Ra

This is my Great Aunt, Sarah. We call her Ra because when Elliott was little he used to call her Rara. Or Ra for short.


She is 87 years old.

Up until a few months ago, she lived in the same house she had been living in since she was (I think) 12 years old.

She loves to clean, iron, and do laundry.

But most of all she LOVES children.

She took care of her younger brothers and sisters when she was young. She took care of many of her nieces and nephews, including my mother. Then she took care of my sister and I, and all of our cousins. And now she comes over to my house once a week to help me out, fold my laundry, and play with my kids. It is my kids favorite day of the week. Elliott doesn't even want to go to school on Sarah days.




She's having some trouble hearing these days, but the kids don't seem to mind. She still plays hide and seek, hide the toy (usually in a shirt sleeve), and still crawls around on the floor to play cars.

She is amazing. I cannot complain about getting old because of her. Well, I should not.

She often forgets how old she actually is, maybe this is the key. My mom told me that one time they were out driving around and saw an older woman trying to walk across the street using a walker. Sarah took pity on the woman and said something like, "poor lady, she must be 80".


I love her. <3