English, Irish, German, Dutch

T:
Just remembered that it was my mother's father that was more Irish than my grandmother. My grandmother was English, Irish. What does that say? England and Ireland have been at war for how many centuries? No wonder they got a divorce when my mom was 16. No wonder we Americans are all so messed up!


Not me anymore! I'm free. No more manipulation or control from anyone.

Julia:
Holy Smokes! Might I ask what the Dutch people are known for? LOL LOL


I suspect it is for their kindness. Seriously. Not sure what the negs are.

Louise's father is big IRISH...W. Eyler! And he had all those things.

Its all a bit much for me but I get it all. Just not all soaking in for me like it is you. You got it crystal clear. I have to fight anger allot also. So does Louiseand Coyd. Not my Dad though.. I think C.M has to fight it also. He has the Norwegian big time. These generational/nationality curses remind me of the four temperaments in a way... Melancholy/Phlegmatic/Sanguine....forgot the other one.

Wow on what Reford's  Mother told you. And Wow on what he wrote about you..double wow.

Sooo glad you can forgive that last part now. Triple wow! The next Bible study is going to be "rockin and rollin."

p.s. Louise happy today. Samra kissed her last night for the first time. She is absolutely giddy. Driving around in a Lexus and shopping! Samra wants to take me to Chicago for dinner with them. No thanks! I would be so uncomfortable I cant even think about it. I have not done anything but work for so many years I am not ready for Chicago. Local dinner would be fine. Keep your revalations coming.
 
T:
Don't know about the Dutch except that my dad always said they were Dutch/German.


He also always said he wished his name was Wielberger instead of Wiel so he would be Jewish and be rich.

Can't believe Samra is just now kissing her. Are they there? Are they in LA?

My dad didn't have an anger cell in his body. Only one person he had a problem with all of his life, a neightbor who was mean and insulted him. He forgave her, joked about her a lot, but never went around her again. I never saw my dad lose his temper and be angry, not once. That's why it was a sh-- pit when I got married, constant anger. I was in prison. All that is gone now! Praise God.

Julie:
I thought your Dad was unkind to your Mom. Thru silence...

Samra and Louise are here...and he is a gentleman!!

T:
He was not demonstrative but always provided laughter for my mother. Yes, he was silent but also he was silent after my sister Lu moved them to Arlington. He stopped talking to everyone. Everything he did was offensive to Mother's Baptist standards, his drinking (never saw him drunk and he only drank with his brothers which was about every ten years) his gambling (he could afford to gamble and loved it. Never lost much) but Daddy was a financial wizard until he lost it all in the stock market when everyone else did, too.


Just received word of the death Maggie, Penny's best friend's sister. Penny is devastated and will probably come home. We just left their house and Maggie's mom (85) is in shock. Maggie was 58, had a heart attack Wed., went in for stents and her oxygen level was low, so they did one stent today to bring it up, then were planning to do a valve repair and another stent. She died when they pulled out the tube and they couldn't revive her. Penny will come Sun. for the funeral.

Our good attorney friend Ray had a son named Sean who has had a drug problem for years. Sean was found dead in his house yesterday. He was 35. Ray's wife is a recluse, rich family, She has emphysema but hasn't left the house for years. We expected her to die for several months, but now their son has died.

Way too much going on. Sean is as peace and had no more struggles with drugs Maggie is at peace and finally knows God like she always wanted to know him.

The families are left to grieve. They don't know God like we do.

Julie:
So sorry for all that bad news all at once....

T:
Staying above it, not under it! That's one of our inheritance benefits because we know where they are.

Off to one funeral, the 35 year old.
Then I get to work in the yard if it doesn't rain. YEA!
Julia:
Staying above it, not under it! That's one of our inheritance benefits because we know where they are.

Off to one funeral, the 35 year old.
Then I get to work in the yard if it doesn't rain. YEA!  Relax in your yard...I have a porch to work on soon!

T:
Great comparison.

Pray for Penny whether she should come or not. She and Esme are meeting us in SD on April 10th, so a trip here might be too much. She is so close to Maggie and Trish's family here, but they are handling things great. They are a very sophisticated family and their mom Sandy is always the ultimate lady, so they will function like blue blood people do.
 
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