than Peter is)...at Ft. Lewis, Washington. I can
honestly say I was born and pretty much raised in
Washington. With two exceptions: summers spent working
with my cousin in California as a teenager, and a year
or so that we lived in Missouri when I was three/four
years old.
I have been married for over ten years now to my
wonderful husband Michael Burress. We have two
children; Christina and Alexander. As a family we
enjoy hockey, camping, hiking, and working around our
yard.
I have many hobbies that I pursue (as my whims dictate
among them): I bead, sew, quilt, craft, read, and
garden. I have been active in Girl Scouts for the
past five years a troop leader.
I have a deep and abiding interest in geneology. That
was sparked when I was a child. I have collected bits
and pieces of my family's history from everyone else
for the past twenty years and now am getting it all
together. I enjoy the thrill of the hunt when it comes
to finding and connecting names or real people (in
some cases) together. Besides researching my Garbett
ancestors (my grandmother was Anona Garbett) I spend
time researching several other of my family lines:
Cook, Smith, Whittingham, Sewell, McDaniel and will be
starting on my husband's side very soon.