When You’re Strange
On Saturday my entire family plus my brother’s girlfriend packed up into the car to drive an hour and a half1 south of Seattle to celebrate my brother’s birthday with my aunt, uncle, and great-grandmother2.
His birthday was actually on the 24th of February, making Saturday closer to my birthday than his. But we made (another!) rainbow cake anyway. My baby brother is 16 now. This still horrifies me. Anybody living in the Pacific Northwest should avoid driving after July 2008, when he plans on getting his driver’s license.
On the way, “People Are Strange” by The Doors came on the radio which resulted in most of my family singing loudly while driving down the freeway with plenty of odd looks from my brother who did not join in. He’s really no fun.
Yeah, my family is strange. What exceptionally odd things does your family do?
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It’s fun to have an interesting family and we all love our families no matter how strange they can act sometimes. heh.
my great-grandma’s 90 something too… but most of her memories are blurred already :(
I think your family sounds very charming, as strange and creepy as that might sound :P I think small quirks like that are what makes families, or people interesting.
My grandfather likes to get on a chair and sing jewish folk-songs outloud. Note: none of us, including him, are jewish. I have no idea where he gets it from. I don’t think they’re even right, except for the chorus, MAYBE.
My great-grandmother is 97 and will turn 98 this year, and even though she’s in a nursing home, she’s really in great health. I’m very sure she will get to be at least 100.
I’m envious of huge family celebrations! All my relatives are overseas, so birthdays tend to be rather small things for me to celebrate with friends. :)
It’s amazing how people live to be 100, I think. For myself, and my own life, I can’t see myself living to be so old ’cause I’m so careless. :(
You need to write something new.
Before I die, plz.