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Name: Nellie
Gender: Female
Interests: Reading, cooking, knitting, Baking with freshly ground wheat!
Expertise: Baking bread & muffins, breastfeeding (after nursing 6 children I should know), parallel parking a 15 passenger van, finding parking in San Francisco, teaching others to knit
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Education/Research
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Member Since:
12/5/2005
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| Patty's ObituaryHere is the obituary for my friend Patty.
Obituary
Patty Raaf
April 6, 1958 - Sept., 16, 2008
Devoted daughter, wonderful sister, gifted teacher, and citizen of the world, Patricia J. Raaf died on September 16, 2008 at home. She was surrounded with the love of family, friends and Father Tom Dentici. A vigil prayer service will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, at the Snowmass Community Chapel. All are welcome to share favorite memories at this service. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, September 22nd, at 11:30 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aspen.
Patty’s great devotion led her to spend the last five years of her life caring for her parents, Jim and Angela Raaf of Snowmass Village, making great personal sacrifices so that her parents could continue living in the home they loved. Caring for her parents was the greatest joy of Patty’s life, and she did so with extraordinary dedication.
Patty was also a citizen of the world. Born in Santiago, Chile, on April 6, 1958, she lived there until moving to Ecuador in 1965. In 1967 she moved to La Paz, Bolivia. She graduated with a BA in Education from St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1981 and continued her studies toward a Masters in Special Education in California. She taught children in the primary grades in California, Bolivia, Columbia, Mali, Ethiopia, and Brazil. A supremely gifted teacher, Patty loved her students as though they were her own children.
She also loved, respected, and deeply understood the people and the cultures in which she lived and visited. In addition to English she spoke Spanish, Aymara (an Andean Indian language), German, French, and Portuguese.
Patty filled the lives of those around her with laughter, joy, high spirits, and love. She was a spark in every gathering. You never knew what was going to come out of her mouth. Her smile filled a room; the gleam in her eye brightened it. She has an amazing network of friends in countries around the world. During her lengthy illness, Patty found great comfort in reading their messages on www.thestatus.com that tracked her health.
Throughout her illness, Patty faced a difficult situation with courage, stubbornness, and abiding good humor. She will always remain an inspiration to her family, friends, and students.
Patty is survived by her parents, Jim and Angela Raaf, and her sisters and brothers in law, Angie and Jochen Widdel, Barbara and Rainer Wolff, Maria Elena and Scott Medlock, her twin Pam and Ivan Prince, and Susie Raaf, as well as all her nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent in memory of Patricia Raaf to UNICEF, the Christian Children’s Fund, or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
This is not the outcome we were expecting. I will miss her terribly. Susie will now be taking care of her parents. I am going to the funeral. Pray that I make it in time for the memorial service as well. Dd#1 will be traveling with me.
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| We got the keysOur realtor called with the great news yesterday that we could get keys on Thursday instead of Friday.
We drove up in rush hour traffic which took us about 2 hours to get there. We washed the walls in preparation for painting.
Today was spent painting. dd#4 & 5 are sharing a room. They chose pink walls with a dark lavender trim. dd#3and ds painted their walls blue with green trim. Dds #1 & #2 divided their room in half. Dd#1 painted her walls a light blue in preparation for mural she wants to paint. Dd#2 left the wall off white and is decorating with spray paint. She is doing a great job.  I painted the school room yellow with a blue trim. The doors need an extra coat of paint as does the trim. I am quite happy with the way it turned out.
Tomorrow, dh gets the moving van. Several friends are coming over to help load.
On the sad side, my friend who is battling breast cancer seems to be losing her battle. I am trying to see when I can go visit her. Supposedly she has only a few weeks left. She is 50.
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| dear son's birthday
This is the cake that his sister's decorated for him. He has a spiderman case that they used to copy the design. I love the way he answers when asked his name,"Christopher Paul Beatty."
It's hard to believe that my son is now 6 years old. He is learning to ride a two wheel bike today. Dh took a video of him riding.
I am still working on his spiderman blanket. I ran out of blue yarn when I had 3 more blue rows to knit. I have added about 25 yards so far. I will post the exact amount once I finish that section.
I pack for a couple of hours then I take a knitting break. I want to finish ds's blanket before we move in.
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