I came across this picture of my Grandma Vander Well (as I was awake at 3:30 a.m. this morning). It taken when she was about the age my daughters are right now. She was known as “Toots.” Interestingly enough, my Grandpa was known as “Hump.” Together, they were known as (I’m not making this up) “Hump-n-Toots.”

My grandma died in a tragic accident when I was 11, but I still have vivid memories of her. Mostly, I remember her laugh. She would throw her head back, just like in this photograph, and her whole body would shake. She would laugh so hard she literally peed her pants.