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95 Things We Love About You! - September 11, 2020
You have been a blessing for 95 beautiful years! We love you!
Great cook and baker
Best manicotti maker!
Nanny's chicken/chicken parmesan to die for!
Delicious pound cake made with apricot nectar
Master pancake maker
Likes Perry Como, Frank Sinatra and John Denver
Liked Creedence Clearwater Revival because she could understand the words
Likes to dance and a great dancer!
Likes to drink sweet sherry
Likes all kinds of sweets, especially halvah and cheese danish
Likes sardines, sour cream & bananas, and graham crackers & peanut butter
How every time I eat marzipan, I feel like you are with me
Fastidious homemaker
Bathrooms always stocked with toilet paper, soap and mouthwash!
For all the work you did that wasn’t acknowledged…
All the times you dusted, swept and mopped, vacuumed and cleaned
All clothing/linens you picked up, washed, dried, ironed, folded and put away
All the toys and games and more you cleaned up
All the grocery store, butcher, bakery trips to prepare food with love
All the times you took us places, taught us things
All the times you gave hugs and kisses, listened, gave advice, and just loved us
All the times you shared your view on life and how to move through it with ease
Always re-made home for family, no matter where, and no matter which belongings came or not
Always generous and extremely patient
Peacemaker
Always a great mother and always loved being a mother
Always the mediator
Most generous person I know
How you handled your children when Joe was working
Fantastic mom to four girls with different personalities and needs with ease and love!
Dealing with the emotions of four daughters - at once!
Fantastic grandmother to 8 children
Influence of her grand-mothering in the next generation of 12 great grandchildren
Still mothering gracefully and patiently every day
A New Yorker at heart! (the accent is there)
But a convert to the Florida sunshine for sure!
Like to talk about the weather, wherever we are and wherever you are
Her kind and even temper
How she never judges anyone, and always loves her family for who they are
Rolls with the punches
Loves to watch golf matches on TV
Hides important things and then spends hours looking for them!
Takes the lemons that life hands her and makes lemonade
Your strength and grace, and how you never expect much from anyone else
How you are a powerful woman - both as a woman and as a nurturer
Your immense patience, empathy and compassion
Your generosity of love, spirit, connection and laughter
How you are a good listener when we need it
Your diligence, persistence and honesty
You are industrious with a strong devotion to work
Level-headed, strong-willed, persistent and not easily affected by the surroundings
The story of grandpa seeing you at the party on Long Island sound, how he came in from the boat to meet you and how you ended up married
How you took ceramics with your friend Joan and made plaques with flowers
How your daughter’s straightened their hair by ironing it on your ironing board
Times in Glen Oaks apartment and weekends in Lake George with you caring for us
Times in the Great Neck house, dancing in the finished basement to juke box music
How you didn’t drive until your daughters were older, then had a green Chevy station wagon
Going to the Capri Yacht Club, so many weekends, and sleeping over on the boat
When we got broadsided with dad driving to the club, with the roast beef flying with blood all over, making it seem we were hurt more than we were (thank goodness not)
Taking the Chris Craft, Jopatjudy, to 1964 NY World’s Fair and docking at a boatel
Times at the Italian-American club dancing with Joe on Saturday nights!
That you always offered great sweets or desserts when we visited
Times in the Poconos house sitting at the big long wooden table with the lazy Susan on it
Playing on the red shag carpet in the Poconos
When the Easter Bunny hid an egg in a side table and it wasn’t found for days until it smelled bad
Sitting on the porch in Hemlock Farms and the bear eating the blueberries on the driveway
The raccoons and bears at night getting the trash, and Joe walking down and yelling at the bears, and you yelling at Joe to stay on the porch
Times with three generations of women in the family in the Poconos house on the lower bedroom floor and laughing hard at stories and jokes until our stomachs hurt
How you came to Colorado to stay with us when Kathy was born and we stood in the front yard with those pink tulips blooming and you told me I had a sister!
Always telling some grandkids to be quiet and keep cleaning up, so grandpa wouldn’t be mad
Took up golf so you wouldn’t be a ‘golf widow’ in order to join Joe on the course
Won trophies at Hemlock Farms Country Club
Summer with Bella, and how you became friends even though you don’t like dogs
When you moved to the couch at night when sharing your bed with (kicking) grandkids
When you taught me to knit at the PA house
How you came out to the Colorado family reunion and hiked around the lake with us
In the back seat of the car, going to Jones Beach, eating Halvah sesame candy
Your Jan 1st, 2014 trip to see us in Palm Beach (and trekking to 3rd floor bedroom)
You cautious approach and worrying to keep us healthy and safe
Advice about sweaters - bring it, put it on, always wear it!
Advice about shoes - always wear comfortable ones, never wear tight shoes, don’t wear heels, and if your feet hurt you’ll be miserable
Always carry cash - you never know if you will need it
You need to find a good man who will take care of you, or marry a rich man
Let your hair grow long
Even if people don't do the right thing - always do the right thing! (grandpa said too)
Always tell the truth!
Favorite quote, “What are ya gonna do?” about the weather and any thorny
problem
“You can’t do it all. You have to just take it easy in between.”
“Don't let it bother you" - if you are blue put on some music!
“Who cares? We make out own party! Right!?” (her quote from 7/4/15)
Your positive attitude, cheer, perspective, resilience, persistence and enduring love are always with each of us and in our hearts forever.
We love to think of you surrounded by the loved ones you shared your life with who have also passed on and to know they hold you in love and light and are with you forever, too.
Your love and spirit we feel and we will never forget. You are an angel and saint.
To your last moment, your concern for your family was paramount. Your intention to know and hold each of us was always there.
Love is patient and love is kind. You are love. Your love will endure. We love you.
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