Happy Birthday Grandma

This month my grandmother will turn 99.  She still lives on her own nearby the rest of my family and does quite well.  She is always one of the first to "like" any of our statuses on Facebook, and keeps up on any of the additional goings on in the family through a shared app on her iPad.  She plays "Words with Friends."  Let's just say that if the WiFi goes out at Grandma's house, it's akin to an emergency.  She will call somebody and get that thing fixed in short order.  Some of us grandkids were talking about how awesome she is with technology and my brother informed me that Grandma had explained to him that she wasn't really all that talented, she just had "FOMO."  When I stared at him blankly my brother then explained to me that "FOMO" was an urban text abbreviation for "fear of missing out."  Ha!  So in honor of the birthday of one of the classiest and smartest ladies I am privileged to know, I would like to tell you a bit of her and my grandpa's story...

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