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This is my family at Christmas last
year, 2003.
It was my sister's first Christmas.
I'm three in this picture. |
My mom and dad are my favorite
people, besides my sister, SpiderMan
and Scooby Doo, of course. They both
work at a company near Chicago
called Abbott that has lots of brown
buildings. I go to school there too.
My mom does lots of communicating,
she's in public affairs and my dad's
a manager of program operations for
the dog and cat business, whatever
that means. My parents met before I
was born at a restaurant in Florida.
My grandparents, and most of my
aunts, uncles and cousins live there
still. My Uncles Robbie and Harry,
Aunt Angie and Cousin Karina live
here in Chicago and my Aunt Kelli
and Uncle Ron live in Colorado. My
mom and dad like to laugh and dance
and every night before I go to bed
they say prayers and lay with me for
four minutes. I love them a whole
lot.
"You don't chose your family. They
are God's gift to you,
as you are to them." Desmond Tutu |
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This is my beautiful baby sister,
Taylor Riley
Widman, at her first
birthday party. Doesn't
she look
like a princess? |
I was an only child before my
sister, Taylor Riley Widman, was
born on March 23, 2003. I like
having a sister but I wish she were
big enough to play swords with. I'm
always having to take things out of
her mouth that are choking hazards
and yell to my mom that she's trying
to climb the stairs again. She's
into everything, mom and dad say,
especially my stuff!! I love her
though. She makes me laugh. She eats
all the time and is getting really
big and strong like me. She likes to
dance too and shakes her bum
whenever she hears music. She
doesn't have any hair either.
"Other things may change, but we
start and end with family." Anthony
Brandt.
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Here I am with my new haircut on
March 27, 2004.
Don't I look cute? |
My name is Jake Robert Widman. I'm
three years old and I have cancer.
I'll be four on November 3 and want
to have a Green Goblin birthday
party with a big cake. I love cake!
I like to do just about everything.
Before I got sick, I loved to ride
my bike, scooter and skateboard. I
love music and have a drum set and
guitar I make noise with. I used to
be really into the Wiggles and
Barney and even met Jeff Wiggle in
person once; he was awake and shook
my hand. Now that I'm a bigger boy I
love Scooby Doo, SpiderMan and the
Power Rangers. I also love Peter Pan
and Captain Hook. I don't like to
take baths but I do like to make big
messes. I also love to dance and
watch movies, especially Scooby Doo
and Home Alone II. I like to bake
with my mom and dad, especially
brownies with chocolate chips.
Lately I don't eat much but when I
do, it's usually string cheese or
candy. I really like to play with my
friends and miss my friends and
teachers at my school, Early
Discoveries.
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I'm the little one in the middle.
I'm two in this
picture with my
Grandmas at Disney. |
Here's me with my Grandma Fahey and
Grammy Widman. They spoil me rotten
and kiss my face off. I love them
very much. My Grandpa Fahey isn't in
this picture but I love him too. All
my grandparents live in Florida.
They come visit me on the airplane
sometimes, which makes me really
happy. I wish they lived with me all
the time. They buy me toys and candy
and give me stuff I'm not supposed
to have. It's great.
"The simplest toy, one which even
the youngest child can operate, is
called a grandparent." Sam Levenson
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I'm very fortunate to be part of a
big, crazy, loud family. My mom is
the youngest of five children so I
have four aunts--Denise, Kelli, Kim
and Stephanie and four uncles--John,
Armando, Ron, Kenny--and six
cousins--Alex, Megan, Erin, Ande,
Spencer and Charlie-- in Florida and
Colorado. When we get together
everyone talks all at once and I
can't understand a thing. My dad has
one brother, Uncle Robby, who lives
here in Chicago with my Aunt Angie
and Cousin Karina. She's two. My
dad's Uncle Harry also lives here
and comes to visit us a lot which
makes me happy. I love them all very
much. I have lots and lots more
great and second aunts and uncles
and cousins all over Florida,
Connecticut and Massachusets. I also
have a whole bunch of people who I
call my aunts and uncles because I
love them very much but I guess
we're not really related. These are
folks like my Aunt Tina and Uncle
Nan, Aunt Denise, Aunt Paige and
Uncle Mike, Uncle Scott, Uncle Karl,
Uncle Shannon, Aunt Lisa, Aunt
Doris... I also have a very special
great grandfather, Pappy, who loves
me very much and sends me a card
with a Toys R Us gift card every
day. I'm very lucky because I have a
big, loving family that is very
tight knit. I love them all very
much and I love playing with my
cousins best of all!
"In Union there is Strength". Aesop
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