Grandma and I shared a love for jigsaw puzzles. Even though I was only 7 years old when she lived with us, I was very adept at putting together the 500 piece puzzles. She taught me to first find the 4 corner pieces, then complete the border. She would be scolding Kate for not doing that!
Both Grandma and I always wanted to be the one to put the last piece into the puzzle. Once, we were working a puzzle of the Black Hills of South Dakota. We came to the end of the pieces, only to find that there were two holes in the puzzle. I looked at her. She looked at me. Sheepishly, I pulled one piece out of my pocket and placed it into the puzzle. Grandma cackled and pulled another piece out of her pocket to finish the puzzle. We both had the same idea, but she got to put in the last piece.
Grandma and I shared a love for jigsaw puzzles. Even though I was only 7 years old when she lived with us, I was very adept at putting together the 500 piece puzzles. She taught me to first find the 4 corner pieces, then complete the border. She would be scolding Kate for not doing that!
Both Grandma and I always wanted to be the one to put the last piece into the puzzle. Once, we were working a puzzle of the Black Hills of South Dakota. We came to the end of the pieces, only to find that there were two holes in the puzzle. I looked at her. She looked at me. Sheepishly, I pulled one piece out of my pocket and placed it into the puzzle. Grandma cackled and pulled another piece out of her pocket to finish the puzzle. We both had the same idea, but she got to put in the last piece.