Grandpa's joke

We went to visit Grandpa and Grandma for a bit tonight. There wasn't much new to talk about. Out of the blue, Grandpa said nonchalantly, " You know, they found bones on the moon." We looked at each other, trying not to challenge him on the logistics of that and humour him somewhat. Then with a twinkle in his eye, his very old eye, he said, "yeah, one cow didn't make it." While he was on a roll, he said that a beggar came to this woman's house, knocked on the door and when she opened it, he said, "I haven't had a bite for 3 days." So she bit him. Grandpa chuckled and we giggled.
He said that the nurse that comes to their place once a week said that when he gets up from the couch, he should sit down and get up slowly. He said to her, my get up got up and left a long time ago!
Anyway, I just about stayed home tonight to sew a skirt but I knew that I would hate this skirt forever if I knew it was more important than visiting them. I would have missed the gems tonight. Now I have a skirt and the memories.