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            My name is Michael David Kleinman. I was born in Cottonwood, Arizona on September 28, 1986 to David and Cynthia Kleinman. I have one older sister, Nicole, and two young sisters, Ashlee and Alexis (Lexie).

The earliest recollection I have of my childhood home was our house on Carpenter Lane. Its funny to me the memories we retain. Memories that, when looked at now, seem so simple and uninteresting yet they stick with us throughout our lives.

            Of the house on Carpenter, I can recall a goldfish. I can’t remember if it belonged to Nicole or me. One day my parents were having a yard sale and my cousin Butch had come over to play. I can remember us taking the fish out of the bowl and running to show my mom how brave we were. Sadly to say the little super market gold fish didn’t last too long. The second memory I have of that house is one day; my aunt Michelle got her green Chevy Astrovan stuck in our driveway, she had backed right into the little ditch in front of the house.