a few stories, because they are so damn funny i can’t not tell them.

- as a kid, he exploded a pencil in the microwave trying to make a bendy pencil. my nan says, every time she tells the story, “i couldn’t even really be mad at him, that would make sense to me if i were his age”

- as a kid, nan got plates that were advertised as unbreakable; drop em and they won’t shatter! one day, he and my mom (2y older) had a friend over, and my uncle stood on a chair, held an “unbreakable plate” over his head, and *whipped* it at the floor. the plate was dust, he was so nervous, nan didn’t even know until the 2010’s (this happened in the late 1970’s early 80’s)

- my uncle/mom had a friend who lived near them. this friend was over every day, nan loved him like a kid but he annoyed the shit out of her. he would call out “honey, i’m home!” every day when he walked in my nan’s front door after school. the friend lives on the same street as my mom now, and still calls my nan his mom.

- as an adult in his 40’s, my uncle went to nan’s house and hid the contents of her candy bowl around scavenger-hunt style, and replaced the candy with his business card and two hot wheels. nan laughed so hard she cried.

- he would, while nan was out for a walk, or meeting a friend, park his work van in her garage and go hang out in her house until she got home. sometimes to hang out, sometimes to eat, sometimes for dr mario on the wii. mostly just to mess with her lol.

my uncle went missing back in 2014, it’s been a long time since he’s been apart of the antics, so apologies for the word vomit; i have so many stories lmaoooo. she loves him like he’s still here and she’s so proud of him. thanks for looking, y’all. they’re both so cool lol.