Your Dad had his birthday on January 22 and Uncle Graham had his birthday on January 21st.  We usually had a joint party.  Sometimes I would make two cakes so they would each have their own.  We always sang to both othem.  When your Dad was little we had a seperate party for him and his friends and a seperate party for Uncle Graham and then  a big party for the family.  There were a lot of cakes floating around then.

Leah could never figure out why her Dad's birthday came first because your Dad was older. 

Your Dad was a very generous man.  He loved to give gifts just for the sake of giving them.  He always enjoyed Christmas and making gifts for people and giving them out on Christmas Day.  One year he made us a lamp, make out of metal and it had a blue light in it.  I still have it.

Your Dad

Hi Frances, the political debate was on TV last night and the Americans were hashing it out.  Your Dad was always interested in these debates and he would call me the next day to see what I thought about last night's viewing.  He loved politcs and kept up on what was going on in Canada and in the United States.  It kept me on my toes.  I knew I could expect questions from him so I listened too.