Six Generations of First Born Women

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Sunday, February 4, 2007

A TRAIN RIDE TO FORGET

It was a very cold, uncomfortable train ride from Vienna to Amsterdam. Not surprising I suppose for February, and an overnight ride through the mountains but all my other travel experiences in Europe led me to believe it would be better than this. They had gotten tickets for the sleeping car for... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

THE LAST MOMENTS WITH OTTO

Suddenly there is a phone call for Otto from Franz List, he is one of the business managers for the group. Otto takes the call, then turns to the rest of us to explain the problem. There is a woman in The Group, her name is Annie. She lives with the Munich division. Her grandmother is dying. Annie's... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

A RITE OF PASSAGE

My GOD! What an experience. I am still sweating. My daughter, Erika and I go to Otto's room to say good-by. Erika knows that Otto has the skirt that Maria Elana made for her. Otto had teased Erika the evening before, saying she could have her new skirt if she let him put it on her. It was a joke,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

TEENAGE TROUBLE

There has been a series of minor eruptions the past few days. It has to do with my daughter, Erika, and her relationship to the other children. Virginie has been accused of getting too close to Erika, and when Erika is not around, using her as a role model, chewing gum (which is forbidden here... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 7, 2007

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

It's 9:30 pm. My daughter, Erika, has requested to sleep with me again, it's the 4th night since we've been here that she's done that. It's something she wouldn't be caughtdead doing at home, why, she's a TEENAGER! practically an adult afterall. I wonder how she would manage living without me.... Sign in to see full entry.

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