Linda Bell:  

Life Update: On Sept. 14, 2013, my daughter, Tracy, married a wonderful young man from a wonderful family. See picturesw. Almost 3 years ago, in 2009, we sold our large bungalow and bought a smaller town house in Carleton Place. Using the difference in house prices, we purchased a lovely 3 bedroom condo in Naples, Florida, where we spend winters from around Oct. 20 to April 20. A short flight home at Chistmas renews health coverage. Summers are spent at our cottage on Round Lake near Algonquin Park. Love it!! My older daughter, Alison has relocated back to the Ottawa area. She packed in a carrier in journalism and took the law clerk course. She is presently employed by Gowlings Law Firm in Ottawa, which deals in big corporate and government law suits. After teaching in Ottawa for 33 years, I took early retirement at 52 yrs in 2000, and moved to a new bungalow in Carleton Place, a town of abour 10000, a 20 minute drive from Ottawa. The last 15 years were spent at a school in the Vanier area of Ottawa, a very low socio-economic area where my Gr. 6 students passed hookers and drug dealers daily on their way to and from school. Hence, I was ready for early retirement!!! Nine of my years at that school were also spent as a teacher-librarian and I loved those years.However, budget...Expand for more