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Though my mother and I always had the most amiable and loving  relationship possible, even through my teen years, she had a few persistent habits in later years that always baffled me. It seems so evident to me now that people go through a de-maturing process as they age. Not necessarily of the temper but rather of the problem solving sort. I think ( Read more... )

...that makes you glad you didn't get all over-involved putting up Christmas lights-- you'd just have more to take down. This year we didn't even put anything on our tree except a strand of lights and one Chanukah garland. (Yeah, I know ( Read more... )

(84? yr old) Ellen as her first greeting to me, "Oh! You've got some gray hair!!!!!
  (Gee thanks)After a very weak and feeble attempt to pilot a walker about 20 feet down the hospital corridor, Mom says,  "I think I'll do Kilimanjaro tomorrow ( Read more... )