I have six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. I have had the wonderful opportunity and experience of living close to all of my grandchildren. This includes being able to spend good quality time and a lot of fun experiences.
When my youngest daughter, ‘Chelle lived in New Berlin, WI, she gave birth to Bradley. I would drive at least once a week to babysit while ‘Chelle and her husband would go out. Then on weekends, they would come to Beaver Dam for the weekend and I would be able to spend some more fun time with Brad. I am also known to love to pull pranks on my grandchildren as they are so gullible.
While staying at our house one weekend Bradley was playing in my pantry which was at his height He would love to go through the cupboard and play with the various cans and bottles. One day he came across a canning jar with a disgusting-looking juice and pieces of something in it. Since I love to tease it seemed appropriate to tell him this was pickled poop. We all found this super funny and laughed hysterically, especially at his reaction. This bottle contained canned meat that was given to me by a friend, and it did look disgusting.
I thought this would go no further than this. Well, many weeks later Bradley was at his other grandparent’s house and told her that Grandma Sandy has pickled poop in her cupboard. She was appalled and troubled. So, to clear this up in her mind she asked my daughter if I had pickled poop in my cupboard.
This has been a funny story to remember even to this day. I haven’t been able to top this type of delicacy in my pantry, but it did make for a good laugh and a great memory.
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