s;s break from our educations. Raising us was a breeze, she'd always say, compared to raising her own eight children. Playing with us was another of her favorite things; whether it be, bottle-feeding orphaned lambs or picking apples for fresh pies that night, she never passed up an opportunity to play with us. The family always gave back to her, whenever possible. My uncles would come home to help with the planting and harvesting seasons, as well as lambing season. My grandmother never once, that I can remember, asked for help. Family, she always told us, would always be there whenever she needed them. She would always say that if you can't count on family in life, you can't count on much. That value has been instilled in me since I was very little, from my gr
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