{"id":18351,"date":"2020-07-25T19:11:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/?p=18351"},"modified":"2020-07-25T19:11:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:11:26","slug":"what-i-love-this-week-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/what-i-love-this-week-48\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Love This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Daniel\u2019s Grandma Pauline died last Wednesday. She had such a big, beautiful personality and I loved her very much. I\u2019m so glad I got to know her over the past 16 years. She was unique in so many ways, a Jewish grandmother who didn\u2019t cook (that was one of her favorite jokes) and was the life of the party. She loved old Hollywood elegance and tried to make everything extra special, like she was the star of her own movie. The first time I met her was in college. She and Daniel\u2019s grandfather, Bapa, came up to Amherst and took us out to lunch. When it was time for the drink order she asked the Chili\u2019s waitress, \u201cNow how is the house white wine here?\u201d No matter where she was, to her it was the pinnacle of class and excitement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She was such a key part of our family dynamic. At all our family gatherings she would hold court, regaling us with stories from her life. She got a big kick out of pushing the envelope with some PG-13 content. She was a true extrovert, could talk for hours, and was never happier than when she was around family reliving her greatest hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also had a wonderful marriage to Daniel\u2019s saint of a grandfather, who passed away five years ago. She described their love as perfect because, \u201cHe was a giver and I was a taker.\u201d She was 90 years old and had been in declining health, but the last few months of COVID-19 isolation were really difficult on her and she deteriorated quickly. She died peacefully at home with her two sons by her side. We will miss her so much, but we’ll tell the boys stories about her all the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links I Loved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This week I posted about my DIY kitchen counter project. Counters look like brand new granite for under $100<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been amazing seeing James develop new skills through play. Here is some of the science behind it<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something I always tell Daniel when we travel is not to put the suitcase on the bed! Here\u2019s why<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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