My gran is awesome OR My gran is Mrs Doyle from father ted

Okay, so because i grew up in New Zealand and most of my blood relatives were living in Scotland and Ireland i never really knew them.

I DID go to Ireland when i was 5 years old and met them then:

From 10-21-2008 - Family Photos

but to be honest i don't really remember it, and do you really ever meet someone properly when you're 5 years old. Actually, i do remember talking a lot about Postman Pat, but then he was awesome (even if he was a Ginger).


[sidenote: wow the train is getting REALLY full, glad i've got a seat.. take that old lady with crutches.. hehe joking]

Grandad is gone now, as are my mum's parents. So i'll never really meet them properly.

Yeah so i might not have known my family over in Ireland, but they certainly knew me. I went to Grans house and found a whole lot of pictures of us as kids and even my graduation photos (unfortunately it was from my Bachelors degree so i had the 'white fro').



My gran is awesome. She suffers from dementia and forgets things within a few minutes BUT she can remember old stuff and is still in really good physical shape so is not completely dependant or anything.

From 10-15-2008 - Ballycastle

Thing is, she doesn't know who i am whenever i walk in the room. I got worried about this initially because i didnt want to freak her out.. but my gran is so awesome and welcoming she gets me tea and biscuits talks to me for ages then asks my aunt discretely who i am.

From 10-17-2008 - Ballycastle

What's good though is that once i explain i'm Peters son she understands completely and everytime is like meeting a  long lost relative for her. It's so sweet.

She is the ultimate hostess. :) Even if she does offer me tea over and over again. She forgets i've just had one you see, or that i'm having one and don't have it my hand at the moment. It's funny. One dinner time she offered me bread like 50 times.

From 10-17-2008 - Ballycastle

She says i'm a lot like my dad. At one point she thought i WAS my dad. I'm hearing that a lot lately from my relatives. I guess it's true, right down to me bounding off the track to look at a mushroom while on a walk. :P

From 10-19-2008 - Carrick - a - rede

I could do worse, my dad is pretty awesome too.