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Frist rental home
-parents work from 2:30pm to 2:30 am
-brother does all the caring for my sister and I
-brother try kung ku on my sister
- we were really poor, my parents have to work long hours in order to have just enough money to suport us.
-spend most of the time at home by ourselves
- We did not have any toys. -
Best friend ran away
Hide in our treehouse. She ran away due to an abuse that she had from her father. -
Recieved trophy in Grade 4th
top grade 4th student in the whole school -
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First Crush
-Had a crush on the smartest boy in class
- is a one way love
- he doen't even notice that I had a crush on him -
Grade 7 prom
-went to the prom with Denis
- walked to the prom
- Got the first kiss -
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First Job
-cashier
-8 hours a day
-$20 per day -
Kurtis was born
-my sister's son
- very easy labour
- he was born in the women's hospital in Vancouver,BC
- I wan't there to see the delivery of Jurtis -
First trip to Vietnam
-Went on a trip to vietnam with my mother and brother
-doesn't speak any vietnamese
-seeing all the poor people on the stree but did not care much
- Stay at home for most of the trip -
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taking care of kurtis
-starting to take care of kurtis as my own son
-everywhere I go, kurtis have to be with me
-He is my life, sleep, eat, play with me
- experince of a singal mother
he call me mommy/ I am his mommy -
Meet My husband
-we met at a friend's birthday party
- we went out on a date the next morning -
Second trip to Vietnam
-went with my husband to visit his side of the family for the first time
-we stop by Japan for one day. Japan is an expensive place to lived.
- Travel deep into vietnam. Places I have never heard of.
- Seeing people without clothes or enough food to eat. -
kurtis went to lived with his grandma
- was the hardest thing I have to let go off.
- He cried, I cried, we couldn't let go off our hand.
- got really mad at myself for doing this to Kurtis
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Bought our first home
-my husband and I bought our first home.
- our house is so pretty and cosy for us.
- lots of house work -
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Move to the state
living in west st. paul, minnesota -
Birth of my first child
- I give birth to a baby girl
- Long long long labour
- end up having a C-Section
- giving birth at women's hospital in West. st.Paul. minisota
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Moving to Manitoba
-Bought a river side home
- Renovate the whole house
- Build a dock to park our boat
- Lots of maintaning
- Big/long Yard -
Third trip to Vietnam
-wen't with my husband and 4 of our close friend.
-Our goal for this trip is to help others.
-Bought lots of rice, food, and clothing to give to poor.
-travel all over Vietnam, seeing how poor people are living
-trying to give the less fortanute a chance for a better life
- little bit of money, but lots of people need our help -
Birth of my second Child
-giving birth to my second girl.
- 26 hours in Labour
- End up having a C- Section
- stay in the hospital for 4 days
- she was born at women's hospital in winnipeg, Mb -
My first daught first day of school
-First day of 3 year old pre-school
-got so emotional and cry
-could let her go -
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Had a seperation
my husband and I decided to be seperate
my kids and I move back to my parent place
Cry almost everyday -
Move back home with my husband
Try to work thing out -
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Mother in law came to Canada
-mother in law visit canada for the first time
-help us solve our marriage problem
-trying to get us back- Lots of work try to take care of her
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second child first day of school
-3 year old pre-school
-didn't get emotional
-glad to see her in school
- She does not like school
- So relaxed without any kids at home -
Going back to school
-hardest thing to do is to go back to school in your 30's
-lots of work
- full time mom, working, and schooling at the same time
