Madaras

**My grandmother’s biography.**
Ināra Pundure was born in 1940. She is one of the Three StarOrder bearers. She was born in Cēsis area, Zaubes civil parish. Her mother worked and lived on her family farm alone, with her four daughters, because my grandgrandfather was killed in World War II. He was only 27 years old. When she was 18 years old she finished Kaudzīšu school, were her favorīte lessons were maths and music. In 1958 she started work in Jaunpiebalga kolkhoz. Then she met my grandfather Pēteris, who was from Latgale. That was love from the first sight. He was a year younger than she, but that didn’t bother her. In 1961 Ināra and Pēteris married. One by one 14 children were born – my aunts and uncles ,and ofcourse my mother. The oldest sons – Saulvedis, Kārlis, Agnis- are warriors. My aunts – Modrīte, Lienīte and my mother – are teachers. Matīss and Valters (the youngest sons) are builders, but Alberts, Artis and Jānis, and Pēteris are fireman. Ilzīte is hairdreser and Edīte is social worker. After Republic of Latvia regained its independence, my grandmother was awarded an Order of Three Star Gold decoration. It was in 1998. She got this award because, she has always loved her country and has taught it to her brave and kind daughters and sons. Now my grandmother is 69 and she lives in Vecpiebalga. She is the best mom for her fourteen kids, the best grandmother, not only for me but my 37 cousins, and my good friend. I can learned from her so much and I hope I will learn more in future.