Hello faithful readers long time no article I promise to do better Covid has pretty much made life very interesting. During this pandemic the oldest pea will be graduating high school. I am so proud of this girl with all the struggles she is making it happen! And to top that off she was accepted into the school she wanted most University of Akron, like that of her Dad, Grandma Sharon, soon to be step Dad and her older cousin. She chose Akron to be close to her family both my side and her dad’s live up that way, to say she is excited is an understatement. One of the things we have found is that Akron is not financial help friendly so we have been trying to land scholarship through Bold.org so far no success since she started to apply almost 6 months ago but we are not giving up! And trust me when I tell you we will let you know if anything comes out of this or not. The oldest pea deserves to start this next chapter of her life, close to family and preparing for a career she was made for. Unfortunately, for my pea she comes from a middle class divorced family and this Mom of Two Peas needs the help getting her there.

So without further ado my guest writer today my first born, The oldest Pea…..

https://bold.org/students/pyper-riley/#obtain-open-educational-fellowships-rewards-for-students-upcoming-deadlines

Good morning Mom of 2 Peas readers I am Pyper, you may know me as the oldest pea. You have all been a part of my Mom’s journey of making the most out of family time with places to go and things to make today you get to read about my scholarship search using Bold.org.

I found Bold.org while searching for a place to apply to many scholarships or grants all at one time or in one place. I reviewed quite a few an decided to use Bold.org. So far I have applied for 36 scholarships that I am eligible for. There are quite a few non essay scholarships that I have applied for based on bold points which is basically how strong your profile is to attract those scholarships aimed at your degree.

I am majoring in Psychology and minoring in Forensics, I’ll admit there do not seem to be any scholarships based on that combination although there are many based on personal experiences. I have applied to several based on my experience with online and in person bullying and mental health. I have seen many scholarships open for anything from esports to legal as a degree. Trust me it’s there you can use the easy search button and find what you should apply for.

To make it easy and give me some bold points feel free to use my link to start you or you child’s profile: https://bold.org/scholarships/bold-org-top-friend-scholarship/nomination/#obtain-open-educational-fellowships-rewards-for-students-upcoming-deadlines

Please wish me luck! We could use it school starts in August and I can not wait.

Thank you for reading!

It’s been ten years TEN YEARS since Gram passed, it still seems like yesterday and every year I read her obit and every year I think we could have written that so much better.  My Gramps, Aunt and I were just not prepared and the Funeral Home Director pretty much wrote it based on what he knew about her.  You can see that one below…..after the original I’m going to rewrite it the way it should have been written.

L. Louise Ellis, age 82, of Kenmore, passed away on May 9th, 2010.

Mrs. Ellis was born in Barberton and lived in the area all of her life. She was a member of the Akron Baptist Temple where she was active in the Ladies Bible Study. She helped start the Exceptionals Group. She had retired from National City Bank.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister. She is survived by her husband, Jene; son, Fred; daughter, Cheryl Cartwright. She raised as her own, granddaughters, Shelia (Vince) Goodman, Jamie (Chad) Riley and grandson, Ben Ellis; and six great-grandchildren; sister, Jean (Dick) Rudolph, four nieces and nine great-nieces and nephews and one great-great-nephew.

Funeral services at the Prentice Funeral Home, 1154 Kenmore Blvd., on Thursday at 12 Noon with Pastor Ernie Kemppel offciating. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Family requests donations be made to the Akron Baptist Temple.

L. Louise Ellis, age 82, of Kenmore, passed away on Mother’s Day, May 9th, 2010.

Mrs. Ellis was born in Barberton and lived with her beloved husband in the area most of her life.  She was a member of the Akron Baptist Temple where she helped form the Exceptionals Class for the Disabled as well as helping in the Nursery, she was currently very active in the Ladies Bible Study.  She had retired from National City Bank to care for her mentally disabled daughter and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Jene; son, Fred Ellis; daughter, Cheryl Cartwright and those grandchildren she raised as her own children,  Shelia (Vince) Goodman, Jamie Riley and grandson, Ben (I’m adding Tanesa she would have adored her) Ellis; and eight (I added the two she never got to meet) great-grandchildren; sister, Jean (Dick) Rudolph, four nieces and nine great-nieces and nephews and one great-great-nephew.

Louise was a selfless, tough and loving Grandmother, Mother, Aunt, Sister and Friend, she will missed beyond measure, loved and remembered forever.

I feel better about this one……

I miss you Gram, I love you and wish you were here every day.  Thank you for loving us with all you had I hope we have made you proud. You would absolutely love all these grand kids today.