Joanne Roselyn Biggerstaff Bullock Lane

Grandma Joanne

Born

March 6, 1930

Great Falls, Montana

At Rest

October 4, 2012

Las Vegas, Nevada

I have many fond memories of Grandma Joanne. She had this wonderful way of making me feel like a grown up. She always spoke to me as an equal.

Joanne as a young lady

 
 She loved Toys R Us and every year for my birthday, she'd take me shopping. We would start the day off right by eating a healthy McDonalds breakfast. Then we'd go to Millers Outpost to look for clothes. If we couldn't find anything wonderful there, we would find ourselves at the Meadows Mall. Then we'd stop at Sizzlers for lunch. The salad bar was our first choice every time. Then, before heading home we had to see what could be found at Toys R Us. Usually, it was something for my Cabbage Patch Kids and some watermelon bubble gum in a tube.

Joanne

 She had a weakness for Winchelle's Doughnuts, too. I remember once, she took me and a friend of mine, Brandy York, so see a movie in the theater. Well, Brandy got sick on the popcorn, and tossed her cookies in the back of Grandma Joanne's car (fortunately, it was into the popcorn bucket). Grandma's suggested remedy; Winchelle's Doughnuts. (I laugh as I write this!) You can imagine the outcome...

Joanne with son Kent

 We always said she had moon eyes when she smiled. My sister inherited those moon eyes.

 I always looked forward to spending time with Grandma Joanne. I remember once, the day of a birthday shopping excursion, I woke up early, to make sure I was ready in time, and looking at the clock, thinking that it said 8 am, I got out of bed and proceeded to ready myself. Upon completing that task, I went back to look at the clock to see how much longer I had to wait. The clock said 7:06 am. In my excitement, I misread the time. It had been 6 am.

Joanne, with her father, Charles Hillard Biggerstaff

I didn't know she was a horsewoman

Joanne, father Charles and brother Ronald

 But, in my minds eye, when I think of Grandma Joanne, I see her just like this, wearing a white blouse, a denim skirt and a thin brown belt. I loved Grandma Joanne. I always will.

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We had the pleasure of visiting with my dad at her funeral. He came in from Virginia.

Uncle Kent, Aunt Heidi, Father Mark

Greek Food Festival

 I didn't get any pictures of the food, or the festival, or the 'view'. But I get get a few pictures of the Greek Orthodox Church that we toured. While I love 'my church' I  always enjoy learning more about others.

All of us attended, along with our good friend, Muni, but of course I did manage to get any photos of them, either. Oh well, all the more reason to go back next year.

This is just cute

My third child and third daughter is very photogenic...

 This was taken in 2006. She was about 3. And yes, that is a wig. I think it runs in the family. The desire to wear wigs, not the need to wear wigs, mind you.

Our Date

 I try to take my kids out for some one on one time. It's not an easy task, and I'm not really consistent with it. But I found that I wasn't taking my Man Child out alone. So the other day he came up to me and said "Mom, when can we go out on a date?" Well, that was all he had to say. So we discussed all the places he could go with me, and he chose In-n-Out Burgers. The best part about In-n-Out Burgers; You can get a burger without the burger! An In-n-Out grilled cheese is as good as anything you can buy there. And Abraham LOVES the grilled cheese! I like mine with everything, grilled onions and extra tomatoes. With fries, of course.

Abraham likes it plain.

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