Gift to the Grandparents...

Bonnie McMullin Hargreaves wrote up this poem that we gave to Grandma and Grandpa Hargreaves for their 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration in Cedar City, Ut. We had all got together and shared our favorite memories of our Grandparents and laughed and cried. Bonnie with her great rhyming and lyrical talent put it all together. Enjoy!

Hargreaves Memories 2008

Sixty years have come and gone, oh my how time does fly
Lets take a trip down memory lane and remember years gone by

Grandpa played the organ, Grandma drove the car
We took lots of camping trips with motor bikes near and far

“My Grandpa wears panty hose!” always good for a laugh
My Grandma had a real fetching ‘Flower’ swimming cap

Grandma knitted sweaters and slippers, quite a few
We remember Grandpas bran muffins and ‘Trebor’ rum candies too

Matt would moon Grandpa any chance that he could get
And if Grandpa had a camera, well then even better yet

Ali remembers Grandpa teaching her to drive
There was always an ice cream cone at the end of the long ride

Grandpa and his movie collection, the family, feel-good types
Receiving Hudson Bay Clothing at Christmas, the boxes with colored stripes

Matt once ate an entire tub of Grandmas yummy shortbread
We remember stories of John and Dene told before we went to bed

At the house in Bowness, we remember the long phone cord
The pink room and the blue room and grandmas darn ‘squeaky floor’

At times we were at the hospital for Grandpa’s surgeries
Ali’s Crohns, Ellesses’ burst appendix and all Matt’s injuries

We would go to school with Grandma while visiting in Bowness
She would take us driving in her lovely Ford Taurus

Grandpa we called ‘Ferret’ and Grandma we called ‘Pooh’
And while the miracle drink ‘Matol’ smelled, it sure was good for you

You always made an effort to come watch us perform
Scouts, piano, plays, driving miles was the norm

Grandpa would remind us to take only what you can eat
If you clean up you plate you might just get a treat


Then there was the huge jar of coins to buy candy from the corner store
The white toy box that tilted open, so many toys to explore

We washed our hands with Coast soap that always smelled so clean
We watched Grandma Winnie flip the bird at drivers being mean

Justin sang ‘Thank God I’m a Dumbalo’ to a John Denver song
Ellesse got paid in skittles to make the piano play all day long

Then there was the Al-E-J, the neatest boat on the block
And who can forget when Grandma and Grandpa both fell off the dock?

Justin watched Bryan scalp Grandpa at Bragg Creek
It was the first time we met the ferret and we all let out a shriek

We sat in the backyard at Bowness with the trailer eating snacks
“Mug’ Rootbeer and ‘Nalley’s chips, we’d fill up till we cracked

All of the dinners that Grandma Winnie would work to make
Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, canned peaches, pears and cake

Of course there was the meatballs, swiss steaks and leftsa too
Peanut butter and mayo sandwiches, they were sure good for you

We all loved to hear the story of Dene throwing the hammer
“John touched it last!” Grandpa couldn’t be madder

We always received Birthday cards addressed specially to Master or Miss
The special gifts and presents always brought us so much bliss

“What is Syphilis and Gonorrhea?” Alison asked out of the blue
Grandpa laughed so hard his face turned many colors of red hues

Through the years we have laughed and sometimes we have cried
We have loved to share our family and our feelings from inside

We love you our dear Grandparents more than you can know
We are thankful for your example and all the love you show

We know that after sixty years that you are still going strong
If we work hard together we might make it just as long

Good luck in the future, there are more memories to be made
We hope your anniversary was wonderful, what a special day!