https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu Also known as my Grandma Bea en-us 2020-08-30 17:02:11 UTC 2025-03-18 01:06:02 UTC hello@padlet.com owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/707376957 - "Back in the old days..."
- "When  I was your age..."
- Hating technology
- Cowboy movies
- Sweet teeth]]> 2020-08-30 17:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/707376957 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/729223894 Date: 9/8/2020
Time: 5:15pm-8:34 pm
Topics Discussed:
- How she misses her friends/family due to COVID
- Asked how she met her husband (he lived down the street from her aunt that she stayed with during the summers. They married after they graduated high school)
- Talked about how bad she feels for the kids going back to school (she was a schoolbus driver for many years)]]> 2020-09-08 21:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/729223894 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/745637564 Date:9/14/2020
Time: 3:05pm-3:32pm
Topics discussed:
- access to food during the pandemic: My uncle has been dropping off groceries at her house, but she is still afraid to actually see anyone. He has dropped the food outside the door and knocked, then she grabs the food after he leaves and wipes down the cans and boxes.
- Social events she sees on television: disappointed in college kids going back to school and partying like there's nothing going on.  I had to reassure her many times that I was safe and not going to parties. 
- Bomb drills schools used to do: She told me about how she remembered her kids going to school and having to hide under desks to prepare for bombs in the 50s.  Now kids have to hide from active shooters and wear masks to school.]]> 2020-09-14 19:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/745637564 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/766431917 Date: 9/21/2020
Time: 6:15pm-6:27pm
Topics discussed:
- Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.  She loves cooking a large meal (often starting at 9am) and gathering with all of her family, especially the ones she doesn't see often
- expressed her disappointment about not being able to have big holiday parties or seeing her cousins who live in Florida this year
- Her favorite part of aging is watching her grandkids grow up.  She likes to see how they end up and how they grow as people]]> 2020-09-22 01:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/766431917 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/786820195 Date:9/28/2020
Time:8:15pm-8:33pm
Topics discussed:
- My sister's wedding last weekend(she was excited but still worried about being around people. Did her best to keep her distance)
- Reminisced on her grandbabies and how they grew up so fast. She remembers playing "wedding" with them when they were younger. The girls got excited when she got her dress out.]]> 2020-09-29 06:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/786820195 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/807237531 Date:10/5/2020
Time: 5:30pm-5:51pm
Topics Discussed:
- The leaves changing outside her apartment and how she wishes she could walk outside like she used to
- How she wants to see the Festival of Lights but she knows she won't be able to walk very long
- She used to make all of the Halloween costumes for her kids.  She always had the most creative ideas and loved getting ready for Halloween
-Wishes she could see all of the kids' costumes and pass out candy like she used to, but now she lives in a retirement community and COVID won't allow visitors]]> 2020-10-06 15:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/807237531 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/827553829 Date:10/12/2020
Time: 8:45pm-9:05pm
Topics discussed:
- Her sweet tooth and how she has been craving caramel apples but isn't supposed to have them with her dentures
- How she used to have an apple tree in her back yard and made apple pies every year
- She misses seeing all the hummingbirds and is going to get a feeder for her deck]]> 2020-10-14 05:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/827553829 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/848836371 Date:10/19/2020
Time: 6:15pm-6:35pm
Topics discussed:
- How she is excited for the Christmas movies to start playing on Hallmark
- She is worried because she hasn't heard from one of her friends in awhile and hopes he is okay
- Talked about how much she enjoys speaking to her friends on the phone and how important it is too stay in touch with friends and family]]> 2020-10-21 14:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/848836371 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/862843148 Date:10/26/2020
Time: 12:15pm-10:33pm
Topics discussed:
- How she wishes there wasn't so much politics on Facebook.  Wants to see pictures of her friends and family, not fighting
- Is worried about how she is going to go shopping for Christmas presents and if she will even get to see everyone
- Expressed her disappointment that our annual family Thanksgiving was cancelled]]> 2020-10-26 17:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/862843148 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/888788320 Date:11/2/2020
Time:8:15pm-8:32pm
Topics discussed:
- She is concerned about the election. She had to do a mail-in ballot and is worried she did it wrong
- She used to be excited about watching debates and elections but the candidates just aren't what they used to be
- Can't wait to see us at Thanksgiving in a few weeks. Wants me to teach her how to make a pumpkin roll]]> 2020-11-04 06:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/888788320 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/906454335 Date:11/9/2020
Time: 4:30pm-4:47pm
Topics Discussed:
- Election results; worried about her taxes going up on a fixed income
- Alex Trebek's death: she used to watch Jeopardy every night with her husband
- Recommended me holiday movies to watch and wants me to come over to make cookies with her
- Expressed her ambivalence about the new COVID vaccine being released soon]]> 2020-11-09 23:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/906454335 owenska5 https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/915456387 2020-11-12 07:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/owenska5/melm6k9ovsw3zruu/wish/915456387