Joey's Memories of his Nanny

I asked Joey what his favorite presents were that he got from Betty and me. He recalled bikes, Game Stop gift cards, and electronic games, of course.

His all-time favorite is the Blanket she made for him at Spring Creek for this Christmas which he has with him right now. He uses it at home and here.

We also gave him a basketball he named “Wilson” after the volleyball in the Tom Hanks Castaway film. Imitating Hanks, we could hear Joey in the Patton Road house and the yard calling out, “Wilson, where are you!”

He had several Wilsons that all lost their air. We gave him a new one for Betty’s last Christmas as he can easily play basketball across the street in the park.

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Other memories he shared with me today include our trip to Gettysburg where he climbed all over the rocks at Devil’s Den, up one of the towers, and his conversation with one of the reenactors in their campground.

I remember that day as Betty dropped me and Joey by the Visitor’s Center’s front doors as it was so difficult for her to walk up to it. Sorry folks, that Visitor’s Center is not handicap accessible, at least for those who can’t walk long distances. That walk wore her out so she didn’t really get to enjoy the Hall of the Presidents, the Cyclorama, Little Round Top. She knew Gettysburg very well as she used to drive a cab there, long before my time with her. She even drove some of the stars of the film, Gettysburg, around when it was in production.

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“Nanny made great chili,” Joey observed. That was true. I’m going to miss Betty’s chili.

Joey also like the breakfasts she used to make of eggs, bacon, toast. I’ve forgotten breakfasts like that.

“”Nanny was a really nice person and I’m really going to miss her,” Joey just said.


Enough said, don’t you think?