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Note: 40d-g10Le7 Martha10 Louise Leggett born March 14, 1965 in Pittsburgh, PA
married December 5, 1992 to Brent Monroe Robbins in Boulder, CO
born July 19, 1959 in San Francisco, CA
Children (Robbins) 3: 2 boys, 1 girl
i Emma Louise, b Feb 1, 1997 in Boulder, CO
ii Cole Monroe, b Dec 7, 1998 in Boulder, CO
iii Maxwell Jeremiah, b Jan 12, 2001 in Boulder, CO
Martha's earliest years were spent in Pittsburgh's northern suburbs, first Surrey Drive in Allison Park, and then at 2405 Clearview Drive, Glenshaw, the Church of Our Saviour Rectory. Here she attended R.C. Rogers Elementary School next door, and the Tam O'Shanter Art Course at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, with brother David. Here, also, she began to study piano with Claire Dawson, continuing her lessons with Addison Jones (a pupil of a pupil of Liszt) and Patricia Caldwell after the family moved to 897 East Beau Street, Washington, Penna. in 1974.
In Washington, Martha attended Trinity Middle School and graduated from Trinity High School as a valedictorian in 1981, with departmental honors in English. In high school, she sang in the Trinity Concert Choir and lettered in cross country and track and was elected to membership in the National Honor Society.
Her next four years were spent at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. She spent the winter term of her sophomore year studying British drama and literature in London. While there, she traveled through England and Scotland, as well as through Europe to Yugoslavia and Greece. She sang with the Earlham Concert Choir, played with a recorder group, participated in folk dancing, and was a leader in several religious groups. During her college summers she worked on Nantucket Island at The Seven Seas Gifts, Inc. Martha received her B.A. in English in 1985, with College Honors, Phi Beta Kappa.
She was awarded a fellowship to attend the annual summer publishing institute at the University of Denver in 1985. In November 1985, she began work as an editorial assistant with Westview Press, a publisher of scholarly books. She rented an apartment in downtown Boulder, 1443 Pine Street, #4, from next--door St. John's Episcopal Church, where she attended before becoming a member of St. Aiden's Episcopal, where she sang in the choir. On Pine Street she lived with her two new Siamese kittens, Collin (female) and Sebastian (male). She took nursing courses at Front Range Community College, and became a Registered Nurse in 1995, with her "pinning ceremony" at Front Range on 10 May 1995.
She married Brent Monroe Robbins, son of Donald and Marion Robbins of San Francisco, on 5 December 1992 at City on the Hill Church, and quit her job at Westview Press. She started married life by moving into Brent's house at 4127 Amber Street in Boulder, and putting her nursing skills to work at a doctor's office, a job she quit when her children were born. In 1998, the Robbinses moved into their present house at 7169 Mount Meeker Road in Longmont. They are members of City on the Hill Church.
Family records of the Rev. John M. Leggett
Personal records of David John Leggett and Martha Louise (Leggett) Robbins
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-----Original Message-----
From: mrobbins63@juno.com [mailto:mrobbins63@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 6:46 PM
To: erleg@att.net
Cc: Leggett, David
Subject: We're back!
Hi, Mom & Dad!
Yes, we had a GREAT trip! I suggested to Emma that maybe we should go
camping sometime with Isabel's and Sophie's families. Later, she said,
"When we go camping with Isabel and Sophie can we stay for ten days?" :-)
Even though Emma was the oldest and only one of 2 girls (and Anna is only 2-1/2), she still had a wonderful time. None of the children wanted
to come home! You know, it was the first camping trip after which I was
not desperately relieved to be home! I didn't feel really dirty or
uncomfortable or tired or anything! It was all very enjoyable, probably
because I had the right expectations--and no infant! Plus it was never
very cold at night, and even though it rained, the tents stayed dry and
we had a canopy over the picnic table.
We had a great set of campsites for keeping the children somewhat
contained. The 3 sites were all within a loop of road so that the kids
(mostly) stayed just in our little area. The older ones could cross the
road to the bathrooms or the water spigot, but generally they all just
stayed & explored within the loop. There were plenty of rocks and bushes
& trees for them to have adventures with. On the last day as we were all
concentrating on packing up, I looked up and didn't see Max or Brian, who
had been sitting in one area for about 20 minutes looking at spiders and
bugs and other stuff. We all looked around and finally saw them on top
of a huge boulder across the road! Those naughty little adventurers!
The Sunday travel section of the Denver Post featured camping at Lake
Granby, with a front-page photo of a waterfront campsite that was just a
couple hundred yards away from ours! We didn't realize this until Brent
started reading the paper on the way home Monday morning.
We left Boulder on Friday at 12:45 and got to the campground at
3:45--after getting delayed for about 45 minutes on I-70 due to a
construction zone (3 lanes down to one) in which a truck had jackknifed.
That sure was tedious. We didn't encounter the traffic jam until it was
too late to turn around. Ray & Margaret got a later start than they
anticipated (plus had to turn around because they forgot the burritos for
Saturday's group dinner!), so by about 3, the traffic had backed up so
far that they could see it as they approached I-70. They were able to
turn around and go up through the canyon instead. They still didn't get
to the campground until 5:45. We, meanwhile, had had those 2 extra hours
to get a good start on setting up our site. We also got hungry and had
to have snacks since there was no sign of Andy & Leigh, who had Friday's
dinner with them!
It rained for about 15 minutes soon after we got there, so we sat in the
car for awhile with a tarp over the partially set up tent. But then it
cleared up for the rest of the evening. (It also rained off & on over Berthoud Pass, but our car-top carrier kept the moisture out,
fortunately.) Anyhow, Andy showed up at 6. I forget if he had always
intended to go through the canyon or not. Fortunately, he had one of
their tents and could start setting it up. Unfortunately, Leigh had
dinner in her car. (They drove separately in case she wanted to go home
early with 10-month-old Elliott.) She "loves I-70," so she got caught in
the traffic and arrived at 6:30. So, it was a rather late dinner, but
everyone got their stuff set up, and we got a fire going and had a good
evening.
All the kids had a blast with each other, roaming through the site,
playing with each other's toys & whatever else they found. There were
sharing issues and problems with some not wanting to play with others,
but generally, they entertained themselves most of the time, which was
very helpful as we set up & broke camp as well as while we prepared
meals, etc. We ate all 3 dinners together, but otherwise, children went
from site to site asking for whatever the OTHER families brought for
breakfast or lunch!
Brent's 2-person raft was a big hit. On Saturday morning Brent took Cole
and Kevin down a little winding river into the reservoir. They had a few
little (VERY little) sections of rapids to go through--just enough to
make them feel it was a big adventure. In fact, through one section
Brent had to pull them since it was so shallow. The rest of us (minus
Leigh & Anna, who had gone to help someone jumpstart their boat?) met
them down by the waterfront a little ways from our campsites, and then
Emma and Isaac had a turn with Brent, and Max and Brian had a turn with
Ray. The kids all enjoyed splashing about at the water's edge, though
they didn't go in.
It rained again that afternoon, just as Margaret and Leigh and I were
returning from a hike up the Roaring Fork trail. We were gone for a
little over an hour. We were pretty wet when we got back, but it felt
good, as it had gotten to 85 earlier in the day. We could easily have
put ponchos in our pockets, but we decided to risk it and just go with a
water bottle. It's been awhile since I've hiked so lightly! When we got
back Brent and Ray went. I forget what Andy was doing.
On Sunday morning just our family went to Grand Lake for breakfast. It's
about a half-hour drive each way. We got back just after Ray & Margaret
had finished breakfast. They love to have fancy camping breakfasts! One
day they did eggs AND pancakes. They even brought cheese that they had
to grate. Now I think pre-grated would be worth splurging on! Anyhow,
we all went on a hike at Monarch lake, where the kids had fun climbing on
rocks and throwing rocks in the water. On the way back to the trailhead,
a voice from the forest said, "Kevin, is that you?" Ray's dad and
stepmom had come to join us camping and, on a hunch, decided to see if
we'd gone to Monarch Lake. They found out from the register and the
volunteer guides at the trailhead that we were on a certain trail, so
they sat and waited for us to come back by!
After that it was rafting time again. We put Ray and Brent in the water
much farther up the river where Brent had seen some fun-looking rapids as
we drove by the day before. Then I went to meet them at the bridge where
he'd started with Cole & Kevin the day before so the boys could have
another turn. While Brent and Ray were still paddling, there was a
deluge. They got very wet and cold, but not enough to keep Brent from
taking the boys on their trip. Emma really wanted to try the rapids, so
they put the raft on the car again and went back to the bridge. She had
been very tentative the day before and wanted to change her mind about
going at all! So Brent wanted her to have this second opportunity,
especially as she was being brave about the rapids. But that's when they
capsized! Brent said he wasn't being careful, since it was so shallow
and easy, so he didn't make sure that they were facing into the rapids.
They went in sideways & went over. But Emma's head never went under &
she didn't hit any rocks & a bystander caught the raft as it went
downstream, so things turned out fine. She was just a little upset at
being so wet and cold when she got back to camp. But now it's already a
great story, one she was anxious to share with her friends this morning
at VBS!
The nights were very good for sleeping. It was probably in the low 50s,
so no kids woke up from cold. Max moaned once early the second morning,
but I just pulled his bag up & he was fine. Cole woke all 3 nights at
1:30 to use the potty. I still need to find out if that woke anyone up.
The second morning Elliott started crying at 5:30 and went on for about
15 minutes before Andy, in desperation, took him off for a hike in the
backpack. The last night, at 2:30, Isaac rolled over onto Andy's
keychain and set off the car alarm. The beeping and flashing went on for
quite awhile before Andy could find the keychain to shut it off! (Leigh
had gone home on Sunday morning so Elliott could get back on schedule.)
The second two evenings the kids enjoyed hikes out to the reservoir for
rock climbing and sunset viewing. We'll definitely have to send you some
pictures!
Oh, there were some nasty biting flies (or some such), but they mostly
only went for the tender little boys--Brian and Max. And they didn't
hurt. The boys just had lots of bloody spots on the backs of their necks
and behind their ears! Occasionally there were mosquitos, too, but they
mostly went for Emma! We used our bug spray and no one was very
uncomfortable.
On Monday after packing up, we drove up to RMNP to go over Trail Ridge.
On the way, just after entering the park, people were pulled over to look
at some wildlife. We thought maybe they had spotted some elk, or some
bighorn, but it was a moose! We couldn't get close, but we had our
binoculars. He was in some pretty tall grass, behind some bushes, but
you could still see most of him. Pretty cool! Ray & Margaret were
caravaning with us, too. We stopped at the visitor's center for lunch
and a hike up to the top, but wouldn't you know, the clouds started
rolling in. They didn't look threatening, so we convinced the kids (&
Ray & Margaret) that it would be cool to hike in a cloud. Well, yes, it
started raining, and then it started pouring, and it got very cold and
windy and there was thunder. Not a good place to be in a thunderstorm!
(No, before the hike we didn't go back for extra clothes or rain gear;
everyone just had a jacket.) We made it down safely without getting any
view, but the clouds moved on so that we had wonderful views as we made
our way toward Estes. (We saw lots of elk, too.) By the time we got to
Estes, we were in fine shape for ice cream at the Malt Shop! Ray &
Margaret kept going since their kids were both sleeping. We would have
heard no end of it had we driven through with our kids sleeping, but
everyone was awake anyway!
Home by 6:15 or so with enough energy to unload the car, start the
laundry, and get a lot of stuff cleaned and put away. There's still lots
to do, but nothing pressing. Emma and Cole had their VBS this morning (I
only had to wake Max), so I got some grocery shopping done.
Thanks for the news. I'll respond more another time, as the kids are
waking from thei
-----Original Message-----
From: mrobbins63@juno.com [mailto:mrobbins63@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:34 PM
To: erleg@att.net
Cc: Leggett, David
Subject: Re: Monday musings
Hi, Mom & Dad!
Emma and Cole started their swimming lessons Monday at Sunset pool in
Longmont. It is a very nice outdoor pool, and the lessons are every day
this week and M-Th next week. Nine lessons in all, from 11:35 to 12:05.
They are having a great time because Sophie is in Emma's class, and
Linnea is in Cole's class. Max is rather frustrated that he's not
allowed in the pool, too, but he sits in the shade with Mommy and Kathy.
Of course, after their lesson they are ravenous, so we have a picnic in a
park. One day we went to Kathy's house, and I'll try to convince her to
come here tomorrow (but we just had the cleaner today and she protests
that the house is "too clean" for her to bring her kids here). Just
today we went to a park that used to be IBM land where Brent would have
volleyball tournaments. It is now a very nice public park, with lots of
picnic tables, new play equipment, bathrooms, a shelter, and huge shade
trees.
Back to swimming lessons: Emma seems to be learning various floats and
kicks, etc., and they jumped off the diving board today wearing life
jackets. Cole's class is doing a lot of "bobbing," and as far as I can
tell, they haven't gotten their heads/faces in the water yet. I don't
know much detail because the shade is too far from the pool to watch them
closely! Would you believe this? The first day of lessons we overheard
one mom ask another, "Are Emma and Sophie in the same class?" The second
mom responded and then added something about Isabel. We were shocked and
amazed and told them we have an Emma and Sophie in the same class and
that they have a best friend Isabel. Then it was their turn to be
shocked and amazed. Turns out the one girl's name is Isabella, and we
assume Sophie isn't short for Anna-Sophia, but still! Fortunately for
the instructors and the girls involved, they are in different classes.
Friday night is an ice cream social and family movie night at church. I
thought that would be a good occasion to get the 3 girls together for an
"end-of-summer" sleepover before Sophie goes to England with her family.
She'll be gone the 15th through the 30th, and Isabel starts school the
21st, so this will be the last available weekend. Call me crazy, but it
seems like a good idea right now. We've already decided that Brent can
sleep in the basement!
It is supposed to be in the 90s all week, which is good for swimming
lessons at an outdoor pool, I guess. We don't have any water rationing
right now because the reservoirs really did fill up quite a bit with all
the snow and spring moisture we had. With the dry weather followed by
wet, though, it's a really bad year for mosquitoes. In the article today
that reported Colorado's first human death from West Nile virus, someone
was quoted as saying that the mosquito eggs didn't hatch for awhile (like
last year), but then this year it's like getting 2-3 years' worth all at
once. That's what they say, but I haven't noticed as many as we've had
sometimes. For anyone under 50, it's probably better to go out and get
the virus so they'll have immunity before they're in danger of
complications! So we're not making the kids stay inside at dusk or wear
long pants/long-sleeved shirts or even wear insect repellant! I'm glad
WNV's effects are not on par with those of Lyme disease!
I did not find any unanswered questions in recent e-mails except one of
mine! Did you get to see "Music Man"?
That's it for now.
Love,
MBecm
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