Stories
When Janet was a little girl, she and her parents frequented a close friend's home where other parents would socialize while the children gathered in a common area to play.
Once, one of the children found a lighter. Each of them took turns lighting it; however, Janet refused to participate. She told the others, "I will not play with fire because mother told me it is very dangerous."
The other children looked at her and laughed. One of them asked, "If your mother told you to eat a bug, would you do it?".
To their surprise, Janet immediately answered "Yes! I would! Because if mother tells me to do something, it must be good for me!".
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On November 10th during a visit home for her sister's birthday, Janet and her mother had a fight due to misunderstandings. In the end, she said something that her mother will always remember. She said, "Mother, don't you know? Everything I do, I do for you."
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Things I will always remember about Janet:
-- When she was little, she would always refuse the offer of a soda. Instead, she would politely request a glass of milk.
-- Every time a co-op job offer was confirmed, she would always take her family to the town where she would be working for sightseeing purposes. (i.e. Brockville [incl. Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal], Brantford, Waterloo [incl. St. Jacobs])
-- She wanted to bring her family to all of the Great Lakes since they were conveniently located in Southern Ontario. The past summers consisted of road trips to several beaches and locations such as Sauble Beach (Lake Huron) and Port Dover (Lake Erie).
-- Every May and every October, Janet would always come home for the weekend the Clothing Show is in town. We would always go together, always discuss great bargains and never go home empty handed.
Childhood memories
-- When we were little, we slept in different rooms separated by a single thin wall. Janet made up a language that consisted of consecutive knockings on the wall. The most frequently used was one knock followed by two quick knocks which meant "Good night". There was also two knocks which meant "Come to my room", unless one was already in the other's room, in which case it meant "Get out of my room".
-- On our annual trips to the toy liquidation factory, Janet and I were allowed one $50 toy that was to be shared. One year, we decided to get a mini kitchen with plastic food, cutlery, pots, pans and plates. I remember when we were getting bored of our new toy, Janet came up with a brilliant idea to start a mini café and to even design a menu. Hours were spent on what seemed to be the beta version of Microsoft Excel, and finally, a menu was created under the establishment "J & J Café". Ironically, we still never played with the toy kitchen again.
-- One day, we went to a family friend's house and we were introduced to a board game called "Payday" for the very first time. We played the game and it had taken us both by surprise the amusement it stirred. When we got home, we asked our parents to buy the game for us, but of course, it was too costly. So Janet decided to make her own version of Payday out of construction paper. It took roughly a day to draw and design the board and to write out all the payday cards and when it was finished, we played it once and never again. (The game is still in the closet, stored inside an old cardboard box for computer speakers).
Her good deeds/Volunteerism
-- 30 Hr Famine for World Vision; She gathered a bunch of high school friends (and me) to participate in the 30 hour famine and raised a couple hundred dollars!
-- I remember a time when she would deliver bread and other foods to those in need.
-- I remember when Janet was researching and contacting local politicians about sending the OAC textbooks to third-world countries when OAC was taken away.
-- Janet was the stage manager for the Canada Day celebrating in Waterloo.
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And I will always always always remember when she told me,
"It doesn't matter if you did something right or wrong because I will always be on your side."
***
More coming soon.
Once, one of the children found a lighter. Each of them took turns lighting it; however, Janet refused to participate. She told the others, "I will not play with fire because mother told me it is very dangerous."
The other children looked at her and laughed. One of them asked, "If your mother told you to eat a bug, would you do it?".
To their surprise, Janet immediately answered "Yes! I would! Because if mother tells me to do something, it must be good for me!".
***
On November 10th during a visit home for her sister's birthday, Janet and her mother had a fight due to misunderstandings. In the end, she said something that her mother will always remember. She said, "Mother, don't you know? Everything I do, I do for you."
***
Things I will always remember about Janet:
-- When she was little, she would always refuse the offer of a soda. Instead, she would politely request a glass of milk.
-- Every time a co-op job offer was confirmed, she would always take her family to the town where she would be working for sightseeing purposes. (i.e. Brockville [incl. Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal], Brantford, Waterloo [incl. St. Jacobs])
-- She wanted to bring her family to all of the Great Lakes since they were conveniently located in Southern Ontario. The past summers consisted of road trips to several beaches and locations such as Sauble Beach (Lake Huron) and Port Dover (Lake Erie).
-- Every May and every October, Janet would always come home for the weekend the Clothing Show is in town. We would always go together, always discuss great bargains and never go home empty handed.
Childhood memories
-- When we were little, we slept in different rooms separated by a single thin wall. Janet made up a language that consisted of consecutive knockings on the wall. The most frequently used was one knock followed by two quick knocks which meant "Good night". There was also two knocks which meant "Come to my room", unless one was already in the other's room, in which case it meant "Get out of my room".
-- On our annual trips to the toy liquidation factory, Janet and I were allowed one $50 toy that was to be shared. One year, we decided to get a mini kitchen with plastic food, cutlery, pots, pans and plates. I remember when we were getting bored of our new toy, Janet came up with a brilliant idea to start a mini café and to even design a menu. Hours were spent on what seemed to be the beta version of Microsoft Excel, and finally, a menu was created under the establishment "J & J Café". Ironically, we still never played with the toy kitchen again.
-- One day, we went to a family friend's house and we were introduced to a board game called "Payday" for the very first time. We played the game and it had taken us both by surprise the amusement it stirred. When we got home, we asked our parents to buy the game for us, but of course, it was too costly. So Janet decided to make her own version of Payday out of construction paper. It took roughly a day to draw and design the board and to write out all the payday cards and when it was finished, we played it once and never again. (The game is still in the closet, stored inside an old cardboard box for computer speakers).
Her good deeds/Volunteerism
-- 30 Hr Famine for World Vision; She gathered a bunch of high school friends (and me) to participate in the 30 hour famine and raised a couple hundred dollars!
-- I remember a time when she would deliver bread and other foods to those in need.
-- I remember when Janet was researching and contacting local politicians about sending the OAC textbooks to third-world countries when OAC was taken away.
-- Janet was the stage manager for the Canada Day celebrating in Waterloo.
***
And I will always always always remember when she told me,
"It doesn't matter if you did something right or wrong because I will always be on your side."
***
More coming soon.