>    Things are going pretty well right now.  Just planning on heading to 
the
  >Pow Wow this weekend and visiting with my friends and their families.  
Seems
  >one young lady who calls me 'Grandma'  has 'blossomed' during the long
  >winter months. She's a real sweetheart.  At the 50/50 one time I told her 
if
  >she bought me tickets, I would give her $5. if I won.....needless to say, 

  >won, and her little hand was outstretched waiting for the money.  Now she 
ha
  >grown into a lovely young lady.
That growing up seems to be happening all over.  I'm going to a Bat
Mitzvah this Saturday for a young lady that, just yesterday, I was
tossing into the air above my head.  I have to write a Bat Mitzvah poem
for her. I hope I know enough about Judaicism to get it right.  At least
I know the Bat Mitzvah is just one of many mitzvahs; and the beginning
of a long commitment to her journey within her faith.  I think, though,
that I will approach it as a part of a long generational journey, and
not a long personal journey; and compare the personal journey through
many mitzvahs to the journey of her family through many trials.  After
all, her grandparents were children in Hitler's concentration camps. So,
in a real sense, this Bat Mitzvah is a fulfillment of their dreams to
continue their people into future generations.
  >   Last week was gruesome.  The first day on the job went fine, but on the 
w
  >home the trcuk broke down on the highway and was stranded there for 3 
hours.
  >Long story short, I had to replace the alternator.  Finally got that done 
th
  >past Sat, so I should be good to go this week.  Guess it could have been
  >worse, I could have been stranded on the WAY to work instead.
I'm glad it's fixed.
  >   Gotta' run for now, and get ready for work.  Have a wonderful week, and
  >happy planting.  BTW have you heard from Kay?
I haven't heard from her.  I think they're in New York City right now.
                             Sondra
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