To her beloved mother, Ilene E. Rice

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Where were you born?

Tina was born in McPherson Kansas. The day she was brought into this world was December 30th 1955.

Parents and Siblings names?

She has a father named Delbert and a mother named Ilene. She has three beautiful sisters. Cindy, Deby,

and Toni.

Children names?

She has three wonderful children in her life. Brenton, Emily, and Zach.

What was life like for you in your early days?

At a young age her parents were divorced. She had to go live with her aunt

at that time.

What was it like when you developed into an adult. The struggles?

During her early adult/old teen years she was still living with her dad and stepmom. She was a rebellious teen.

What were some rebellious acts you made your teen year?

Tina was rebellious just like us our teen years. She would go out with friends and just do the same mistakes me make now. Teens always seek fun.

What was the biggest event in your life?

The biggest event in Tina's life was getting married. Also having her first child in 1974.

What is one thing you enjoy doing now but hated before?

She enjoys now sitting and taking everything in. Another small thing she does is listen to country music.

What are some of your favorite memories?

Some favorite memories of hers is going to California as a teen and getting married.

What was a major change you saw through out your life?

The changes she saw were seeing her parents divorced and having to live with her aunt at the time.

If you had to go back and relive your life what age would you go back too?

Tina would go back to the age of 15/16. She feels at that age you were free and have no responsibilities at that age range.

What is one thing you love about your age?

The things Tina loves about her age is she doesn't have to do a lot of physical work. She can ask others to do things for her.

Have you noticed any mental changes?

The mental changes she feels is that she takes life more slow and feels relaxed. She doesn't have any worries as much anymore.

Have you noticed any physical changes?

The mental changes she feels is that she has aches and pains. She has Arthritis and may take things at a slower pace.

What are somethings on your bucket list you want to do?

Something she wants to do on her bucket list is to go on a vacation with her husband after so many years.

How has technology changed for you?

Technology is not a huge role in Tina's life. She finds herself not a technology person.

What are some of your favorite hobbies?

Some of Tina's hobbies are to go shopping and listening to music.

What is your biggest regret and proudest moment?

She regrets her divorce since it changes things for her. Yet her proudest moment is she got pregnant with her first son.

What is a piece of advice you would give to teens?

Advice she wants to give to teens is not get pregnant early at a young age, finish school, and give a deep thought about college and future jobs.

She is very proud of getting remarried and been married for 24 years and with that marriage she had her last child at age 39. Which is Zach who is 21 and graduating from college this year. She is very proud of where she is right now and is happy with her life.

How is she now?

What does she do now?

Tina has been babysitting for over 20 years and still doing it. She had a lot of families and I was one of them and my cousins.