Halloween and Grandma

Well it's halloween again and on it I never think first of goblins and such. No on halloween I remember my Grandma Steele. If she had lived this halloween would of been her 96th birthday. When I was little I used to think Grandma had the best birthday and I wanted my birthday to be halloween too. And I still think she has the best birthday. Grandma was a hoot. She loved a good time. I have movies of her 3 sheets to the wind coming down the stairs with a pants leg rolled up. She loved to have the family around. We used to have father day picnics, easter dinners and Grandma and mine favorite X-mas eve. All of Grandmas life you celebrated the old german way x-mas with family. That was the best her house was magical at x-mas. She had the smallest tree and that was a good thing because their were so many presents.
Grandma was a strong woman with quirks. She married 3 times never left one husband without another waiting. To be fair her first two husband were not nice men. She lost 1 infant daughter who died in her arms. She worked up until Grandpa could not really be left alone so long. Together they built the house they lived in. She raised 3 girls. I always loved her being so strong. But what I did not love was her cooking. Grandma was not a good cook. At least not when I was little. She loved salt. Everything was well salted. Her recipe fpr hamburgers was hamburger, salt, seasoning salt, onion salt, a little garlic salt and then more salt. No wonder I never salt my food. I would always ask to eat my hamburger outside and when they would let me. I'd take that burger and hide it in the garbage can. Trust me even straving children in Africia wouldn't eat it.
One of my favorite memories is when I was about 7 and spending the night at her house. Now she never got angry or even snippy with me. But this night I guess I was a little too demanding. I was in the tub and I needed more bubbles. So I told Grandma that and she said " Fart in the tub if you want more bubbles." And still to this day if I fart in the tub I remember Grandma.
So Happy Birthday Grandma! I remember you and still love you so very much!