How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
We both sighed. We were still kids, so we liked everything to stay the same. Now the whole town seemed to be up to something. (7.6)
Joey and Mary Alice aren't particularly delighted to see the town all decorated for the Centennial Celebration. Grandma's town should always stay exactly the same no matter what year it is.
Quote #8
"It's the Centennial Celebration," Grandma said. "We're all going back to the old days and the old ways for a week."
"Grandma," I said, "you never gave up any of the old ways." (7.17-18)
The idea of going back to the "old ways" for a week is laughable because Grandma Dowdel already lives as though they're in the midst of the "old days." Still, the kids play along with the whole charade.
Quote #9
"You give me a turn," she said. She put her hand out to us and took it back. "I thought it was me and Dowdel on our wedding day." (7.54)
When Joey and Mary Alice step out in the old clothes that they found in the attic, it shocks Grandma Dowdel. She feels as though they've gone back in time because that's what she and her husband looked like on their wedding day.