Fun Day Yesterday

Went out to lunch with my college roommate, Sue Lemar Mayo and her husband, Jim, to a brand new place in Cape and enjoyed it thoroughly.   Across from the River Campus called West Bank.   Saw all kinds of people I hadn't seen recently.   Then went to a party last night at Jim and Karen Hendrickson's for a fundraiser for Music Department.   Heather and I went to wine shop and I ran into Laurel Adkisson and I added our picture on FaceBook.  Tom Harte says it is the most read column in Cape!   So be it!

I think I have made progress on Jim's estate and doing what I think he wanted done.  I am so happy that he gave me a clue to his thinking when he sat up his own scholarship.  I would never have believed that.   I have heard some rumblings about the Sikeston deal but I have given them my word already and I won't back down on that!   I have never had anyone back down but I have seen people do it to others and people lose all respect for the person who does it.  I am not that person.   I might not have known all the facts at the time I made the commitment but I knew other facts that were relevant to the decision.  And, in the end, a student will be helped along the way!  

So I am going to spend the rest of my day with Tammy, who is coming in to clean house, and she is a Master cleaner.  I'm lucky to get her today.   I visited with Tammy Baldwin this morning outside in the yard and she is married to Henry Sessoms (both English Dept.)   Tammy's mother just went through Hospice and Tammy offered to help.   She says that no one really understands how hard it is.   People are really wanting to help Jennie and me and Annie but sometimes there is nothing they can do.  Except it's wonderful that they offer!