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Coming to America Tribute to my Grandparents

I've been reading about infiltration of foreign nationals into our country who are threatening the homeland safety and security. That makes me appreciate my Grandparents who immigrated from France because they believed in the priniciples of freedom this country represents and teh strong work ethic and moral fiber our nation once held. God bless you Papa.

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Mom told me to buy Hospital Insurance - La maman m'a dit de s'assurer hôpital

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Ma chère mère nous a toujours dit de se préparer à l'inattendu. Elle m'a conseillé d'acheter un plan d'assurance-maladie qui couvrirait le séjour d'hôpital le plus cher au cas où I ou mon mari devenait Illinois. La maman a su de ce qu'elle parlait parce qu'elle a passé deux ans subissant la chimiothérapie pour la leucémie mylogenic, ainsi je prends le conseil de ma chère mère. Je ne suis pas sûr où tourner ainsi j'ai fait de la recherche en ligne et fonde une compagnie qui offre l'hospitalisation peu coûteuse de mutuelle qui promet de fournir des paiements ou des remboursements pour mes dépenses, si je dois jamais employer l'assurance.

Quand la maman est devenue malade nous avons dû voyager 3.000 milles pour passer un mois avec elle. Alors nous n'avons eu aucune assurance à payer cela et ni l'un ni l'autre pas elle. Je suis si heureux que l'assurance mutuelle paye le mon ait aimé ceux des frais de voyage si elles doivent jamais venir chez me dans l'hôpital. La maman a eu un chien que nous avons laissé avec des gardiens et cela n'a pas été couvert dans son assurance, bien qu'elle ait projeté très bien pour tout. La couverture mutuelle de volonté le coût de payer un gardien votre cabot ou votre kitty d'animal de compagnie ainsi toi ne s'inquiétera pas de votre animal de compagnie comme ma mère. Je sens ainsi ai rassuré partager cette information avec toi. Vous serez disposé et je prends le conseil de ma mère en apprenant plus au sujet de cette compagnie d'assurance.

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Translated in English below- Traduit en anglais ci-dessous 

My dear mother always told us to prepare for the unexpected. She advised me to buy a medical insurance plan that would cover the most expensive hospital stay in case I or my husband became ill. Mom knew what she was talking about because she spent two years undergoing chemotherapy for mylogenic leukemia, so I am taking my dear mother's advice. I'm not sure where to turn so I did some research online and found a company that offers inexpensive mutuelle hospitalisation who promises to deliver payments or refunds for my expenses, if I ever need to use the insurance.


When Mom became ill we had to travel 3,000 miles to spend a month with her. Then we didn't have any insurance to pay for that and neither did she. I'm so glad that Mutual Insurance will pay for my loved ones travel expenses if they ever need to come and visit me in the hospital. Mom had a dog who we left with caretakers and that wasn't covered in her insurance, though she planned very well for everything. Mutual will cover the cost of paying a caretaker for your pooch or your pet kitty so you won't worry about your pet like my mother did. I feel so reassured sharing this information with you. You will be prepared and I'm taking my mother's advice by learning more about this insurance company.

I Remember those Christmas Holidays with Mom and Dad

As a young child, I had no idea how much my parents would mean to me as an adult. I had no way to measure how much each holiday or special event or family memory would be gauged by the people who are part of those memories. Now I look back on my life and I realize that all the moments that I cherish in life are held in my heart because of the people who were with me at the time. Without the bonds of loved ones, these memories and occasions would not be written delibly upon my heart. This year we are spending Christmas at home in California with my husband’s mother and his brother. Granny passed away in 2002 and our brother Kenny passed away two springs ago, so this Christmas is very different from all the ones we shared as a collective family. With some of those close family members gone, we are learning how important it is to carry on with life and share time with the people you love who are still living. Create memories in honor of those who are gone because they would want you to carry on with life, just like you did when they were part of it. Life is for the living and memories are forever. Cherish every one and realize how important people are above all places and things. Mom and Dad taught me that and it is the greatest gift they could have ever given me.

Dear Diary,

I have a deep sadness because my parents and some grandparents, children and siblings are gone from my life until I see them in eternity. There is a deep longing to be with them again, though I know I need to wait until it is my time to join them in the eternal world.

I Remember those Wonderful Vacations with my Family

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It seems the days of my youth have all but faded and I am left with far off memories. I am clinging to those memories with every fiber of my being, Dear Diary, for I fear they may disappear like the loved ones who are in my cherished memories.

There is one particular part of my younger days that I recall more vividly than others. I’m not sure why that is, it is just so. As a young girl, Mother loved to take vacations and her planning all year for that ultimate vacation trip was as much fun as the actual event. Mother sure knew how to put a special trip together. I often thought to myself how she would have done well as a travel agent.

Now don’t misunderstand me, I am happy to have kept all her talents for myself and my siblings. My father would agree for he enjoyed these trips equally as much as I did. Dad worked very hard all year so we could take one or two weeks, on a good year, to drive off to a dream vacation site that offered plenty of interesting places to go sightseeing while providing enough entertainment wherever we camped.

Just so you don’t get the wrong impression here, we did not go “primitive camping” as I would call it. Mother preferred cabins so we rented one in a state park. She spit shined the cabin on our first day of arrival so day one of vacations was always like a spring cleaning day. Mother was particular about where her family would eat their meals and where they would lay their head at night. She would clean furiously, with all of our help, of course until she was satisfied. Her standards were tough when it came to clean and I learned how to achieve her satisfaction level. (I had to pass a few inspections making my way through my chore list!)

This spring cleaning extravaganza taught us to appreciate that vacation all the more while it preserved our work ethic and our gratitude for sanitation. Mother never let her family be neglected. It was against her principles.

Our rewards for such hard work were more than gratifying, as I remember it. The next morning in the cabin I awoke to the smell of a campfire burning in the fireplace, pancakes on the griddle, eggs frying and even bacon or sausage filling the air. The tea kettle whistled like an alarm clock and I was ready to share a hearty breakfast with my family in our cozy rented cabin in the state forest. You see, I knew from experience of previous years that the breakfast was only the beginning of an itinerary of exciting things to do and see the rest of the day.

I always ate this first breakfast with a hearty appetite and anxiously helped clean up so we could get on with the first adventure of a summer vacation dream. I thank Mother for the fond memories of life’s simplest satisfactions that she planted firmly and deeply within my heart.

I will always miss her but I have these fond memories to cherish and they will carry me through whatever years I have to spend on this earth. My only wish is that I could share these wonderful times with my family.

Come back and read my diary for I will share more about our summer vacation memories. There is still swimming, and baseball, hiking, berry picking and bear spotting to cover.

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