Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Thanks for the E-card!

You make me smile.

I am getting stronger each day and smiling is the best medicine.

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

Richard

Friday, December 05, 2008

About of my Family Tree...

By
Alberto Ortega Servin




My name is Alberto. I was born in El Tecuán, municipality of the Penjamillo, Michoacán, Mexico. Where my family had grown and worked there. I am single.
In my family there are 6 members more I have had my mother and father also I have had two sisters and four brothers. My mother and father got married in 1965. Their names are Otilia and Alberto Ortega, how old is my family? My family is 43 years old. All members of my family were immigrated in different year because in my country the economic situation was terrible now this situation is more comfortable for families in Mexico because there are more jobs for the families.
Now I am studying English in ESL program, I need more English for my objectives in this wonderful country and the life for my family is good because whole family have worked in different areas.
My second brother his name is Ernesto, he have worked in the factory where he has put labels on cardboard boxes. He is got married with his wife Martina. She works in the
Rainin company for long time also they have 3 children, one daughter and two sons. They have lived in Tracy, California.
My sister Maria Del Carmen is got married two time with first her husband, she have had one sons, now she is got married again with her husband Juan Quintero and they have had two children more Eduardo so he is other member their family. Her husband made a small company for cutting the trees and she takes care her children. They have lived in Riverbank, California now.
My other brother Guillermo is got married with his wife Maria Magdalena in this matrimony there are two children, one son and one daughter and he is working at Construction Company in different places the California, and she takes care the children, now they are living in Oakland, California.
My sister Maria Guadalupe is got married with her husband Marcos Garcia, also she works in Clothing Store and he works in other company to cut trees but they has two wonderful daughter and they live in Riverbank, California.
My brother Pablo is got married with his wife Gabriela, and then they have two children, one son and one daughter, he works Construction Company in different places the California, and he sometime works with my brother-in-law Juan Quintero in cutting the trees. His wife does not work and she takes care her children now they live in Salida, California.
Before whole family was living in El Tecuán, Michoacán, Mexico where we had cows, horses and we grew the crop if as sorghum, wheat, beans and corn. Corn is main crop for food in Mexico.