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As mother’s day approaches, we all can reflect on how amazing our mothers are. For those of you that have children, we tend to be hard on ourselves on our ability to “mother”. We are our worst critics… Remember to always give yourself a basket of grace. I adore my mother, she is a testament of strength and has a heart full of gold. She has always put others before herself (sound...

In memory of Mom on this Mother’s Day. As I said at the start of the entry about my dad, I wrote the following less for others, though they may enjoy it, as I did for my own sake and for my son. Family is important. Mom was born some fifty miles from Budapest, Hungary in 1912 and was baptized Yolan. She was the first born of my maternal grandparents, Barbara and Joseph....

Reader’s note: Today would have been my Mom’s 98nd birthday. It seemed appropriate to publish this. As I said at the start of the entry about my Dad, I wrote the following less for others, though they may enjoy it, as I did for my own sake and for my son. Family is important.Mom was born some 50 miles from Budapest, Hungary in 1912 and was baptized Yolan. She was the first born of my...

While the following is my personal musing, I suspect it could have been written by many who have lost their parents. I quietly and privately cried today. They were neither tears of physical pain nor tears of joy. Rather they were tears of sorrow, tears of loss and for what will never be again. The tears came as I reread my musing about my Mom and also recalled my musing about my Dad. They...

Happy birthday, Mom (aka Jennie – thanks to Ellis Island, aka Yolan): Nov. 17, 1912 – Jan.21, 2001

Your Glasses are not getting stronger...I'm to lazy to hunt for Mine..... I'm to lazy for MOST things....today. I spent the days looking at the great pages about the poor little Anthony child.. Just for my edification I'm gonna' tell you what I think happened... I think spoiled "Tot Mom" got into a tootin' match with her equally spoiled "Tot Grandmom." In the hissing match.....the child...