June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021
When I was a kid, I was probably about 5 or 6, Grandma came to visit. We were living at the Marble Ct or Circle, can’t remember the exact name now. It was later in the afternoon, after she arrived, I went down to the large playground that was near our house. I decided to swing on the swing set, however, the swing set seats were a little too high for me at the time, and there were large at least large to me at the time, Red and Black Ant hills. These Ants were huge and they were everywhere and under every swing seat. If I wanted to swing I had to kind of run and jump onto the swing set and hope I didn’t get any ants on me. Well it just so happened that this particular time, I got stung/bit by a Red ant in between the toes on my right foot. Man that pain was something else, I started crying and then ran all the way back to the house. Grandma was inside doing something, and being the nurse she immediately asked what was wrong. I told her that I got bit by an ant, she then asked me why I didn't have any shoes on, I told her I had shoes but that I didn’t know how to tie my shoes (I guess at the time I didn’t put two and two together, that if you wear shoes you will not get stung). She then had me go get my shoes, she told me that she was going to teach me how to tie my shoes so that I could go play and not worry about the Ants. She then sat me in her lap, and spent the next 10-15 minutes teaching me how to tie my shoes. I still tie them the exact same way today. Now every time I tie them, it reminds me of her and how the smallest things can have the most impact on a persons life. My life changed that day, and Grandma, I have not been bit by an ant in between my toes since then. I love you Grandma!