84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 12, 2003
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
As years go by it seems that we
change our attitude on many
things. If we are lucky we become
more patient in dealing with oth
ers. Even though we do not in
tend to raise our children differ
ently we do. If we have severed
children, then the younger ones
may have more opportunities to
do things. Maybe money is not as
scarce and so they can attend
more functions. Or, we can buy
more things for them.
One of our grandchildren ex
pects to travel to Germany for a
second time. His high
school orchestra will
be playing there this
summer. Then he in
turn will host a Ger
man student in his
home. He has been
studying the German
language for several
years in school.
Talking about trav
eling, our daughter’s
family will be going to
Hawaii during their
spring break from
school. They have
been planning this trip
for months. This is
something that I prob
ably would not do
today. But, 20 years
ago I thought nothing
of taking this big trip.
Although, an Amish
lady did ask me if I
was going to drive
there. That would be
rather difficult to do.
Another older
daughter is going to
fly to Seattle for a
week. Her family owns
a house there which
must be checked on
every now and then.
As she lived there
more than ten years
there will be many
people to visit too.
We are expecting a
visit from our youn
gest daughter too. She
lives in Maine and will
drive here with her
two youngest boys
who don’t go to
school. It is a long
day’s drive to make by
herself. At one time I
might have attempted
such a trip but not
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Editor’s note: Readers who
want to correspond with Ida,
should send letters to Lancaster
Farming to forward. Address:
Ida Risser, Lancaster Fanning,
P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA
17522 and we will be glad to
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