“Hate has caused a lot of problems in this world, but hasn’t solved one yet.”-Maya Angelou. This is one of my grandmother’s, Glenda Kay Smith, favorite quotes. Glenda’s life began on January 25, 1945. She was born at her grandmother’s house in Wolfpit, North Carolina. Her father was away at France fighting during World War II. Glenda lived in Greensboro, North Carolina. When she was seven, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Her neighborhood was filled with older duplexes and newer houses. There was one apartment complex in the neighborhood, and that is where my grandmother lived. Glenda’s father, John Smith, was a carpenter, and her mother, Alma Smith, was a overall maker. She had a sister, Mary Ann, and a brother, Kenneth “Butch.”
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She liked to play in the mud and enjoyed riding her bike. Her favorite foods were spaghetti, her mother’s chocolate cake, dumplings, green beans, vanilla ice cream, and stuffing. For fun, Glenda rode her bike, played baseball and hide and go seek, read, and listened to the radio. Her favorite toys were a boy doll called Tommy, marbles, her hula hoop, board games, and paper dolls. Tommy was the favorite out of all of them. Glenda’s childhood was both work and play. She had to dust the house, iron the sheets, dry dishes, and help take care of Mary Ann, who was about eight years younger than Glenda. My grandmother was the oldest out of the three children, as Butch was two years younger than …show more content…
They get on well throughout life, and my grandmother is proud of each of them. She loves her grandchildren, too. She has ten grandchildren: Noah, William, Harrison, Clare, Brenna, Anya, Stephen, Claudia, Josephine, and me. She enjoys the fact that with grandchildren you can do fun things with them and not have to be responsible for them completely.
Many things have changed throughout my grandmother’s life. There is more technology, and it is common to have more than one car. Glenda thinks that technology is both good and bad for the world we live in. One thing is for sure, we rely on technology for many things.
On September 25, 2015, Alden died. He was rushed to the hospital and there he died. It left a hole in many hearts, as my grandfather was a very social person. My grandmother is still telling people about it today. He knew many people.
In the end, my grandmother is an amazing person. She has a fascinating life and many things happened during it. She has affected people in good ways since 1945. She has been through hardships and joys. She has worked hard to be a good mother, wife, friend, nurse, and grandmother throughout her life. She loves each and every one of her family members and friends. She would not have her life any other
She liked to play in the mud and enjoyed riding her bike. Her favorite foods were spaghetti, her mother’s chocolate cake, dumplings, green beans, vanilla ice cream, and stuffing. For fun, Glenda rode her bike, played baseball and hide and go seek, read, and listened to the radio. Her favorite toys were a boy doll called Tommy, marbles, her hula hoop, board games, and paper dolls. Tommy was the favorite out of all of them. Glenda’s childhood was both work and play. She had to dust the house, iron the sheets, dry dishes, and help take care of Mary Ann, who was about eight years younger than Glenda. My grandmother was the oldest out of the three children, as Butch was two years younger than …show more content…
They get on well throughout life, and my grandmother is proud of each of them. She loves her grandchildren, too. She has ten grandchildren: Noah, William, Harrison, Clare, Brenna, Anya, Stephen, Claudia, Josephine, and me. She enjoys the fact that with grandchildren you can do fun things with them and not have to be responsible for them completely.
Many things have changed throughout my grandmother’s life. There is more technology, and it is common to have more than one car. Glenda thinks that technology is both good and bad for the world we live in. One thing is for sure, we rely on technology for many things.
On September 25, 2015, Alden died. He was rushed to the hospital and there he died. It left a hole in many hearts, as my grandfather was a very social person. My grandmother is still telling people about it today. He knew many people.
In the end, my grandmother is an amazing person. She has a fascinating life and many things happened during it. She has affected people in good ways since 1945. She has been through hardships and joys. She has worked hard to be a good mother, wife, friend, nurse, and grandmother throughout her life. She loves each and every one of her family members and friends. She would not have her life any other