Today is January 7th
so that means in my family it is my sister Barb’s birthday. So I want to wish
her a happy birthday.
I haven’t seen her for a
while on her birthday since she lives in Gatineau, Quebec Canada. It is only a
few miles from Ottawa, Ontario the national capital of Canada where she works.
This year she plans to retire. I am not sure exactly when however I expect at
the end of the year. She is a paralegal so I am sure she will have to train
someone to take over her duties. She has been a paralegal for something like twenty-five
years. Part of her job is mentoring other paralegals so I am sure the training
for her replacement will go over smooth. She really enjoys the work so it won’t
be easy for her to retire however I am sure looks forward to spending more time
on other activities she is involved in. Another plus she comes back to Gig
Harbor she visit mother and I every year so it will be nice for her to extend
her visit.
This last September she and
our brother Jack came for a visit to celebrate Mother’s birthday. We spent one
long day traveling to the Hoh River. You can read that blog and it is actually
the most read of any of my blogs. That area in the Olympic Mountains is very
beautiful so I recommend visiting when you come to the Seattle Washington area.
Barb is eight and a half
years older than me so I only remember her mainly as an adult. I do remember a
few things and they are vague her being a teenager. She went to college at
University of Oregon in Eugene for her bachelor’s degree in political science.
She then went on to going after her master’s degree in history at University of
Puget Sound in nearby Tacoma Washington. This is where she met her husband Bob
who she married just before I graduated from high school. After a short period of
time Barb and Bob moved to Vancouver, British Columbia are for Bob to take a
job. There they had two sons Ken and Connor then they moved to Gatineau, Quebec
when the boys were young. Bob took a job in Ottawa when they moved there. Barb took a job with the law firm she still
works for when Bob’s health wouldn’t allow him to work full-time. It was sad
when Bob passed away seven and half years ago. He was the love of Barb’s life.
She fortunately has friends that have helped her out along with the job she
enjoys as well. Her son Connor lives in Ottawa so he is close by and tomorrow
is his birthday. Ken lives in Montreal so about a two hour drive and he
frequently visits on holidays. His birthday actually comes a little later in
January as well. Actually he will be taking a trip to Paris France for the
first time around his birthday and he plans to come out here for a visit to see
us in March or April. We haven’t seen either him or Connor out here for a few
years. That is a hint for you to Connor. LOL
Anyway again Barb have a
wonderful and blessed birthday.
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