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the

Christopher Taylor Foundation 

is a Pediatric Cancer non-profit

dedicated 

to 

positively impacting 

the lives of childhood cancer patients and their families. 

They 

are 

committed 

to finding gaps in existing programs 

and services 

to relieve the many stresses that these families 

encounter along their journey.

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21 questions

Last April I Interviewed the each of the kids and posted their answers: 
Paige

DJ

Kelly

Mikey (haha)

It was really fun!

So I couldn't resist when I found The Unexpected Education had different questions ~

Again, I asked each of them the questions privately, so I wouldn't get copy cats.

21 Questions about Mommy

1. What is something Mommy always says to you?

P: I love you.
D: Listen to what you're told.
K: Clean up after yourselves.
M: You're my favorite, don't tell the others.

2. What makes Mommy happy?
P: Us listening to her.
D: A clean room.
K: When she gets hugs from a girl named Kelly!
M: Being with her family.

3. What makes Mommy sad?
P: When we fight with each other.
D: Me not listening to her a bunch of times.
K: When she doesn't get enough hugs and kisses.
M: When I have to get my FACE GLUED!

4. How does Mommy make you laugh?
P: When she teases my siblings.
D: When she says how funny she is.
K: When she tells funny jokes.
M: She tickles me under my arm when I hold them up.

5. What was Mommy like as a child?
P: A lot like me.
D: Nice behaved.
K: Friendly and nice.
M: Quiet.

6. How old is Mommy?
P: 40...?
D: 42
K: 41
M: Just right.

7. How tall is Mommy?
P: 5' 1 and 3/4"
D: 5'1"
K: 20 pounds
M: Not taller than Daddy.

8. What is Mommy’s favorite thing to do?
P: Be on the computer.
D: Shop for rings or clean the house.
K: Hang out with us kids.
M: Being with her family.

9. What does Mommy do when you’re not around?
P: Does fun things with the other kids.
D: Takes care of my little brother and gets things we need for the house.
K: She takes care of Mikey.
M: Huh? I don't understand the question.

10. If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
P: Most books read in a year...
D: A boss of something.
K: Singing about Blues Clues.
M: Being my mother.

11. What is Mommy really good at?
P: Keeping things organized.
D: Cleaning and helping me with reports and making sure things are done correctly.
K: She is really good at taking care of her kids.
M: She knows when I need my diaper changed.

12. What is Mommy not very good at?
P: Thinking about us getting older.
D: Seeing my point of view in an argument.
K: She is not good at being angry. She is kinda soft.
M: Having all the laundry in the house folded.

13. What does Mommy do for her job?
P: Blogging?
D: Watches Mikey.
K: Takes care of Mikey.
M: Not fold laundry...

14. What is Mommy’s favorite food?
P: margaritas
D: pasta
K: pasta
M: Mexican food! She likes Mexican food, you guys --

15. What makes you proud of Mommy?
P: When she tells people that she is proud of me, without crying.
D: The way she always keeps things in order.
K: When she helps me with projects.
M: That she loves my Daddy so much.

16. If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
P: Fairy Godmother in Cinderella
D: Tony Stark from Iron Man, because she is so smart.
K: Ariel
M: Blue, the puppy.

17. What do you and Mommy do together?
P: Sit together and read.
D: Go see Peter Pan and stuff like that. And take walks.
K: We talk about school and my friends.
M: Everything.

18. How are you and Mommy the same?
P: We have the same sense of humor.
D: We both try and get our way.
K: Our hair is both brown.
M: We love Daddy. And Paige. And DJ. And Kelly. All the most.

19. How are you and Mommy different?
P: I like playing sports.
D: She always wins and I don't.
K: Our size. I will be taller one day!
M: I am a Boy and she is the Mama.

20. How do you know Mommy loves you?
P: She always gets me what I need.
D: She always says nice things to me when I show good behavior.
K: Because she takes care of me and gives me hugs and kisses.
M: She says it a million, bajillion times a day.

21. Where is Mommy’s favorite place to go?
P: Hawaii
D: Anywhere with us.
K: Tommy's to get margaritas.
M: Wherever we are all together.

sibling love

I used to believe that for siblings to get along well they needed  to be close in age. I don't know even know how I came up with this --
My brother and I are 3 years apart and there were plenty of times that we didn't get along, but most of the time we did.
My mom didn't get along with her brother and they were 13 months apart.
My dad is one of eight siblings. Four boys, four girls. My aunt just recently told me that they each grew up thinking of themselves as an 'only child'.
Explains a lot.

Paige and DJ are 26 months apart. Paige and I both just doted on DJ and he adored her. Gave her his first smile, first laugh.
{sigh}
DJ was so little and had these full body belly laughs -- it was so freakin' cute!

Paige is now almost 14 and wants to be an only child
(at least some of the time)

Kelly is six years younger than DJ.
It has been great for DJ. When Paige started feeling a bit too old to play with him all the time, it was just about the time that Kelly was old enough to play.
And I have to say it again, DJ and Kelly are inseparable.
Inseparable.
He is her favorite person. She waits for him to get home from school.
They talk and play all the time.
All The Time.

Paige turned 12 a couple of weeks after Mikey was born. Every baby should come with a 12 year old sister. He LOVES her.

At that time I had a Newborn, a Preschooler, an
Elementary student and one in Middle School.

I know "all siblings fight", but mine are not allowed to. I wouldn't allow someone else to say mean things to one of my kids, so I don't let them say mean things to each other.
No, they don't always get along, but I do insist that they will show each other kindness --
(Paige is the one having the most trouble with this lately)
Some of the time they do need a reminder (DJ) and I have had to ban them from speaking to each other (usually in the car)
But for the most part, for now they all get along.

And who knows how Mikey will fit in to the dynamics of it all?
In just a few short years Paige will be going to college.
{sigh}

I'll have one in College, one in High School, one in Middle School and one in Elementary.

My goal is for them to all to like each other
and get along --
and for one of them to take DJ with them when they move out.

just grab it

I was adding Jazmin's blog button to my link page

and I was wishing I had a button for my sister in law's blog.





I love Cyndi's blog! She posts pictures of my adorable nieces and it keeps me updated with all the things they are doing. I even stole borrowed the name of my blog from her.
But you know, I am not even sure if she wants a button.

.... but I want one for my link page.

Alright.

So I made one.

But then I realized that I needed one for Paige's blog -- and DJ's blog too.

They look super cute on my link page!

john teter hendrickson

I am intrigued by many people that I find on my searches though ancestry.com My husband's family even has people tied to the Gold Rush, which is an exciting chapter that I have yet to explore, and as I said before, I really like looking at draft cards.
I also like passport applications. They can have a TON of information and sometimes even pictures!
(we all know how I am about pictures)
A couple months back I posted about Pedro Aisa (Peter Aissa) and I am hoping to someday find out even more about him, but I have hit a wall for now.

But the person I think I am most obsessed about is
John Teter Hendrickson.

John's parents were Jesse Hendrickson (PA 1818-1878) and Mary Ann Teter (OH 1824-1907) John was the youngest of 10 children and was born on August 1, 1868 in Joplin, Missouri.
At the age of 12 he lived in Prairie, Missouri with his mother, sisters Rachael and May along with his brother Edward.

On December 15, 1892 in Bates, Missouri he married
Minnie Elizabeth McElroy who was the oldest of three children. Her parents were William Allen McElroy (1839-1925) and Sarah Jane Durm (1844-)

In 1900 John and Minnie were living in Grand, Day, Oklahoma with the first two of their three children. Rena Louise (1894-1990) and William Roy (1897-1880) John was working as a farmer.

* When I looked up Grand a "frontier village", I found out that Day County itself was only around for 15 years -- Oklahoma History
Why did they go there?

In 1902 they had another child, Jennie E (Jennifer Elizabeth?) who was born in Missouri.

1910 the family was living in Riverside, California. John was still a farmer and his industry is listed as being 'fruit'.
I can't find where they were in 1920, but
Minnie was still in California in 1930 and was living with her youngest daughter
and granddaughter in Los Angeles and was "widowed".

Well, if we back up to 1917 we find that John has applied for a passport to

come back into the United States from

Agua Prieta, Mexico.

At this time he is a Hotel Keeper

"Established in business, hotel in Agua Prieta, Mex. where I am at present domiciled."

John was 50 years old, 5' 7 1/2" and had blue eyes

He had a 'high' forehead.

He had a 'regular' nose.

A 'firm' mouth and a 'square' chin.

His hair was gray-brown, his complexion was 'ruddy' and his face was 'regular'

John had to get people to vouch for him as to having been born in the United States.

One of those people was his brother,

Edward R Hendrickson.

On August 14, 1917 John married

Maria Mercedes Luna.

She was born on August 10, 1898 in Hermosillo, Mexico

and was (barely) 19 when she married John.

Her parents were Merced Luna (1854-) and Clayetans Zaneo Garcia (1864-)

John and Mercedes had two children, Edward Ruben (1918-1991) and Carlos Roy (1920-1921).

Carlos Roy died when he was 11 months and 28 days old.

John and Mercedes' son Edward R was my grandfather. The story that was told to me was that John's ancestors were from Finland

and that he had a "white" family before he married my great grandmother.

(and didn't necessarily divorce his first wife) 

John meet my great grandmother in Mexico after he fled there when he and his brother got into trouble with some 

San Francisco "outlaws".

From what I understand, John traveled back and forth from Mexico to San Francisco, but my grandfather never met him.

My aunt told me that there was a rumor that John was in San Francisco once when my grandparents were newlyweds, and they tried to contact him, but never found him.

Even though I can't find John's brother Edward R between 1880 and 1930, except for the letter that was written for John to prove he was a citizen, to me it seems that they were pretty close  --

And in 1930 Edward was in San Quentin Prison. Which is in Marin, across the bridge from San Francisco.

Is that why John came to San Francisco often, to visit his brother?

(since it wasn't his wife)

My grandfather is Edward R too and so is one of my uncles. My brother's middle name is even Edward, so were they named after him?

Did John also give two of his son's the middle name Roy because his first wife's maiden name was McElroy or was his brother Edward's middle name Roy?

I do know that John Teter died in Sinaloa, Mexico in 1943.

Here is the craziest part --

I was contacted on ancestry.com from someone who lives in Mexico telling me that her grandmother, Herlinda Pena was also married to John Teter Hendrickson.

(with no divorce?!)

They were married in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico in 1924.

They had 8 children between 1925 and 1941.

John, Nelly, Rose, Ernesto, Josephina, Emma, Charles and Roy.

my cards

{love}

comforting her brother

 a teenager's 'look'

smile's for The Mama

versatile blogger award

Being fairly new to the blogging world, I feel very grateful to be one of the winners of the

Versatile Blogger Award!

I would like to say Thank You to Chauny from Chauny Writes! for kindly choosing me! Chauny Writes! is a blog that I just found and was immediately drawn to. Chauny describes herself as a "Writer, Encourager, and Motivator. Writes Self Help works that motivate and Inspire!" How could you not love that?!

Please stop by her blog Chauny Writes!


the rules of the Versatile Blogger Award are as follows:

Thank the person who gave you the award by linking back to them in your post.
Tell us seven things about yourself.
Award fifteen recently discovered new bloggers.

seven things about me:

1) I used to be obsessively organized, but I have let that go (for the most part)
I had to have every one's clothes categorized on colored hangers and all the kid's wooden puzzle pieces and their doll house and their books had to be in order if they weren't playing with them. I would still be like that if I had time to do it -- and if my husband didn't make fun of me for it. My stomach still hurts sometimes when I can't find the 'whole set' of something.
2) I was an Army Brat and I hated moving. Until we moved to San Francisco when I was 14, I went to a different school every 18 months or so. Some people thrive in that environment, I did not.
3) I was my Grandma's favorite.
4) I am head over heels, madly in love with my husband -- and it makes me mad that he knows it. If you know Mike, you know what I mean and can feel for me. It even makes me all girly and weepy to think about it.
Ick.
5) I never understood what love was until I held Paige. I remember just staring at her and being overwhelmed by this feeling of having always known her. Before and after, forever.
6) At times I have the sense of humor of an eight year old boy, and I am never sarcastic.
7) I think my kids are The Best and The Most Adorable kids on the planet. I really do. I know there must be other cuter kids out there, and I know you are supposed to think all of them are cute in some way... but, I like mine The Best.
-- I also have some majorly freakin' cute nieces and a nephew, that really, in my head I also count as mine.


I don't just enjoy 'mommy blogs' so my blog list has a little of everything -- including my son's!
So check them out when you can, I'm sure you'll like them too ~

fifteen wonderful blogs:

La Familia Hendrickson

Book Reviews and Life by DJ

Ruby Envy Beauty Blog

Elite Travel Planners

Is this my life?

The Gnome's Mom

i am baker

Super Mom Blog

that sounds like crazy

Cherry Blossoms {the blog}

Nicole's Random Things

Utah Baby Blog

Barnes family blog

Spilled Milkshake

groovy mojo

colored eggs

Who doesn't love coloring Easter eggs?

It seems like I always forget how much fun everyone has doing this.

We used to move the kitchen table outside to do the eggs, and when Kelly was three, we were moving it to the deck to pull up the rug and she asks all excited, "Is it Easter again?" It was about 10 months later, but it sure made an impression! How does a three year old remember something almost a year later unless it was super fun?

With Paige's help, we decided to try and make the eggs as vivid and colorful as possible. No pastel for us this year!

Now that they are older, they give up on trying to use the little wand about half-way though the eggs.

But still like to show me every creation ~

It was even more fun for Mike and I this year, since Mikey was in on it too -- it's not his first Easter, but it's the  first year for coloring his own egg!

Like this?       

              Yay!

An artist?

I remember waiting for the Easter Bunny with my cousin Kendra when were about 4 years old. We were in the living room of her house and peeking out the curtains wanting SO bad to get a glimpse of him.

We waited and waited.

We never saw him...

I also remember being in the back yard of my grandparents house for a big egg hunt with a bunch of the cousins. The older boys were getting all the eggs and taunting us with how many they had (Ken, Mike, and even John!) so uncle Mickey was pointing out ones for us that they had missed. :p

 

Our hunts are never that big of a deal.

For a long time it was just for the two kids -- and usually it's in the house because the weather is bad.

We never have it first thing in the morning.

More often than not, we reuse the baskets from the year before, or the ones that Papa Bruce and Aunt Nancy send (thank you again, they love them)

The big deal for our family is coloring the eggs.

After the hunt, we have egg salad sandwiches for lunch ~

Happy Easter!

pedro aisa

Pedro Aisa was born September 17, 1876 and came over to San Francisco from Spain in 1906.

He left Le Havre, France on August 18th and arrived in New York on August 28th. He was listed as being around 28 years old and not married yet. He was also listed as being a barber, but the family was told that he had been a physician in Spain. He had $30 and had never been to the United States before. He is meeting his friend, Michael Franco who lives on 1545 Post Street in San Francisco.

*Michael, I believe is Miguel Franco, step father to Theresa Pelegrin. Theresa marries Pedro early in  1907. She immigrated here in 1904.

In 1910, he was still going by Pedro, but was spelling Aisa, with a double ss.
He and Theresa had two children by then and three of Pedro's brothers in law lived with them.

In 1917 he lived at 377, 11th Avenue and he was working as a gardener. He is listed as being "short" at 5'4" with a "medium" build, brown eyes and black hair.

In October of 1919, I found Pedro returning home from Hawaii. He is not traveling with family, but I have not found a military enlistment... yet.

In 1920 he was going by Peter and the spelling had switched back to Aisa. He was working as a waiter on a boat. (I know that I'd like to know more about that) He and Theresa have three children, Marcel, Emile and Grace. They lived on 20th Avenue.
Interestingly, both Pedro and Theresa and both sets of their parents, are listed as being from Spain, but French is their "mother tongue". Could be why the family thought Theresa was from France -- she spoke French!

By 1930, he was Peter Aissa.
Peter was working as a barber, had about $4,000 and owned a home. He lived with his wife Theresa and all his children lived at home, including Marie who was 9 years old.
His brother in law, Antonio 'Frank' Franco who lived with the family before -- in 1910 was living with them again.
Both Frank and Marcel were working as chauffeurs. Emile was a quartermaster on a steamship.

Peter Aissa committed suicide on March 13, 1936 by ingesting rat poison. He was 56 years old.
There is paperwork that Theresa filed requesting a name correction attached his death certificate, so it does read Peter Aissa.
His mother's maiden name is listed on it, but is illegible. His mother's first name was Carmen.

Pedro had four brothers and two sisters that I have been able to find. Two of the brothers, Francisco and Enrique never changed the spelling from Aisa to Aissa.