All About My Life
by Sandra Enston

I grew up with my Grandad and Grandma. It was my Grandad's birthday and we bought him lots of presents and he loved it and he was happy. We bought him socks. He loved it. My Grandad and I went for a walk on the beach. We walked on the docks and we saw a big boat. It was fun. Then we walked back and had a big breakfast. I miss him very much. He got cancer and died in 1979. It was tough for all of us. We went out on special occasions like our birthday. We all went to Woodwards for lunch. And we all went to my parent's place and we all had dessert. We relaxed afterwards and we had tea or Coffee. We all had lots of fun.

Background Information

Although many people have lost grandparents early in life, many people have memories of at least one grandparent. Talk about any special memories (or even bad memories). Talk about birthdays and other special occasions and how a loved one might have made them more special. Finally, talk about how you might feel if a special person in your life dies.

Questions

1. Who did Sandra grow up with?

2. Where did she and her grandad go for walks?

3. Use the word dock in a sentence.

4. Did Sandra miss her grandad when he died?

5. Why did her grandad die?

6. Why do you think Sandra's grandad spent time with her?

7. What does the word occasion mean?

8. How did the family celebrate special occasions?

9. What is Woodwards?

10. What else do you do on birthdays besides give presents?