Sarah

Sarah Rohlfing has made a difference in the world.  When Sarah Rohlfing was born, I loved her from the beginning. Sarah is my niece and she has made a difference for me.

Sarah Rohlfing was born on May 13, 1995. She is the only daughter of my brother Chris and his wife Kim. Sarah is beautiful with long dark hair and a sweet and pleasing personality. She is in 9th grade and has a lot of friends, does well in school, and is the apple of my eye.

 I bought Sarah her first dress for the 4th of July the year she was born. Then I finally got to meet her on Christmas of 1995. She was there at the airport, wearing a crocheted white sweater and it was love at first site. I brought her a Santa hat and made her a bib and she had a cute little outfit on.

Her growing up years were so special. I always looked out for her and loved to buy her gifts. I spent the summer she was one in Ventura so i got to see a lot of her growing up years. Family dinners and Christmases. We went to Aunt Dorothy's to do Easter Eggs and Christmas Cookies and she and I took Sarah and Alena to the park.

When her brother was born I learned to split my love and my time between both kids. I went to Sarah's first grade and helped them plant a garden and I went to Mrs. Merritt's class and helped in the classroom. I left St. Louis a day early to attend her Christmas program at school and was there when she graduated from fifith grade.

Their family came to visit in St. Louis and we went bowling and I stayed with Sarah and Jared while their parents went to the ballgame. We named the squirrel outside my door Knocker and we had a lot of fun. One of my favorite videos they have of Sarah is at Grandma Lela's during that trip. Grandma is playing the piano and Sarah is dancing in a circle.

We have had birthday parties and she rode all the way from IL with me when I moved back to CA. We went through a two year stage when both kids would come over for a visit and stay with me and we would play and swim and hang out. She has her cousins, her friend Delaney and had her friend Danielle for a long time.

Sarah is a good girl She is fun and funny. She and my sister look and talk so much alike that sometimes you cannot tell which is which. Sarah is good at heart and solid, strong, and very mcuh loved by her parents and her brother. Not to mention the aunts, uncles and grandmas as well as cousins.

Sarah Rohlfing is not pretentious, is sweet and kind but a real kid, and is smart. She wants to be a nurse when she grows up and she does well in school. Sarah Rohlfing has and always will make a difference in my life.

Post Date 2013- Sarah is now in college and working all of the time.  She is going into criminal justice and drives her truck all around town. Making great grades.  She is fun, funny, and a hard worker who also knows how to have fun. I love her more than life itself and am proud to be her aunt. She is smart and has strong values, a good sense of humor, and is strong.

Mom

My top 365 includes my Mom, Lois Rohlfing. My Mom was born in Illinois. She was the third of five children. My Mom and I have enjoyed a positive relationship in our adult lives. My Mom likes Bill O Reilly and loves to watch Fox News and Lifetime movies. She was widowed at an early age and keeps her feelings pretty much to herself. Recently on Facebook many of us commented on our memories of the day My dad died. She was left with some kids and some raising to do after that happened.


 She did her best. I think my mom is the most fun when she is going out to eat or shopping. She is a mom. She did not pursue a career as most women of her generation did not. She was good to my grandma and had friends. She did not remarry after my dad died and her Al was the great love of her life in widowhood. My mom like to buy jewelry and she likes to spend time with her grandkids. She will be 80 years old this year and she is still healthy and doing well. She listens to my moaning and groaning and she is fun to hang out with.

Some of my best memories of my Mom are when I broke my arm and she came over and took care of me. We had fun. Watched movies and she was very supportive. I also remember the time she moved to California and I drove her. We stopped at Custer's Battlefield and many other places along the way. After her official retirement she obtained her police badge as a citizen cop. She still has it. She also worked part time at the theatre in Ventura and met lots of stars. My Mom worked part time for years at the Funeral Home as the hostess and the secretary. She did there what she does best. She talks to people and helped them feel better.

One of my favorite pictures of my Mom is when she and my Dad were out at the Fireman's Ball in Vandalia and she is in a pretty yellow ball gown and white gloves and holding up a cigar. I am sad for her that he died so young because I think they had a lot of fun together.

My Mom is  strong and was able to persevere after my Dad's death. She moved to California at the age of 55 and started a new life over. She manages to make it work. She is kind to her neighbors and she loves her kids and grandkids. She is a role model for her strength and her perseverance. Be it Days of our Lives or Facebook, she is keeping up with the new trends and staying current with what is going on in the world.