tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.comments2023-06-13T12:49:20.479-05:00Write FormationKim Woltermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16069733924455552857noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-81581862012129502372018-04-22T09:11:15.578-05:002018-04-22T09:11:15.578-05:00Like many of the ancestors I have been researching...Like many of the ancestors I have been researching, I wish I had been able to meet her. She certainly was adventuresome!Kim Woltermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069733924455552857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-329021622750551822018-04-21T23:10:36.042-05:002018-04-21T23:10:36.042-05:00Yikes, what an adventure to Europe, and such an in...Yikes, what an adventure to Europe, and such an interesting tidbit about the Titanic. That's wonderful to have so much story about Elsie and to have seen her diary!Linda Austinhttps://moonbridgebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-60316526469866940992018-03-07T09:48:04.406-06:002018-03-07T09:48:04.406-06:00Thank goodness Malinda applied for the Widow's...Thank goodness Malinda applied for the Widow's Pension, or I would not have known about Andrew's fate following the Civil War.Kim Woltermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069733924455552857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-2851224332886131652018-03-04T01:09:29.529-06:002018-03-04T01:09:29.529-06:00Wow, that's quite a story, and interesting con...Wow, that's quite a story, and interesting connections to St. Louis. I'm amazed at all the details you found. So sad about Andrew, and poor Malinda!Linda Austinhttps://moonbridgebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-19308782630262128272018-01-15T14:32:24.108-06:002018-01-15T14:32:24.108-06:00I loved that train set, and my dad! Thanks for sto...I loved that train set, and my dad! Thanks for stopping by.Kim Woltermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069733924455552857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-10159275902968537552018-01-15T14:03:34.839-06:002018-01-15T14:03:34.839-06:00I'm impressed that you came up with this lovel...I'm impressed that you came up with this lovely poem in five minutes! The photo is wonderful - the joy on your face is enough to make anyone smile.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-24095514707507627622018-01-07T14:22:29.726-06:002018-01-07T14:22:29.726-06:00Thanks for the comment, Jon. Yes, I have taken the...Thanks for the comment, Jon. Yes, I have taken the Ancestry DNA test, and have also had several other family members tested as well. There has been nothing earth-shattering in any of the results, but I am hoping that over time a relative of my Hightower branch will pop up and help me prove a connection that has remained elusive.Kim Woltermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069733924455552857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-3567839808952436972018-01-06T20:20:56.723-06:002018-01-06T20:20:56.723-06:00Not being able to talk to/ask questions is one of ...Not being able to talk to/ask questions is one of the hardest parts of losing a loved one. One is suddenly cut off from the past, as you so aptly describe. Just curious, have you done one of those DNA traces that are so popular now?<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-68849861694910280912017-11-13T20:17:11.294-06:002017-11-13T20:17:11.294-06:00Great story! You would think the area police might...Great story! You would think the area police might have been notified ahead of the visit. Linda Austinhttps://moonbridgebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-12364951948688659022017-10-29T10:37:37.912-05:002017-10-29T10:37:37.912-05:00You certainly did! You are very fortunate to have ...You certainly did! You are very fortunate to have had that placement in the family with such loving siblings ahead of you. And that you were born with the skill to figure out how to stay out of hot water!Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-50915800114372693472017-10-29T10:31:14.876-05:002017-10-29T10:31:14.876-05:00Well happy birthday to you! You 'n' Bill, ...Well happy birthday to you! You 'n' Bill, that's a fun fact. You and the cake look fabulous together; what's in the box?Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-32282539493548390402017-10-01T13:02:07.600-05:002017-10-01T13:02:07.600-05:00This is a really sweet, bittersweet story. This is a really sweet, bittersweet story. Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-31050663527921222232017-10-01T12:55:49.356-05:002017-10-01T12:55:49.356-05:00You are indeed very blessed with your Honey of a m...You are indeed very blessed with your Honey of a mother-in-law. I hope to be like her, and might need those recipes some day!Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-58980154815047654742017-09-30T23:27:34.064-05:002017-09-30T23:27:34.064-05:00I love the cocktail ring story! But especially how...I love the cocktail ring story! But especially how you feel your mother is with you when you wear the ring. I have a 4-inch tall doll my mother made when she was a girl, because the family was too poor to buy a doll for her. I look at this cute doll in her tiny kimono and the hair glued on with rice, and think of my mother as a little girl growing up in a faraway land.Linda Austinhttps://moonbridgebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-60379680807351520942017-06-25T16:14:44.180-05:002017-06-25T16:14:44.180-05:00Wow! I didn't know that about you! It is a gre...Wow! I didn't know that about you! It is a great academic achievement, worthy of many superlative written words and high fives.Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-25835715965851869932017-06-18T19:49:17.210-05:002017-06-18T19:49:17.210-05:00Oh my gosh, you looked like Shirley Temple!!!
A ...Oh my gosh, you looked like Shirley Temple!!! <br /><br />A very interesting and insightful interpretation of your dad's life and I'm sure he would be very proud of you and all you've done. Including being flattered by being the subject of one of your books.Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-39388593473146353792017-06-18T19:43:50.395-05:002017-06-18T19:43:50.395-05:00Oh, that is so touching and beautiful. You are so ...Oh, that is so touching and beautiful. You are so fortunate to have a FIL like that.Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-79743340031403982372017-06-04T10:13:04.806-05:002017-06-04T10:13:04.806-05:00Now that you are back, get a-planting and taunt th...Now that you are back, get a-planting and taunt those voracious Missouri mosquitoes with your long sleeves and jeans.Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-51534931529772599432017-05-29T09:44:52.330-05:002017-05-29T09:44:52.330-05:00This is so well-written! Bravo!This is so well-written! Bravo!Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-22672114945958848142017-05-07T14:03:22.857-05:002017-05-07T14:03:22.857-05:00That is a beautiful picture of the two of you. That is a beautiful picture of the two of you. Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-68260466526873834092017-05-03T11:41:04.264-05:002017-05-03T11:41:04.264-05:00Your information about Roots and Wings is accurate...Your information about Roots and Wings is accurate. The trick to finding it is "the other." Nice post.Paul Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098830523732944655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-24638276942578927152017-03-26T10:34:55.276-05:002017-03-26T10:34:55.276-05:00All of that amazing education info and I'm fix...All of that amazing education info and I'm fixated on, "Oh, what a cute picture!"Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-72061414777794288972017-03-26T10:31:46.508-05:002017-03-26T10:31:46.508-05:00I believe you are correct that sharing space with ...I believe you are correct that sharing space with a sister gives a woman an advantage throughout her life, at least that's what I'm interpreting as one of your messages. <br /><br />Hearing music from my high school prom at the grocery store is the worst....Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-77305693139889068382017-03-19T13:43:09.408-05:002017-03-19T13:43:09.408-05:00Your dad was an amazing survivor!! It is good to r...Your dad was an amazing survivor!! It is good to read that he did not let grief and guilt take him down. What a blessing and legacy for your family that he lived a long, productive, loving life beyond the passing of your beloved mother... Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065198779769921744.post-86273228892685125992017-03-19T11:53:49.807-05:002017-03-19T11:53:49.807-05:00OH, so sad..... What a tragedy. The axis of the fa...OH, so sad..... What a tragedy. The axis of the family definitely rocks and shifts after a death so sudden, shocking and tragic. Not one thing is ever the same. I cannot imagine stripping the house of your mom's personal items so soon. How difficult that must have been for you and your sister... And for your dad to live with the knowledge that he dozed off, which is so easy to do when driving on a boring stretch of highway. Such a burden for your entire family to bear. Life turns on a less than a dime, for sure....Mrs. Wrylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882079722798133254noreply@blogger.com