Left to Right - Front - Abby, Jessica, Dorothy, Tommy, Carly; Back - Jaime, Jay
was writing something about Abigail and Jessi- ca saw it and asked me to write something about her. We had been talking about Joseph and his interest in cross-country running. I said it was a good sport because you were competing against yourself. Jessica said, “I like competing against myself because then I always win.” HOW I COULD MAKE A LOT OF MONEY Once I was talking with my grandkids, Jay and Lauren. They had just received a very gener- ous gift of money from their father. Jay said he was going to save all of his gift. Lauren was ready to spend some on clothes. Both of them suggested that I could make a lot of money just selling the clothes in my closet. They are right. But there is a good reason why I like clothes so much. When I was in high school I had very little to wear. One day I would wear my skirt and blouse, the next day I would alternate a dress I bought from my neighbor’s aunt for $1.00. When one of the girls at school asked me if that was all I had to wear I asked her, “Why, don’t I always look good?” My makeup was always on and my hair was clean and shiny. My teeth were as white as could be. People used to ask me what I brushed my teeth with. When I finished high school I couldn’t wait until I could buy myself some clothes. I was so anxious to earn money. Then, when I shopped in a dress shop in South Philadelphia run by two women, I guess subconsciously I realized that this could be a business for me. Not long after Pearl and I were in the dress business.
brought the children into the services through a series of questions. One of the questions he asked was about how God created the world. Carly was seven at the time and she answered, “Didn’t Science have something to do with it?” When the rabbi asked “What was the third thing God introduced into the world?” our twelve year old grandson, Jay, said “Microor- ganisms.” The whole congregation laughed. When our grandson Joseph called out the next answer, the rabbi asked him to let the other chil- dren answer because he knew Joseph knew all the answers. The whole session was hilarious. The relationships between all my grandkids and their cousins are solid and loving. Nothing makes me so proud as much as how they love, respect, support and enjoy each other. Once I
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