Mr. Yenta’s father did pass away as it seemed he might. We got down to Florida just in time. Mr. Yenta, his brother and sister-in-law and I flew down together, picked Mom up and rushed over to the hospital to say good-bye – sort of. No one’s sure if he knew we were there, [...]
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11 May
Happy Mother’s Day
To all of us Moms, Grandmas, Aunts, Older Sisters, Men with some maternal instincts and any other mothers not listed here. Happy day.
9 May
Friday Grandkid Blogging
Mr. Yenta, more informally known as Bapa, and grandson, at the ecology park last year.
21 Apr
Monday, Monday
Well, we’re supposed to be sitting here in anticipation of Barack Obama’s appearance on The Daily Show tonight, but it looks like I’ll have to wake everyone up when it starts. Husband, sister, cats and the dog are all draped around the living room, sound asleep. It’s been a busy Monday.
I left work for [...]
27 Mar
We’re Number One!
Long Island at top of state’s mortgage crisis
Suffolk and Nassau counties accounted for 33 percent of subprime loans that were made in 2006 in New York State and that are now in foreclosure, according to a report to be released Friday by the Empire Justice Center, a nonprofit law firm that advocates for low-income [...]
23 Mar
To whom it may concern: Happy Easter!
How’s Easter going for you? It’s going to be low key here. Our teenage granddaughter is spending most of it volunteering at her church. Our two year old grandson has a nice Easter basket that doesn’t include much candy because it’s just been discovered that he has a serious peanut allergy and no one [...]
20 Mar
Happy Birthday, War!
In all the hubbub connected with dealing with Mr. Yenta’s illness and setting up a new blog I clean forgot to wish the Iraq War a happy fifth birthday. I’m in shock and awe about how fast time flies.
When it started, my granddaughter was only nine. Even then she was a critical person and she [...]
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