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Going back to Denmark. – Wednesday, July 21, 1976 After living in Canada for almost 5 years, Bent got the news that his mom had passed away. He was also told his father was not in good health and had been brought to live in a nursing home. The will stated that Bent was to…

High School – 1974-75 Summer was over, and I was to start in 6th grade. When school started, I was called into the principal’s office, where I was told that, because of my age, I would have to skip 6th grade and start 7th grade. I was terrified! I didn’t think I was smart enough…

Going to Church with Kjeld, the Home teacher. Our home teacher, Kjeld, came over regularly. He invited me to go to church with him. I knew you had to wear a dress for church. I didn’t own a dress. I started to save up for one. When I had finally saved up enough money for…

Secret Vacation  I was excited to go on a vacation with Mom and Beth. I felt I would explode if I didn’t tell someone about the secret trip. I was also afraid that if I told someone, and Mom found out, she would change her mind about bringing me. I managed to keep the secret!  Off to…

February 1970-Mom’s Wedding  At the beginning of February, Mom noticed she was spotting. The doctor told her she needed to go to the hospital because he thought she might be losing the baby.  When we or anyone else asked Mom why she was in the hospital, she said it was because she was having complications from the car wreck…

First Grade. I am in front, in the blue dress, third person from the right. Second Grade-1969 When you go to school in Denmark, you are with the same students until you finish. There was a boy in my class named Tony. By the time we started second grade, he had become a terrible bully.…

Saturday, February 15, 1969 It was Fastalavn. This holiday is similar to American Halloween. In Denmark, the children went door-to-door. Instead of getting candy, we got coins. You knock on doors, and instead of saying ‘Trick or Treat,’ we sing a song called ‘Fastalavn Er Mit Navn.’ We would begin at 9:00 am and go…

August 12, 1968 – First Day of School. I was excited to start school. I couldn’t wait to see what it was like since Sander had talked so much about it. I wore my prettiest pink dress with little yellow flowers. It was one Grandma had bought for me. I walked into the classroom and…

Christmas, December 24, 1967 After we had eaten Christmas dinner, it was time for dessert. Mom brought out an ice cream cake she had bought at the store. The cake was pre-cut, and in one slice, there was an almond.  It is a Danish tradition on Christmas Eve that whoever gets the almond wins a…

My Hair I loved my long hair. Ever since I was born, only my bangs had been trimmed. As far back as I can remember, people would look into the baby carriage I was in and ask Mom how old I was, amazed by how much hair I had. I began to understand that not…