrepreneurial growth in the DC area?
Grandmother: Nope. Eat your breakfast!