The "Always Enjoyed Singing In The Choir" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Watching my favorite morning TV show, "Leave It To Beaver."  I watched that show every week when I was a child and it was on TV one day a week.  Today it is on every weekday on the MeTV channel.  And, to top that off... its on twice!  For you "Beaver" fans, I'm sure you knew that already.  One of today's episodes featured the "Beav" trying out for his elementary school's orchestra.  He didn't make the orchestra, but was afraid to say anything to his parents and disappoint them.  Wally found out about it and told his mom and dad and they made it easier of the "Beav" when they said they couldn't make the show.  Since I retired from teaching a few years ago, I find I have time to watch the show every morning at 8:00 and 8:30 am.  Many episodes I remembered from long, long ago.  The episode from today reminded me of when I tried out for my church's boy's choir and wasn't sure if I had made it or not.  Seems that my dad was one the best singers in the adult choir so I automatically made the choir as his son.  Paid to have a dad with a good voice!  I wasn't very good because I was a very shy boy and afraid to be in front of adults, especially when talking or singing.  After a few years I had turned myself around and really enjoyed singing in the choir.  I remained in the choir until my voice had changed from alto to bass and I took a few years off from singing in the church choir.  Eventually, when I had graduated from high school and college, I joined the choir once again.  My dad was the bass solist and I enjoyed singing next to him.  When dad's voice began to break, I took over for him for a few years until I finally resigned from the choir.  The last couple of years my three children were also part of the choir.  Taking over where "The Beav" left off!  Today my voice has given up and I am lucky that I can talk, let alone sing.  Still love to hum those good old hymns from my youth and early adulthood. Wouldn't have given any of it up for the world.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.