- I'm 89.
(upbeat music)
Oops.
- But you're the-- There goes the handicap.
(laughing)
(door popping)
- [Krista] You're using a pliers to open your microwave?
♪ You are my sunshine ♪
I've just got on my undies.
- Oh!
- Shouldn't have I said that?
- [Woman] Couldn't throw that Tostitos jar away!
- I can see you're gonna have trouble.
(laughing)
I'm a little bit weird.
(upbeat piano music)
- Hi, I'm Krista,
and my grandma is one of my biggest role models.
Not only is she hilarious,
but she is one of the most selfless people I've ever met.
And at 89 years old,
she lives an incredibly active lifestyle.
She's super involved in the church.
She does things like teach pie making classes.
You can't go anywhere,
without anybody stopping and talking to her.
So, I thought it would be fun to do an experiment,
to see what it would be like to live an entire day,
start to finish, in my 89 year old grandma's life.
(bell chiming)
- Hello.
My name is Gladys Krause, and I am Krista's grandma.
(upbeat music) First thing I do.
I get up, I go to the bathroom,
which I do about two times every night.
- [Krista] Well, at least you don't wet the bed.
- [Gladys] No.
(laughing)
And then I go out and get my paper,.
and leave that on the table.
Then I come in here and put on my makeup.
- How long does it usually take you to do your makeup?
- We'll see.
I gotta get some rosy cheeks here.
My hair is gray, but my eyebrows are black.
(laughing)
And that's natural.
So, I'm a little bit weird.
And then I've got a cowlick back here.
You see it?
Cover it up.
(laughs) But you're going to the beauty shop,
why do you need to cover it up?
Well, I don't want anybody to see that bald spot back there.
So, she said she doesn't put her lipstick on
until after she eats,
'cause then she has to brush her teeth.
She don't wanna mess up her lipstick.
(laughing)
Okay, so we already got the paper.
Now you're getting out all the juices.
Vegetable, milk, and orange juice?
- Yeah.
- [Krista] What is this?
Why does it say $2.49?
- [Gladys] It was on sale.
- [Krista] Extra-raisin Raisin Bran.
Okay, these are my options.
- [Gladys] And here's another one.
- [Krista] That was only $1.59.
You got a bargain on that.
- [Gladys] Yeah.
- [Krista] So, do you perfectly set the table like this
before every meal?
- [Gladys] That's not perfectly set.
- [Krista] It just looks so nice.
- Oh.
It does?
How do you do it?
- [Krista] I don't.
(laughing)
- Now, first thing we do is pray.
Father, Son, Holy Ghost,
who eats the fastest, gets the most.
(laughing)
- See, I don't like vitamin D,
because I feel like it.
(imitates gagging)
Tastes like-- - Really?
Yeah, but I'll drink it.
Oh my.
Okay, so we gotta brush our teeth.
- I'll put on-- - Put on our lipstick.
- And I have to put on my clothes.
See, I've just got on my undies.
- Oh!
- Shouldn't have I said that?
- You have a nightgown on.
- Yeah.
- [Krista] So, here's your outfit.
Looking good.
- Are you talking about me?
- [Krista] Yeah.
- Oh.
Something I had hanging in the closet for a couple years.
- [Krista] I'm about to trust my 89 year grandma to drive.
(laughs) He went like this
and she said to her grandkids, "What is that?"
And he said, "That.
"Oh grandma, that's the way you love signal."
- [Krista] Aka, the middle finger.
- (laughs) Yeah.
- [Krista] Go on in.
- Okay.
(upbeat music)
- [Krista] Okay, so your hair's all shampooed,
it looks great.
How long is this gonna last?
- 'Til next Thursday.
- [Krista] So, you do it once a week, every Thursday?
- Yes. - So, you just take a bath?
You don't even have a shower, right?
- [Gladys] No.
- [Krista] You just take baths, and then that,
you only have to do your hair once a week.
- Uh-huh.
- My grandma's so popular that she had two voicemails.
I heard her checking them,
and now she's on the phone with somebody,
already making plans.
What should we do now?
- Well, I usually watch "The View".
- All right, so we're gonna sit back and watch "The View".
(laughing)
- A soup cooker?
- [Krista] Sous chef, no, chef.
Another phone call.
- Hello.
- The popularity of this woman.
Okay, well grandma, we just got a visitor.
Who is this?
- [Gladys] Say who you are.
- Ben Krause.
I'm gonna go play piano for the nursing home.
(upbeat piano music)
(clapping)
- That was so nice.
We just got out of the care home.
Where we going now grandma?
- We're going to Gambino's, eat some, eat some a,
what are we gonna eat?
(laughing)
- I'm eating what you're eating.
- No, no, no, you eat what you,
I'm gonna eat what you're eating.
- I have to be you.
Okay. (laughs)
Okay, so we finished eating,
and I had two slices of pizza and one desert pizza,
because that's exactly what you ate.
- Yeah.
- So, we're twins, so we might have to both
poop at the same time.
Maybe. - Yeah, yeah.
(laughing) And now we're gonna
take a nap.
- We're gonna take a nap, to let our food digest.
- And then we're gonna make some pie.
- No joke, it's been a busy day,
and I honest feel like I kinda need a nap.
And I usually don't take one.
(slumbering orchestral music)
Is this a secret recipe?
Should we not give it away? - No, no, no, no.
- [Krista] No secret grandma Gladys recipes?
- No, no, no.
You think I'm really crafty, don't you?
- [Krista] You're not?
- [Gladys] No.
- [Krista] So, this is the recipe she's using.
- Yeah. - From the back of a--
- [Gladys] A lard, lard.
- [Krista] From the back of a lard container!
Now, what is lard?
- It's fat from pigs.
- [Krista] Do your hands get tired doing that?
- [Gladys] Huh-uh.
- Since I am Gladys today, afterall,
I guess I have to do it.
Or her hand's just getting tired
and she's pawning it off on me.
My hands are so greasy right now.
Oh my god!
(Gladys laughing)
♪ You are my sunshine ♪
♪ My only sunshine ♪
♪ She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes ♪
♪ Ha ha ha, you and me ♪
♪ Little brown jug, don't I love thee ♪
- [Gladys] Okay, stop, stop.
Stop. - Okay.
What'd I do wrong?
- Put it there, and you let it sit there.
Now, we're gonna cut the apples.
- She holds it with her thumb like this,
which seems very dangerous.
Like that?
- I can see you're gonna have trouble.
(laughing)
You ain't never gonna get anywhere.
(laughing)
(doorbell ringing)
Try dippin' it in there.
- [Krista] Grandma, remember you used to feed me
butter on crackers.
- [Kids] Eww, yuck!
- [Krista] (laughs) It's good!
- Well, good. - Saltines.
And this is four apples in one pie.
- Yes, four baked-- - Don't--
- [Gladys] Oh, okay.
- [Krista] Your grandma doesn't measure, she says
just sprinkle cinnamon on it. - Measure it.
- [Gladys] Two fingers like that, and then go like that.
- [Girl] Make sure to wash your hands
before you do this everyone.
- [Boy] Hit the lights.
(applause) (mumbling)
- [Girl] Hand!
- I don't know how she does it.
I'm sneaking away for a bathroom break,
because it's pretty chaotic in there.
Let's hope it's not burning.
Oh, look, it's beautiful.
Where are we going grandma?
- We're going to the cemetery, to visit the dead.
Let's go over here.
(dialog dawned out by wind)
- She said she likes to help make the cemetery look nice.
- Who else?
- Now, we're in front
of grandpa's grave. - Great grandpa.
- And we're gonna say a prayer, right?
- Yeah. - Okay.
We're gonna have soup for supper.
Okay, so we got some water boiling,
with some noodles that grandma got.
So, we cut up all of our chicken and veggies.
And now we're putting it in.
Look at that homemade soup.
- I'm here for dinner, yes with my mom,
'cause she's the best cook ever.
- So, you came-- - And pie.
- [Krista] After work to eat,
so you could get a free meal out of her?
- Yeah, that's what I did.
- I've never had coffee with dinner,
but it's about to happen.
(people chattering faintly)
- [Boy] Ooh, that icing!
(exclaims) - Delicious.
Well, everyone left to go on a walk.
And what are we gonna do?
- We're gonna clean the dishes.
- [Krista] We're washing cans too.
And what are you gonna use these for?
- Yeah, I put them in the recycle.
- Good, so she recycles.
(angelic humming)
We just finished doing the dishes.
And I deserve some more coffee,
'cause it's been a long day.
It's only like, what, eight o'clock?
- 7:15.
- 7:15?
We've done so much.
- Yeah, we made a lot of tracks today, didn't we?
- We did.
Okay, so you wash your face before you, take off,
or before you change into your jammies?
- Yeah.
- So, you just use water?
- Yeah.
And that soup there.
- Hand soup on your face?
- Did you ever see something that said face soup?
- (laughing) They sell it.
- They do? - Yeah!
If I wake tomorrow with rash all over my face,
I'm calling you. (laughs)
Is this that anti-aging, wrinkle face cream?
- I got this from Teresa.
- Okay, we got that done.
(slapping)
Wow, you really coat it on.
When I was growing up,
you used to wrap your hair with toilet paper.
Do you still do that?
- I do.
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.
Then, when I get up in the morning,
I don't have to do anything,
it's just all ready to go.
(slumbering orchestral music)
You don't have any reason to do that though.
You're just doing it, 'cause I'm doing it.
- I'm doing it, 'cause this is your life, and
I'm livin' it. - Oh, that's right.
That's right.
Thank you, but ready to go back to your old lifestyle?
You gotta had enough of old grandmas--
- Hey, I think you're a busier woman than I am.
(laughing) I just sit in front
of the computer all day.
You're round and about. - Yeah, I probably,
I probably am.
I go to the store all the time.
And I go to the college gardens.
And I go to church.
I go to the library.
And I go to the old lady card club.
See now, there, when I wake up in the morning,
it'll be just perfect.
- Perfect.
- Okay.
Now we got out our.
- There Krista.
- There.
How was your day, good?
- Great, wonderful.
- I love you grandma.
- I love you too.
You're a sweetie.
- We're ready for bed.
- Nighty-night.
- So, I'm back home.
And now that I'm getting back into my regular routine,
getting ready to go to work,
I realize that one of the biggest things
that I learned from my grandma,
is that a lot of times
I just go through the motions of the day,
and don't really take the time
to sit down and appreciate each moment.
And I really feel like my grandma lives in the moment.
- The handle broke off.
- I think spending time with her
has made me realize the importance of slowing down
and appreciating the moment you're in,
and spending time with your friends and your family,
and the people that care about you.
And also, grandma, I think I learned that
age is really nothing but a number.
(laughing) How do feel about turning 90?
- Well, I always said when I turn 90,
I'm gonna go to the nursing home,
but now I don't say it anymore.
(laughing)
(upbeat music)