Schmitt Family Moments
This Ocean City location became our unofficial headquarters year after year.
Summer Place
This animal somehow became the official animal of Grandma Joan’s bathroom, constantly asking ‘who’ was in there.
owl
Family wisdom suggests that Pap Pap should not be trusted with this tool.
ANY tool
No matter the word, Nana doesn't pronounce this letter.
H
These are the three most common items Jake leaves behind.
Wallet, cell phone and keys. Will also accept sunglasses.
This non-food item somehow earned a permanent place on Grandma Schmitt's kitchen window sill, adding a little color to the view.
Nail polish
If you checked Grandma Joan's candy dish, you could safely expect to find this.
Hershey's kisses
This impressive number represents the most points Pap Pap scored in one basketball game.
62
According to Nana, Kim and Krissie were collectively known by this name.
Krim or Krimmie
This Christmas dessert has exactly one loyal fan in the family, Pap Pap.
Fruit Cake
This Christmas Eve meal arrived at the door courtesy of Santa, proving that tradition doesn’t always mean home-cooked.
pizza
This neighborhood, where Pap Pap grew up, shares its name with a flock you might hear before you see.
Goosetown or East Wheeling
While in the hospital, Uncle Herb and Pap Pap attempted to order food using this, thinking it was the phone.
TV remote
According to Nana, as a child, receiving these gifts on the same Christmas made it the best holiday on record.
baby doll and Barbie
As kids, this two-word phrase, suggesting a need to restrict the flow, meant that we were being too loud.
pipe down
This uncle treated Thanksgiving dinner as his warm-up for his annual nap
Uncle Jerry
This is the name that Chad gave to Grandma Joan
Nee
This is the name Pap Pap gave to the person who would come to our house to buy his baseball cards.
Pigeon
This bold lunchroom decision by Nana shattered all known food rules and left Uncle Jerry mortified.
she ate her dessert before her sandwich
This Dallas TV character once appeared in the basement bar as a very unusual beverage container.
J.R. Ewing
This is the amount of money that Grandma Schmitt would give her grandkids on their birthdays.
$21
This Grandma Joan phrase was one of the most memorable, which she usually said if one of the grandkids was messy.
Mercy Mercy messy person
This is the official name that Pap Pap gave to the shirt he found that the previous tenants at our Ocean City house left behind.
Third floor front
This cat-memorial mission by Nana and Pap Pap ended with a broken thumb.
looking for a rock as a tombstone
These Monday night TV events, known for dramatic table-smashing moments, were enjoyed by the entire family?
WWF, Monday Night Raw