My Family and Relatives

We are five people of  a family. I have my father, mother, grandfather and a younger sister. My father’s name is Tadashi. My father works as a nurse at a hospital. He likes baseball, hot springs and Chinese noodles. He goes to hot springs every day. I sometimes go eating Chinese noodles with him. We have our favorite stores of Chinese noodles. My mother’s name is Shizumi. My mother works as a nurse at an institution for the disabled. The institution is near my house, so I take part in Summer festival there. I'm on good terms with her colleagues. She likes cooking. Recently, she has challenged new meals to increase her repertoires. I like to cook with her. By the way, my parents are same birthday. It is rare, so I believe it is a destiny. My sister is three years younger than I am. Her name is Nodoka. She goes to Kumamoto Kita High School. She is in the basketball club, and she practices hard every day. I live with grandfather of mother’s side. My grandfather’s name is Isao. My grandfather grows vegetables and fruits. He grows mainly long green onion and mandarin oranges, and he ships them to the wholesale market. However, he brings cabbages, figs, onions, and so on from fields. My grandmother of Mother’s side died ten years ago. Her name is Setsuko. She was very kind. I often practiced leapfrog with her. Now, I believe she watch over my family in heaven.
    
 My mother has two older sisters. Their names are Yumi and Masayo. Yumi is a housewife. Her husband is a carpenter. His name is Chiaki. My house was built by him four years ago. They have three children. Their names are Hayato, Narumi and Risa. Hayato is two years older than I am. He goes to Kumamoto Technical College. Narumi is the same age as I am. She lives in Hiroshima now, and she goes to a technical college. When she returns to Kumamoto, I go to karaoke or shopping or eat out with her. Risa is the same age as my sister is. She goes to Kumamoto Agricultural High School. She is in the basketball club too. I’m cheering both my sister’s team and her team. Masayo is a single woman. She lives near my house. I sometimes I sometimes go shopping with her.
      
My grandparents of father’s side live in Tamana City, Kumamoto. His name is Kunio. Her name is Isao. They are very kind. I meet them in New Year’s Day, Bon holidays, and so on.

My father has an older sister and an older brother. Their names are Sachiko and Osamu. Sachiko and her husband, Kimio have three children. Their names are Yuuki, Taisei and Aya. Yuuki is five years older than I am. He is a teacher. Taisei is a two years older than I am. He is good at playing baseball. Aya is the same age as I am. She goes to college in Tokyo. However, they live is Chiba, so I can’t see them very often. I want to see them after a long time. Osamu grows strawberries, so he sometimes brings them to my home. Osamu and his wife, Kumi have three daughters. Their names are Chihana, Sakura and Minori. Chihana is 15 years old. She entered Hokuryo High School in April. Sakura is 12 years old. She goes to Tensui Junior High School. Minori is 10 years old. She often mails me, so I can keep in touch with her. She goes to Tamamizu Elementary School.

Also, my grand parents’ brothers and sisters are very kind to me. My parents’ cousins are very kind to me too. I’m on good terms with all of my relatives. However, I don’t know about my great grandparents. If I have a chance, I try to ask my family and relatives about my great grandparents.

  

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