Our trip to Indiana was very nice and Grandma was very glad to see her boy J.T. when she would come to Ohio J.T. always made sure we took the time to go visit her. The nursing home that she is in is very nice and clean and is close to all of her family in Indiana. One of her daughters in Indiana comes and takes her out once a day.
Joe keeping his eyes on the road. I think he is so handsome.
There was a lot of farmland
J.T. and Joe with Grandma
Jacob was so happy that we took him on this trip
We had a wonderful time talking to her and asking questions about her life.
We had a wonderful time talking to her and asking questions about her life.Growing up Joe had Grandparents that lived right next door to him and they only made a trip to Indiana twice a year to see those relatives so he does not know them as well.
We found out many things we did not know about her. When she was 7 her mother died and her dad sold their farm and put his two daughters in an orphanage. (That is was men did back then when their wife died. Not like today a man would just take care of his kids. But we are talking about 1914 when this happened and it was a different life for people.) Grandma got moved around from family to family but always kept in contact with her sister and she is still alive and in a nursing home in Indiana as well. Grandma was married at the age of 16 and
had 13 children Joe's mom is one of the older children. Her husband died in the sixties and she never remarried. Joe did not know his Grandma had lived in an orphanage or anything about her life growing up. I'm so glad we went to visit her.
had 13 children Joe's mom is one of the older children. Her husband died in the sixties and she never remarried. Joe did not know his Grandma had lived in an orphanage or anything about her life growing up. I'm so glad we went to visit her.
This is a wonderful bird habitat inside the nursing that residents can come and view. It was very nice and well taken care of. Many people come to see how the birds are doing daily. They also have a very nice aquarium.
We are so glad we took the trip and we had a great time. I think J. T. appreciates the trip we made for him, and he made us take the time to visit which sometimes gets put on the back burner when you work all the time and there are things to get done at home.
Thank you J. T.
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