Family
The favourite family activity (e.g. at birthday parties) in the Jenkins household growing up.
What is playing cards?
On the shores of this lake, grandpa began to build their beloved cottage when mum was age 10.
What is Pine Lake?
The New York manufacturing giant from whom a tween mum requested a blueprint in order to craft her own musical instrument.
What is Steinway & Sons?
The program Mum enrolled in when she began at the University of Michigan in 1959.
What is Nursing?
A combination of Canadiana and a tree nut, this is Mum's favourite ice cream flavour.
What is Maple Walnut?
Mum's favourite relative who left school after achieving a grade five education.
Who was Grandma Elfie?
World famous in Detroit, this gymnastics club is where mum's career took off as an award-winning gymnast.
What is Turner's?
"Dr. Noise"
What was written on grandpa's clarinet case?
The school in Scarborough that mum began (and soon ended) her career as a Kindergarten Teacher .
What is Three Little Fishes?
The amount of time Mum always sets the microwave when cooking.
What is 6 minutes?
The area of the world where mum's maiden name (originally Jenkyn) originates.
What is Nordic?
The infamous Bonnie-Lou's surname.
What is Bauman?
Mum starred as this third youngest of the Von Trapp children in Zarboose Production's renowned 1987 remake of The Sound of Music.
Who is Brigitta?
In this same year that Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the 39th President of the USA, mum completed her PhD.
What is 1977?
The amount of time Mum has gone without a sleepless night since she overcame her chronic insomnia (woohoo!)
What is 3.5 years?
A merry old soul who was mum's ancestor from the 2nd century CE.
Who was Old King Coel?
The amount of money grandma used to mail mum weekly while at university.
What is $7?
In this same year that the Cultural Revolution began in China, mum received her Bachelor of Music in Theory and Composition from Ohio State University in Columbus.
What is 1966?
The years mum published her two books: "Cognitive Behavioural Assessment and Therapy with Adolescents", followed by "Developmental Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Adults" (Hint: they were published 15 years apart).
What are 1992 and 2007?
The "most incredible dream" mum had on her wedding night.
What is "I deamt I had no kitchen"?
The month and year marking the "pivotal moment" in mum's life.
What is September, 1960? (when she met dad)
Where and when mum met her great friend Janice Cucchi (a.k.a. "Cookie")
What is first year at University of Michigan?
The tender age Mum was discovered as a piano virtuoso under the tutelage of Millie Ulch.
What is 6 years old?
Since graduating from U of M in 1963, mum has enjoyed multiple careers. This fourth vocation is the one that kept her up the most at night.
What is a painter? (couldn't sleep b/c so excited about her creations and what she will paint the next day)-(teacher, composer, psychologist, painter...what's next?)
Mum's favourite child.
Who is Ez?