When I was little other kids would tease me about various things. One day I came home and was so sad. Mom said : Tell them they are just jealous. That will keep them quiet."

So I did, and it worked every time. They had nothing to say anymore.  

Thank you mom for awlayus being my protector. 

Mom & Dad decided to make charitable donation to save the Manatees in Florida. They were assigned a specific Manatee and followed its progress. After several months they got a letter saying that their Manatee had died... They laughed so hard and said: "Well I guess our money did not help, it died anyway."

After Nils passed away in 2013 Viv moved to a small apartment in Sarasota. She was overlooking a pond on a golf course and there was an alligator residing in the pond. For years we got updates on Ali's latest catch or adventures. He will surely miss you mom.