Goin' to Grandpa's

Instead of going to work at 8am, I went with Brian to my grandparents house to cut the wood for our closet.

When I knocked on the door at 8:45am, it took my grandma a few minutes to come to the door. My grandpa said, "When you're retired, you can get up at any time you want and it's usually not early." I'm not used to this because my grandparents used to always get up early. Ever since my grandmother's stroke three years ago, they've taken things slower.

I commented to Brian that their house had the odd smell of old people. He laughed and said that I sounded like my mother since she's said the same thing. I don't like my grandparents getting old because I don't remember them that way. It will be weird when my parents start to get really old.

My grandpa helped Brian and I cut wood into appropriate sized pieces on his table saw. Grandpa hung out with us, talking to us about the house purchase and politics. I thought it was funny that he was helping his gay grandson and his boyfriend building something for their house. I love my grandpa!