During my college years at Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota, I was in choir. Each spring break we would take a choir tour. One year we traveled out west, another year as far east as Pennsylvania, and every year we had some concerts in the Midwest. It was always an exciting and exhausting time. Each time we arrived at our destination, the choir director and his student assistant would check out the logistics of the church or auditorium where we would perform our concert. Often the choir would enter from both sides at the front of the platform. In my sophomore year of college, I was part of a woman's trio that sang after the first section of our concert. In most places, Jane would exit to her right and Pat and I would exit to our left. Now, in fairness, the student assistant did give us directions that the entire choir would need to exit stage right in this venue. There was only one way to get off the stage and go downstairs to get our bells for the next segment of the conce...
August 1 - The happiest memories I have. This is very difficult to pinpoint but the top four memories would be my marriage to Richard Stearns Robinson on June 17, 1978; the births of Rebecca Joy on February 23, 1980, Hollie Elizabeth on March 25, 1982; and lastly, Kelly Lynae on December 2, 1985. I have practiced gratefulness for many years so there are so many other memories I could name, however, one fairly recent memory comes to mind. On March 11, 2025, Rich had a doctor's appointment with Dr. Maxwell at the south clinic. Rich was more engaged in conversation and "sharper" than he had been for many days. " He had been having lots of trouble with eating on his own and he did not like it if I helped him when we were out in public. However, I decided that we both needed a "date" so I took him to his favorite restaurant, Don Jose. The food was good but we especially loved sitting on the screened in patio while enjoying the beautiful view of Lake Jackson. I ...