that he thought it would be a nice gesture to substitute his cap for a sock again the following year. Sure enough he did get something big in his cap, but not exactly what he had hoped for. The cap was bulged out on all sides, and appeared to hold some mysterious object. Joe closed his eyes in anticipation, and reached in and pulled out a large turnip. Joe's reaction was quite different from the previous year, when he received the top. The following year, Joe decided to use his sock, and not his cap when it was time to prepare for Santa's arrival. When the children grew older, life improved for them. Joe was able to cut pulp so that he would have some spending money. Pat often accompanied him to the woods where she peeled the pulp and made a few dollars as well. Joe also cut and split hardwood, packed it on his half ton truck and sold it to customers in the Souris area. Pat continued to go to school, and later became a teacher. When she was twenty years old she married John D. Chaisson and moved to Rollo Bay East . John already owned a farm overlooking the water, so they had no worries about paying rent. They were blessed with six children, Wayne, Patricia (Patsy), Michael, Karen, Margaret Anne and Sandra. John died on August 11, 1985. Pat and her son, Michael, continue to live in the original farm house at the present time. 49