Posted on: Friday, December 3, 2004
Four in need of beds, linens, towels
By Karen Blakeman
Advertiser Staff Writer
Y.S. is 19 years old, and dreams of being a nurse.
N.S. just got a job at a plant nursery.
"He likes working with plants," Y.S. said. "He says it's like living off the land."
N.S. hopes to get his car fixed soon, so he won't have to hitch rides with co-workers.
Y.S. has been job-hunting and has recently set her sights on Wal-Mart. Nursing school will have to come later.
The couple have been living with N.S.'s parents but they plan to move to a home of their own soon.
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Right now she and her husband, N.S., are trying to make ends meet while they raise their two children, a 2-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl.
It'll be their first time setting up housekeeping, and they'll need almost everything — beds, linens, towels, a dining room set. Y.N. said it would be nice to have a TV.
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