Childhood things fondly remembered involving my Grandparents McLean

Hello.

I came to realize that my post about my Grandparents McLean might imply that I really have no memories of what it was like being around them.  While it is true there is an extended period that I missed out with them, there are still plenty of fond things I remember when in their presence.   So I figured I would share a few.  So without further ado:
 
Chocolate meringue pies
 
Dessert made from banana pudding, sliced bananas and 'Nilla Wafers
 
Getting my first ever lottery scratch ticket and soon after realizing that gambling just isn't my thing
 
Grandma's big black poodle who instilled a love of dogs
 
Sitting in the kitchen watching Grandma and assorted aunts gossiping
 
Asking to try coffee for the first time and being warned that it would stunt my growth
 
Coming to the realization that I just wasn't a coffee guy
 
Christmas Eve at their house, being the first grandchild, but soon joined by my brother and eventually my cousins
 
Getting my first ever wristwatch at one above said Christmas Eve.  (It was a Star Wars one with R2 and C3PO on the face.)
 
Grandpa getting as a gag gift a pair of 'mantyhose' (which featured THREE legs) and him wearing them around their house
 
Getting introduced to one of the greatest sammiches ever; the Cheesy British from the Hoagie's Corner down the street
 
Lying down in the attic bedroom and looking at the Underdog and Keep on Truckin' stickers on the ceiling
 
Playing on the stairs to the attic with assorted toys and a light blue Jabberjaw lunchbox
 
My Grandma playing a song off her record player that had the lines 'My name us Michael, I have a nickel.  I have a nickel shiny and new,' and telling me this song was about me.  I eventually tracked down the song.  (Clint Holmes - Playground In My Mind.)

Playing an old Disney record on their portable record player that featured a marching song about Alice in Wonderland that I have yet to find

But I continue to look...