Grandparents Essay

that when she found out she was pregnant, her feelings weren’t nervous or scared, but instead happy and excited. Dad told me that everyone was pleased with the fact that they were going to have a baby. My parents also explained the reactions of my grandparents. Dad said that my grandma was excited to have her first grandchild. He said that he expected a much angrier reaction the the one he received. They both didn’t expect their parents to be so happy, but were relieved to know that they had…

better. So he with my grandmother moved to countryside when I was 5 years old. After that, I always like to went to the countryside with them in my vacation and weekend. In a winter, I had a vacation with my grandparents when I was elementary school student. I took my homework came to my grandparents’ home. Countryside is very different from the city. No more cars, no quickly Internet, no noise and never get up early. My grandfather told me that many people be…

EVA JEAN COOK was born on the 26th of November 1923 in Surrey Hills, Victoria and was the second addition to the Cook family living at 7 Junction Road. Though she was named after her mother, she was always called by her middle name – Jean – instead. Between April and July 1927, the Cook family moved to Sydney, New South Wales, where Jean’s father took up employment at the Garden Island Naval Store De-pot. They resided at 1 ‘Meroo’ Gregory Street, Roseville until 1934, when Jean’s father was…

is where his parents stayed. Mr. Askins’ father owned a small store and he later got into the investment business, which he ended up doing for the duration of his life. Mr. Askins has one brother who was born six years later. Father & Paternal Grandparents Mr. Askins’ father lived to be eighty-seven years old. He was smart, ambitious,…

My dad was raised by his grandparents and only saw his father on random occasions which frequently ended in a dysfunctional disaster. Of course, my parents were hesitant to have him come stay with us but felt they had no choice due to his recent stroke and state of displacement. I…

He left a pregnant wife and eight children behind. In February 7th, 1913, my great grandmother, Blanche Thompson was born in Kaneville Pennsylvania. She lived with her mother, Susan Thompson, who cleaned houses. My great grandmother once told me of the time she was around seven or eight when she rode on the back of her uncle’s wagon when a puppy ran out and he caught it for her and told her to keep him. Soon after that month, she told me about a man following her home claiming the dog was his,…

My husband Kelvin’s grandparents lived through the Great Depression. Both his mother and father’s parents lived in the parkland area in the northern part of Saskatchewan. Between his father’s parents and his mother’s parents experience a different living situation in the north. Kevin’s grandfather, William Jr. on his mother’s side was already working and living on the homestead that his father had already established in the 1920s. This homestead was also the Little Buffalo Post Office. William…

the background some form of sporting event on the TV. Holidays were always eagerly anticipated as it was one of the few times throughout the year my entire extended family was together. It was also an opportunity for my grandparents to spoil us even more than usual My grandparents took turns watching us every week so that my parents could regain their sanity…

Mr. Shimerda begs Jim to, "Te-e-ach, te-e-ach my Antonia", in the beginning of Book One. As the novel goes on, it is clear that Jim has learned much more throughout his and Antonia 's relationship. Although we have seen Antonia grow into an intelligent, confident, strong woman who has overcome many difficult obstacles, it seems that Jim has yet discovered the true cycle of life and how some memories are just more precious than others. Overall, I feel like, "My Antonia" is a coming of age novel,…

Surname and Migration Experience My surname is Hernandez, which is a "distinguished Spanish surname…a proud sign of rich and ancient heritage”(2). While conducting research I also found out that my “name is derived from the Spanish elements ‘ 'faro" meaning “journey” and “nano”, meaning “brave”(2). Interesting enough the name Hernandez was first “found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times” and “its cognates is due to King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (1198-1252)”…