OUR FORMER LIFE - Part Two - Family and Work

That was so much fun that I wanted to do it again.  I do have trouble with uploading pictures so I will see how much I can do before I pull out my hair.

OUR FAMILY

We are a blended family.  When I met Doug nearly 26 years ago, I had one son.  He had three and a half daughters.  The half a daughter was from another relationship and he had her weekends twice a month.  A year into our relationship, we had another son.  Believe me, over the years, he was the glue that kept us a family.  Raising three and a half teenage girls was no picnic.

 

This picture has most of us in it.  From left to right:  Nico, granddaughter, 12; Jakob, grandson, 8; Nicole, daughter; Mike, Nicole's husband; Me; Graeme, son; Doug; Michelle, Jason's wife; Jason, son; Ashleigh, daughter, 15; and front and center, Sophie, granddaughter, then age 2.  This picture was taken at the last family gathering the weekend before our "leaving".

Missing from that picture are:   Gayle, daughter - lives in Montreal with her boyfriend Vahan,

Daughter Charlette, married to Glen with sons James now 9 and William, now 6.  They live in Winnipeg.

Loreena, daughter and her husband Chris.

Doug's brother David, his mother, Doug and his brother Bill

I would be remiss if I did not include a few other family members.  Lets see how I do with uploading these pictures.

Doug's brother David and David's wife Elizabeth