Yesterday Jeff and I visited my Great-Aunt Ruth. Or maybe she's my Great-Great-Aunt Ruth. I think that she's my Opa's (for those who don't know, that's grandpa in German; he's my dad's dad - we call those grandparents Oma and Opa) Aunt, if my memory serves me correctly. But I could be wrong. But I know she's related to Opa.
This month she turned 97, and she is very with it for her age. Her memory is incredible, and she's a lot of fun to talk to. She's fairly cheerful and almost always smiling.
She's less than 5 minutes away from where Jeff and I live. I found this out a few months ago when I visited her with Oma and Opa. I've been meaning to pay her a visit since then, but either she, I, or Jeff have been sick most of that time, and it never seemed a good time to visit.
For Marie and Suzanne, I just wanted to say that I think it would be cool if you brought your kids to visit her and got to take some pictures. She'd enjoy it, and it's not often you get to take pictures with a family member so many generations removed from you.
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I didn't realize Aunt Ruth lived so close. I would love to have the girls meet her. When do you next have a Friday off?
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