OLD memories

I have recently been working on preparing for publication a memoir I have written and given to my family for Christmas. In the course of this work I uncovered the memory of taking Advanced Intensive Calculus from Dr. Richard Kleber at St. Olaf College in the fall of 1975, my first semester there, when I was considering a math/music double major. Upon googling his name, I was delighted to discover that, though he is now retired from the college, he retains a St. Olaf email address. We have exchanged a couple of emails, and in the first, he told me that "I have to admit I didn't remember you at first.  But I looked in my records and see you sat in the front row and were one of the top students in that class!  I also checked my copy of Freshman Faces and remember you from that.  So even in the days before Google there were ways to find out things about people."

New grandson!

I am delighted to announce the birth of Daniel Miles Loewen, 7 pounds, 7 ounces, at 2:24 p.m. on Friday, January 18 (though I am chagrined to be so tardy about this announcement - as I was three years ago with the birth of his sister Isabelle, or Izzy). He was very punctual, arriving on Christy's due date, no less!

Christy and Reggie and their children Izzy and Daniel live in Colorado, and as this picture from the following day in the hospital shows, she came through the birthing experience in great shape! Then yesterday she posted this precious picture of the kids napping, with Izzy carefully shielding and guarding Daniel.