My|PRP$ name|NN is|VBZ Bonnie|NNP Rindner|NNP and|CC I|PRP was|VBD born|VBN in|IN San|NNP Antonio|NNP ,|, TX|NNP ,|, and|CC the|DT story|NN I|PRP 'm|VBP going|VBG to|TO tell|VB is|VBZ about|IN my|PRP$ mother|NN .|. 
Um|NNP ,|, a|DT little|JJ background|NN first|RB .|. 
Her|PRP$ ,|, let|VB 's|POS see|VB ,|, her|PRP$ mother|NN 's|POS family|NN were|VBD wealthy|JJ people|NNS at|IN one|CD time|NN .|. 
They|PRP owned|VBD car|NN dealerships|NNS and|CC extensive|JJ land|NN .|. 
Um|NNP ,|, I|PRP do|VBP n't|RB know|VB if|IN they|PRP were|VBD farmers|NNS or|CC not|RB ,|, but|CC I|PRP know|VBP they|PRP were|VBD land|NN owners|NNS ,|, um|NN ,|, many|JJ acres|NNS and|CC ,|, um|NN ,|, her|PRP$ grandmother|NN was|VBD raised|VBN in|IN wealth|NN .|. 
Uh|NNP ,|, then|RB the|DT Depression|NNP came|VBD and|CC apparently|RB everyone|NN lost|VBD all|DT their|PRP$ money|NN .|. 
Um|NNP ,|, she|PRP was|VBD raised|VBN in|IN MO|NNP ,|, and|CC she|PRP married|VBD a|DT man|NN ,|, this|DT is|VBZ my|PRP$ grandmother|NN I|PRP 'm|VBP talking|VBG about|IN .|. 
And|CC they|PRP were|VBD very|RB poor|JJ by|IN this|DT point|NN ,|, and|CC they|PRP had|VBD ,|, I|PRP think|VBP ,|, seven|CD children|NNS .|. 
And|CC one|CD particular|JJ Christmas|NNP ,|, things|NNS were|VBD very|RB ,|, very|RB difficult|JJ .|. 
There|EX was|VBD no|DT money|NN to|TO buy|VB any|DT presents|NNS at|IN all|DT ,|, um|NN ,|, for|IN the|DT children|NNS ,|, and|CC my|PRP$ grandfather|NN ,|, who|WP was|VBD killed|VBN when|WRB my|PRP$ mother|NN was|VBD 16|CD ,|, this|DT was|VBD ,|, of|IN course|NN ,|, way|NN before|IN that|DT ,|, um|NN ,|, he|PRP must|MD have|VB been|VBN a|DT very|RB positive|JJ person|NN because|IN what|WP he|PRP did|VBD with|IN the|DT situation|NN was|VBD he|PRP ,|, he|PRP told|VBD the|DT children|NNS that|IN there|EX were|VBD no|DT presents|VBZ this|DT Christmas|NNP because|IN they|PRP had|VBD given|VBN them|PRP all|DT to|TO Santa|NNP to|TO take|VB the|DT poor|JJ children|NNS and|CC this|DT made|VBD the|DT children|NNS feel|VBP happy|JJ and|CC proud|JJ of|IN themselves|PRP and|CC it|PRP gave|VBD them|PRP a|DT good|JJ feeling|NN that|IN they|PRP had|VBD done|VBN something|NN very|RB nice|JJ for|IN someone|NN less|RBR fortunate|JJ than|IN themselves|PRP .|. 
Um|NNP ,|, I|PRP felt|VBD like|IN that|DT was|VBD a|DT way|NN to|TO face|VB that|DT situation|NN with|IN such|JJ hope|NN and|CC with|IN joy|NN and|CC with|IN love|NN .|. 
And|CC although|IN I|PRP never|RB met|VBD my|PRP$ grandfather|NN ,|, I|PRP have|VBP never|RB forgotten|VBN that|DT story|NN and|CC when|WRB I|PRP hear|VBP of|IN him|PRP I|PRP think|VBP what|WP a|DT wonderful|JJ ,|, wonderful|JJ person|NN he|PRP must|MD have|VB been|VBN .|. 
And|CC how|WRB long|JJ have|VBP you|PRP lived|VBD in|IN Charlotte|NNP ?|. 
Oh|UH ,|, I|PRP have|VBP lived|VBN in|IN Charlotte|NNP ,|, um|NN ,|, for|IN a|DT year|NN .|. 
Um|NNP ,|, I|PRP lived|VBD in|IN Charlotte|NNP for|IN five|CD years|NNS .|. 
We|PRP came|VBD here|RB in|IN 1986|CD ,|, we|PRP lived|VBD here|RB for|IN five|CD years|NNS ,|, then|RB we|PRP moved|VBD to|TO Raleigh|NNP for|IN seven|CD years|NNS and|CC now|RB we|PRP 've|VBP been|VBN back|RB one|CD year|NN .|. 
Well|RB ,|, good|JJ .|. 
