Apache Junction
December 21
On November 30 we started for Arizona. It had been snowing hard and the roads were snow covered and slick. Wallace decided we would be safer with chains on our tires. We were taking the pickup down to Glade at Logan so we were driving the car and pickup too. I drove the car to Idaho Falls. By the time I got there, the chains were banging and I knew they were wore out. Wallace had gone to Rexburg and met me in Idaho Falls. The chains had wrapped around the axles and he could not get them off. We had to take both back tires off and then use a hammer and tools to get them off. He was working in about four inches of slush. We were so cold and wet before we left Idaho Falls and headed to Pocatello. We drove 20 miles and hour and sometimes slower. The road was slick but it was also like going over a rocky road. We stayed all night with Charles and Evelyn. Mark is getting married on the 7th of December. How we would like to stay! I am so anxious to get out of the cold weather. I worry about Wallace and the cold. Wallace's sister Ida has also been very sick, they called to say they needed us very much. We saw Darwin, Charlene and family. They were fine. We then left Pocatello and a few miles out of Pocatello we had bare roads and we never ran into any bad roads at all. We stayed with Glade & Penny & Michael at Logan that night. They were fine and excited about going into the Air Force January 17, 1983. The next day we went to Larry & Patricia's. We got stuck in their driveway. We stayed all night and then went to my sisters, Velma & Jack Earl. They were not at home. We were disappointed because they were not there. We went to St. George and we stopped to see my cousin Elnora Cheney. She was still on her honeymoon. We stayed that evening in Wickiup and then on to Ida & George's. It was so good to be out of the snow. Ida is doing better. She has a long way to go but she is improving. The day we got here Wallace's brother and wife got here. Arnold & Mary. We had such a nice visit with them.
December 28
Christmas has come and gone. It was so very nice. We had tapes and records of Christmas Carols. We played them on Christmas Eve. We talked and opened some gifts. It was very special. Each one of the children called us. They all had a very nice Christmas. Charles & Evelyn went to Darwin and Charlene's and they all called. It was so good to hear their voices. Evelyn said Mark & Tammy were there for Christmas. She said their reception had turned out special. That they were such a cute couple and seemed so happy.
Blair & Philline wrote several letter before the holidays. They were spending Christmas in Idaho. Patricia, Larry & the children all talked to us. They sounded happy and good.
LaVar & Brenda said there was lots of snow in Terreton and that the wind had blown and that it was miserable. They said they had a good Christmas and Jake talked to Grandpa.
Ronda called. We talked to the kids too. They were excited and Ronda seemed fine.
Glade & Penny called. They were excited about the Air Force. They had a special Christmas.
Two days before Christmas Wallace and I spent the day together. AT first we went to the flea market, walked around a bit then we went to one of our favorite places and had lunch. We then did some Christmas shopping. Then we went to the Temple Information Center. We saw some very special films and also the Christmas lights. It was just a perfect day. We are so grateful for the gospel and so proud to be a member in His Church.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
OCTOBER 1982
Terreton, Id
Oct. 30
It was about the last part of Sept that I began to feel not very well. Food & water began to taste very bad. I began to lose weight. I went to see the doctor and found that my calcium was very high and that it had affected my kidneys. They were not functioning well. He put me in the hospital. They gave me normal saline by I.V. This caused mt blood pressure to rise. It was very high and I was very sick. They gave me apresaline to bring my blood pressure down and I was allergic to the medication. They gave me medication because of the allergy and I must have been allergic to that medication. I am so glad to be out of the hospital and feel that through the blessings of the priesthood & prayers of friends, family, and neighbors I am doing fine. The doctor said that everything was back to normal. We went to see Wallace's doctor and he said he was doing fine, too. We are so grateful that we are feeling better.
Oct. 30
It was about the last part of Sept that I began to feel not very well. Food & water began to taste very bad. I began to lose weight. I went to see the doctor and found that my calcium was very high and that it had affected my kidneys. They were not functioning well. He put me in the hospital. They gave me normal saline by I.V. This caused mt blood pressure to rise. It was very high and I was very sick. They gave me apresaline to bring my blood pressure down and I was allergic to the medication. They gave me medication because of the allergy and I must have been allergic to that medication. I am so glad to be out of the hospital and feel that through the blessings of the priesthood & prayers of friends, family, and neighbors I am doing fine. The doctor said that everything was back to normal. We went to see Wallace's doctor and he said he was doing fine, too. We are so grateful that we are feeling better.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
AUGUST 1982
Terreton Idaho
Aug 24
It has been a long time since I have wrote anything in my book. So much has happened that I don't know where to begin, so I guess I will start with today.
Wallace and I got up and prepared to go to the temple for a sealing assignment. We started out early because we thought we could do some of the things we needed to do in town. We just got started when we had to turn around and come back because the car was hot. All the water had leaked out of it. We had to stop to put gas in the pickup and made it to the temple just in time. Bud Hinkley was the sealer. They moved us from room No. 1 to another room which was very small. Brother & Sister Tomlinson were the other couple in the sealing room. John & Gena Tomlinson. It was so nice to be with them. Brother Hinkley said every word distinctly and it was very spiritual. When I was holding Wallace's hand I began to shake. I did not know why. Then Brother Hinkley asked me to bear my testimony. It was such a privilege I shall never forget it! We went with John & Gena to have lunch. We visited and it was so very nice. It was such a special day even with all the car trouble.
On August 5th we took Kim, Kirk, Kelly and Jake to Island Park, to Buttermilk campground. The kids swam in the lake, we played ball, had a treasure hunt, we did exercises together. It was a lot of fun. I was up tight when we went to the lake but it was still fun.
On the seventh we had a pot luck meal together. Blair, Philline and family had come the day before. Alden & Julia ( my brother & wife) came up, LaVar & Brenda & rest of family, Charles, Evelyn and all of their family except Daren who is on a mission to Alaska, all came. It was a very hot day but most everyone went swimming or was by the lake which was much cooler. We had a very nice lunch and enjoyed our visit with each other.
Darwin & Charlene's little girl Mary Ellen had surgery on her eye. It was crossed. Charlene took her down to Salt Lake and she had car trouble. Darwin went down and put another motor in the car and they came home to Pocatello and then started up to the reunion. It was not running right so they turned around and went back to Pocatello.
We were going to have a reunion for the Fullmers. My brothers and sisters on the 24th of July. We made plans to be there. We decided to make a big trip out of it so we went to Missoula to visit Blair & Philline and family. We had such a good time with them. We went to church with them. It was very nice. We enjoyed our stay with them. They are living in a beautiful place. The pines are thick and beautiful. The backyard goes down to the beautiful Blackfoot River. The Lord has really blessed them. We then went through Glacier National Park. It was beautiful but the high altitude affected Wallace because of his heart. We arrived at Rom & Ronda's home safe and sound. We enjoyed our stay with them. They live in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. They have been working on their home. Romney had put in a beautiful woodwork in the front room and dining room. He does beautiful work with wood. It was so good to be with them. We went from there to Cour d'elene Idaho where we stayed over night and then drove to Kennewick Washington. It was a beautiful drive. We had such a wonderful time at Harold & Freda Stromstad and Billy & Fern Watkin's homes. We had so much to eat and visited. It was very special. Alden & Julia also came. All of Billy & Fern's family were there and also all of Freda and Harold's family. It was a very wonderful reunion. Velma, Verlan & Dorsel were not able to attend and we missed them very much.
Our car gave us some trouble on the way back but we arrived home safe and sound. What a wonderful trip!
This summer we stayed with LaVar & Brenda a month. Then we came home. We stayed in the camper while they worked on the blue house which is located back of our home. Our home is rented to Keith & Julia Egbert.
The doctor says that Wallace cannot stay here where it is cold, so we will be going south again this winter.
Aug 28
Thursday the 26th Blair, Philline, Joddi, David & Wendy came to see us. They came for Laurie Green's wedding & reception. It was so nice to have them here. They will be back tonight. The kids will stay with LaVar & Brenda tonight. They will go to church with us tomorrow. After Sunday School we will go to Pocatello. Darwin & Charlene has asked Wallace to ordain Jeff a deacon. Blair & Philline will go home after church. Wallace went to see the doctor yesterday. He said he was doing fine for which we are very grateful.
Aug 24
It has been a long time since I have wrote anything in my book. So much has happened that I don't know where to begin, so I guess I will start with today.
Wallace and I got up and prepared to go to the temple for a sealing assignment. We started out early because we thought we could do some of the things we needed to do in town. We just got started when we had to turn around and come back because the car was hot. All the water had leaked out of it. We had to stop to put gas in the pickup and made it to the temple just in time. Bud Hinkley was the sealer. They moved us from room No. 1 to another room which was very small. Brother & Sister Tomlinson were the other couple in the sealing room. John & Gena Tomlinson. It was so nice to be with them. Brother Hinkley said every word distinctly and it was very spiritual. When I was holding Wallace's hand I began to shake. I did not know why. Then Brother Hinkley asked me to bear my testimony. It was such a privilege I shall never forget it! We went with John & Gena to have lunch. We visited and it was so very nice. It was such a special day even with all the car trouble.
On August 5th we took Kim, Kirk, Kelly and Jake to Island Park, to Buttermilk campground. The kids swam in the lake, we played ball, had a treasure hunt, we did exercises together. It was a lot of fun. I was up tight when we went to the lake but it was still fun.
On the seventh we had a pot luck meal together. Blair, Philline and family had come the day before. Alden & Julia ( my brother & wife) came up, LaVar & Brenda & rest of family, Charles, Evelyn and all of their family except Daren who is on a mission to Alaska, all came. It was a very hot day but most everyone went swimming or was by the lake which was much cooler. We had a very nice lunch and enjoyed our visit with each other.
Darwin & Charlene's little girl Mary Ellen had surgery on her eye. It was crossed. Charlene took her down to Salt Lake and she had car trouble. Darwin went down and put another motor in the car and they came home to Pocatello and then started up to the reunion. It was not running right so they turned around and went back to Pocatello.
We were going to have a reunion for the Fullmers. My brothers and sisters on the 24th of July. We made plans to be there. We decided to make a big trip out of it so we went to Missoula to visit Blair & Philline and family. We had such a good time with them. We went to church with them. It was very nice. We enjoyed our stay with them. They are living in a beautiful place. The pines are thick and beautiful. The backyard goes down to the beautiful Blackfoot River. The Lord has really blessed them. We then went through Glacier National Park. It was beautiful but the high altitude affected Wallace because of his heart. We arrived at Rom & Ronda's home safe and sound. We enjoyed our stay with them. They live in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. They have been working on their home. Romney had put in a beautiful woodwork in the front room and dining room. He does beautiful work with wood. It was so good to be with them. We went from there to Cour d'elene Idaho where we stayed over night and then drove to Kennewick Washington. It was a beautiful drive. We had such a wonderful time at Harold & Freda Stromstad and Billy & Fern Watkin's homes. We had so much to eat and visited. It was very special. Alden & Julia also came. All of Billy & Fern's family were there and also all of Freda and Harold's family. It was a very wonderful reunion. Velma, Verlan & Dorsel were not able to attend and we missed them very much.
Our car gave us some trouble on the way back but we arrived home safe and sound. What a wonderful trip!
This summer we stayed with LaVar & Brenda a month. Then we came home. We stayed in the camper while they worked on the blue house which is located back of our home. Our home is rented to Keith & Julia Egbert.
The doctor says that Wallace cannot stay here where it is cold, so we will be going south again this winter.
Aug 28
Thursday the 26th Blair, Philline, Joddi, David & Wendy came to see us. They came for Laurie Green's wedding & reception. It was so nice to have them here. They will be back tonight. The kids will stay with LaVar & Brenda tonight. They will go to church with us tomorrow. After Sunday School we will go to Pocatello. Darwin & Charlene has asked Wallace to ordain Jeff a deacon. Blair & Philline will go home after church. Wallace went to see the doctor yesterday. He said he was doing fine for which we are very grateful.
MAY 1982
Bountiful, Utah
May 6
They did surgery and found a small cyst in my milk duct. We have not heard from the pathology yet but the doctor sure made me feel that everything was OK. I am still weak but I feel fine and have had very little pain.
May 7
We called Dr. Wilson to find out the pathology results of the surgery. He said it was precancerous papiloma. There were no cancer cells. Everything was fine.
May 12
Today I went to Dr. Wilson to get the stitches out. He said that he had taken a lot of my breast and he reconstructed it. The pathology report said there were a lot of little cysts but not malignant. I have to have a mammogram once a year to make sure everything is OK. I have been taking a hormone. He said not to take it anymore. We will start home tomorrow. We plan to stay with Glade & Penny tomorrow night.
APRIL 1982
Apache Junction
April 15
We got up this morning and drove to Payson, Arizona. It was a very enjoyable trip. We left the desert and drove north. We went into the mountains. Piles of rocks which make up the mountains. We climbed most of the way. It was about seventy miles. Payson is where a lot of people go from this valley when it gets so hot here. The town was larger than I thought it would be. The town is in two parts. One the old town and then the new part.
We went to a part of town called The Swiss Village. We went into the bakery store. All kinds of real good sweet stuff. I could not have any of it. Got a box of sugar free cookies. Well that was OK. They were good. Ida took the trip well. She was tired when she got home but I think she enjoyed it.
Evelyn has been copying the missionaries letters, Mark & Daren, for us. We got them today. It is so special to hear what they are doing and feel their wonderful spirits. Daren has just arrived in Alaska and Mark is in Australia.
We got a picture of Glade & Penny's baby yesterday. Michael Glade. He is a fatty but so beautiful!
April 17
Last night I noticed that some drainage had come from my left breast. I examined it and the fluid was blood. I thought I felt a lump but this morning I took more time and I could not find a lump.
Rick Christensen and Karen sent us a letter. They said Heather was standing up to things and growing so fast. It seems impossible that we are great grandparents but it is so nice.
Wallace and I went to the flea market yesterday. We spent the morning just by ourselves. It was nice. Had lunch out-fun!
I was hoping we could visit Uncle Lynn and Aunt Bertha in Livingston California but we got a map yesterday and it is a long way from here, so there is no way. I would so much like to help them Aunt Bertha needs help with Uncle Lynn. He has lost both of his legs from Diabetes. Uncle Lynn is my father's brother.
Ida seemed better yesterday. She was in much better spirits. She walked to the end of the block and back. She also rode her exercise bike.
April 30
After a few days of bleeding from my left nipple we decided to go to Salt Lake and see a doctor. When we got to Patricia's on the 28th we called a doctor, a cancer specialist and today I get to see him. Of course we are praying that there is no cancer but we must know for sure. We left Apache Junction Monday the 26th. We had a lot of things to do before we could start, so it was bout noon before we started. We stayed all night at Flagstaff, Arizona. It is a beautiful place. The next day we stayed at Gunnesen, Utah. The next day we got to Patricia's about noon. It was a very good trip.
Today I visited with Dr. Merrill Wilson. I went to a cancer clinic. After examination and discussion the doctor set up surgery for Monday morning. I will go into the hospital on the 2nd of May and have surgery on the 3rd of May. He said if everything went fine I would go into the hospital on Sunday and have surgery on Monday and home on Tuesday.
April 15
We got up this morning and drove to Payson, Arizona. It was a very enjoyable trip. We left the desert and drove north. We went into the mountains. Piles of rocks which make up the mountains. We climbed most of the way. It was about seventy miles. Payson is where a lot of people go from this valley when it gets so hot here. The town was larger than I thought it would be. The town is in two parts. One the old town and then the new part.
We went to a part of town called The Swiss Village. We went into the bakery store. All kinds of real good sweet stuff. I could not have any of it. Got a box of sugar free cookies. Well that was OK. They were good. Ida took the trip well. She was tired when she got home but I think she enjoyed it.
Evelyn has been copying the missionaries letters, Mark & Daren, for us. We got them today. It is so special to hear what they are doing and feel their wonderful spirits. Daren has just arrived in Alaska and Mark is in Australia.
We got a picture of Glade & Penny's baby yesterday. Michael Glade. He is a fatty but so beautiful!
April 17
Last night I noticed that some drainage had come from my left breast. I examined it and the fluid was blood. I thought I felt a lump but this morning I took more time and I could not find a lump.
Rick Christensen and Karen sent us a letter. They said Heather was standing up to things and growing so fast. It seems impossible that we are great grandparents but it is so nice.
Wallace and I went to the flea market yesterday. We spent the morning just by ourselves. It was nice. Had lunch out-fun!
I was hoping we could visit Uncle Lynn and Aunt Bertha in Livingston California but we got a map yesterday and it is a long way from here, so there is no way. I would so much like to help them Aunt Bertha needs help with Uncle Lynn. He has lost both of his legs from Diabetes. Uncle Lynn is my father's brother.
Ida seemed better yesterday. She was in much better spirits. She walked to the end of the block and back. She also rode her exercise bike.
April 30
After a few days of bleeding from my left nipple we decided to go to Salt Lake and see a doctor. When we got to Patricia's on the 28th we called a doctor, a cancer specialist and today I get to see him. Of course we are praying that there is no cancer but we must know for sure. We left Apache Junction Monday the 26th. We had a lot of things to do before we could start, so it was bout noon before we started. We stayed all night at Flagstaff, Arizona. It is a beautiful place. The next day we stayed at Gunnesen, Utah. The next day we got to Patricia's about noon. It was a very good trip.
Today I visited with Dr. Merrill Wilson. I went to a cancer clinic. After examination and discussion the doctor set up surgery for Monday morning. I will go into the hospital on the 2nd of May and have surgery on the 3rd of May. He said if everything went fine I would go into the hospital on Sunday and have surgery on Monday and home on Tuesday.
Friday, June 24, 2016
MARCH 1982
Apache Junction
March 5
Yesterday Ida & George, Wallace & I went to Roosevelt Dam. We went east of Apache Junction to Superior and then to Miami. Both are mining towns. They mine mostly copper. At Miami we turned north. Huge rocks were on every side. Many piled up like a huge backhoe had piled them on each other. The rocks were different colors. Some streaks of green and some were red. Some looked like it was a soft yellow rock because there were cracks in every direction. When we got to the lake we went to a government or recreation area. Up on the mountain were houses in the rocks, ancient ruins. The people had raised corn, four kinds of beans. They ate from the desert, the cactus and what wildlife which was not very much. They used the cactus to make their clothing. It was very interesting day. We loved it very much.
March 25
Don & Janette Wilding, Wallace's brother have been visiting. It has been so nice to have them here. We spent one day and went to the flea market together. The sun was hot and we got sunburned. We had lunch together and then in the evening we all went out to eat. George, Ida, Don, Janette, Vera, (George Wilding's wife) and Wallace and I. It was very nice to be together. Janette and I played horseshoes. It was fun. She had never played horseshoes before. She was very good. This morning they started home. Ida is doing some better. She has a hernia very close to the stoma and it has caused her a lot of pain. The doctor had her get a support belt and it has helped her so much. The sores around the stoma are healing but very slowly.
March 23
This morning before breakfast Wallace & I walked out across University Drive into a section that is just desert. So many kinds of birds! We walked up on a dove sitting on her nest. We got very close but she did not fly. She was so beautiful. When we got back from our walk we watched the space shuttle land on t.v. It had been in space for 8 days and made a beautiful touch down. It was thrilling to see it land.
Since the first of the year Patricia has had a hysterectomy, also Charlene and last week Ronda had surgery too. They have all done well. Talked to Ronda Sunday. She sounded weak but she said she was fine. Daren Charles second son entered the mission home the 10th of March and will be going to Alaska. Yesterday we got a letter from Charles & Evelyn and Daren will leave the mission home April 7th. They will go to Salt Lake to see him off on the plane!
They sent us two wonderful letters from Mark who is in Australia. They have two boys in the mission field now. I know that is not easy but our Heavenly Father will bless them double.
March 5
Yesterday Ida & George, Wallace & I went to Roosevelt Dam. We went east of Apache Junction to Superior and then to Miami. Both are mining towns. They mine mostly copper. At Miami we turned north. Huge rocks were on every side. Many piled up like a huge backhoe had piled them on each other. The rocks were different colors. Some streaks of green and some were red. Some looked like it was a soft yellow rock because there were cracks in every direction. When we got to the lake we went to a government or recreation area. Up on the mountain were houses in the rocks, ancient ruins. The people had raised corn, four kinds of beans. They ate from the desert, the cactus and what wildlife which was not very much. They used the cactus to make their clothing. It was very interesting day. We loved it very much.
March 25
Don & Janette Wilding, Wallace's brother have been visiting. It has been so nice to have them here. We spent one day and went to the flea market together. The sun was hot and we got sunburned. We had lunch together and then in the evening we all went out to eat. George, Ida, Don, Janette, Vera, (George Wilding's wife) and Wallace and I. It was very nice to be together. Janette and I played horseshoes. It was fun. She had never played horseshoes before. She was very good. This morning they started home. Ida is doing some better. She has a hernia very close to the stoma and it has caused her a lot of pain. The doctor had her get a support belt and it has helped her so much. The sores around the stoma are healing but very slowly.
March 23
This morning before breakfast Wallace & I walked out across University Drive into a section that is just desert. So many kinds of birds! We walked up on a dove sitting on her nest. We got very close but she did not fly. She was so beautiful. When we got back from our walk we watched the space shuttle land on t.v. It had been in space for 8 days and made a beautiful touch down. It was thrilling to see it land.
Since the first of the year Patricia has had a hysterectomy, also Charlene and last week Ronda had surgery too. They have all done well. Talked to Ronda Sunday. She sounded weak but she said she was fine. Daren Charles second son entered the mission home the 10th of March and will be going to Alaska. Yesterday we got a letter from Charles & Evelyn and Daren will leave the mission home April 7th. They will go to Salt Lake to see him off on the plane!
They sent us two wonderful letters from Mark who is in Australia. They have two boys in the mission field now. I know that is not easy but our Heavenly Father will bless them double.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
FEBRUARY 1982
Apache Junction
Feb 2
Vera Mae Wilding died January 26, 1982 born Jan 6, 1934. Her father was George Harry Wilding. Her mother was Vera Vincent. George Harry Wilding was Wallace's brother. Husband was Laurence Dee Fullmer. Vera Mae was operated on for gall bladder. She had lots of complications. They had her in Idaho Falls Park View Hospital. They took her from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City but she still died. They came to the LDS hospital the day after Wallace was discharged. So we did not know anything about it until we got here with George & Ida.
We feel so sorry for her family especially for Vera. May God bless them in their sorrow and make them able to be strong enough to face the future with courage.
Feb 21
We love it here in Arizona. It is beautiful and has been as warm as 80*. The birds sound like they are happy too.
Ida has two big sores near her stomach that will not heal. It seems that they get worse all the time. We have started to leave the bag off for several hours in hopes it will do some good. Wallace is improving, it is slow but that is to be expected. We are so happy to be here where we can be out of doors and walking so Wallace can get better. We miss our family but they write or call us. We love them all so very much.
Feb 2
Vera Mae Wilding died January 26, 1982 born Jan 6, 1934. Her father was George Harry Wilding. Her mother was Vera Vincent. George Harry Wilding was Wallace's brother. Husband was Laurence Dee Fullmer. Vera Mae was operated on for gall bladder. She had lots of complications. They had her in Idaho Falls Park View Hospital. They took her from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City but she still died. They came to the LDS hospital the day after Wallace was discharged. So we did not know anything about it until we got here with George & Ida.
We feel so sorry for her family especially for Vera. May God bless them in their sorrow and make them able to be strong enough to face the future with courage.
Feb 21
We love it here in Arizona. It is beautiful and has been as warm as 80*. The birds sound like they are happy too.
Ida has two big sores near her stomach that will not heal. It seems that they get worse all the time. We have started to leave the bag off for several hours in hopes it will do some good. Wallace is improving, it is slow but that is to be expected. We are so happy to be here where we can be out of doors and walking so Wallace can get better. We miss our family but they write or call us. We love them all so very much.
JANUARY 1982
Bountiful Utah
January 6
We had gone to Jack and Velma's to stay because Larry & Patricia had the flu. We had been very careful to do everything that we should. We followed the doctor's instruction to the letter.
On Sunday January 3rd, Wallace was in an easy chair. He was ready for bed. Pain started in his arms and chest but mostly in his arms. We gave him nitroglycerin pills and it helped but then it would come back so intense. I called Dr. Liddle but he thought it was superficial pain. We insisted that the pain was worse than that pain would be. He said to bring him to the hospital. I had to call Patricia to find where to turn off the freeway. When we got to the avenues Larry and Patricia were waiting for us and led us to the hospital. I was so happy to see them. When we got to the hospital they took him to a room and did an EKG. As soon as that was done they took him to intensive care. The doctor told me that they had found an irregularity in his heart. Dr. Liddle called in a medical cardiologist and they decided Wallace had had a heart attack. That a blood clot had lodged in one of the by pass. Dr. Liddle said that very little if any heart damage had been done. I am not sure of this because the pain had been so intense.
Last night I came back to Larry & Patricia's because Jack & Velma are in Texas. Their daughter Kathy had a new baby girl. This morning I am waiting for the roads to clear. All of Idaho was snowed in and mostly Utah. Blair called last night and said today would be the third day that they would be out of school because of snow and wind.
On the news we have seen huge mud slides in San Francisco. Homes buried in the mud. Many people had to leave their homes because of the mud slides.
Last night Wallace was feeling much better. He did not have pain. The doctor said he would have to be in the hospital for about ten days. I pray that things will go smooth from now on. He is so precious to me.
January 14
Yesterday Wallace and I went to see the Dr. Preece. He gave him the tread mill test and the doctor told him that his heart was healing fine and that we could go to Arizona as soon as he felt strong enough. We were both so pleased and thankful.
Patricia went into the hospital Monday the 11th. She had a hysterectomy and bladder repair. She has been in lots of pain. Today Daddy and I went to see her. Daddy gave her a blessing. She looked better today.
Ronda called today. She is having a lot of trouble with her uterus and the doctor says she has to have her uterus out because it is enlarged and very painful.
Charlene called tonight. Talked to Darwin. It was so good to hear from them. Charlene had cancer cells in her female organs when Jared was born. It seems that there may be more abnormal cells now. She is going to have a hysterectomy on the 28th of January. Seems like the Wilding family is falling apart.
Monday morning I went with Rick and Karen to Logan and saw our new grand baby. He is such a doll. He is like holding Glade again. They are going to name him Michael Glade. He is a wonderful little baby. It sure looks like we are going to need our Heavenly Father very much in our family!
January 17
Charles, Evelyn, Darwin & Charlene just left for home. They came down yesterday. We were so happy to see them. It was about a half hour before they came that Daren called and wanted to know if his folks were here. He had just received his call to go to Anchorage Alaska on his mission. He was so excited. We are so proud and happy for him.
We had a good visit with them. They had to go back today. They have a meeting tonight that they have to go to.
Patricia is getting along well after her surgery. She is getting stronger and the doctor said if she continues to do well she will be able to come home soon.
Wallace is getting anxious to go to Arizona. I am anxious too. Marji Cullis Wallace's cousin came tonight with her husband and youngest daughter. They brought a pie for him. It was so thoughtful of them.
Glade & Penny & baby Michael Glade came to see us January 24th. We were so glad to visit with them and see their wonderful little boy. He is so much like Glade when he was a baby. Such a beautiful baby. They are a special family. God bless them.
January 19
Today Patricia gets to come home from the hospital. She had surgery a week ago today. Larry is still having trouble with his arm. It sure sounds like a pinched nerve. He has not been to the doctor. He is a very tender hearted man. We love him so much.
January 29
Apache Junction Arizona
We are in Arizona and we are so very happy to be here. Ida is feeling better but she has a bit of trouble with her colostomy. It has not healed around the opening.
We left Salt Lake City on Monday the 25th of January. We drove to St. George that evening and stayed with Phillip and Marion Wieser. It was so nice to see them and visit with them. Their daughter Kelley was pregnant and began to have pain in the evening. Her baby was born about 1:00. They were both fine. She and her husband seemed very fine people. I drove all the way because the doctor said Wallace could not drive. After leaving St. George we drove to Winkenberg, Arizona and stayed all night. We then drove onto Apache Junction and it was a wonderful trip. It is so wonderful to be with Ida & George.
January 6
We had gone to Jack and Velma's to stay because Larry & Patricia had the flu. We had been very careful to do everything that we should. We followed the doctor's instruction to the letter.
On Sunday January 3rd, Wallace was in an easy chair. He was ready for bed. Pain started in his arms and chest but mostly in his arms. We gave him nitroglycerin pills and it helped but then it would come back so intense. I called Dr. Liddle but he thought it was superficial pain. We insisted that the pain was worse than that pain would be. He said to bring him to the hospital. I had to call Patricia to find where to turn off the freeway. When we got to the avenues Larry and Patricia were waiting for us and led us to the hospital. I was so happy to see them. When we got to the hospital they took him to a room and did an EKG. As soon as that was done they took him to intensive care. The doctor told me that they had found an irregularity in his heart. Dr. Liddle called in a medical cardiologist and they decided Wallace had had a heart attack. That a blood clot had lodged in one of the by pass. Dr. Liddle said that very little if any heart damage had been done. I am not sure of this because the pain had been so intense.
Last night I came back to Larry & Patricia's because Jack & Velma are in Texas. Their daughter Kathy had a new baby girl. This morning I am waiting for the roads to clear. All of Idaho was snowed in and mostly Utah. Blair called last night and said today would be the third day that they would be out of school because of snow and wind.
On the news we have seen huge mud slides in San Francisco. Homes buried in the mud. Many people had to leave their homes because of the mud slides.
Last night Wallace was feeling much better. He did not have pain. The doctor said he would have to be in the hospital for about ten days. I pray that things will go smooth from now on. He is so precious to me.
January 14
Yesterday Wallace and I went to see the Dr. Preece. He gave him the tread mill test and the doctor told him that his heart was healing fine and that we could go to Arizona as soon as he felt strong enough. We were both so pleased and thankful.
Patricia went into the hospital Monday the 11th. She had a hysterectomy and bladder repair. She has been in lots of pain. Today Daddy and I went to see her. Daddy gave her a blessing. She looked better today.
Ronda called today. She is having a lot of trouble with her uterus and the doctor says she has to have her uterus out because it is enlarged and very painful.
Charlene called tonight. Talked to Darwin. It was so good to hear from them. Charlene had cancer cells in her female organs when Jared was born. It seems that there may be more abnormal cells now. She is going to have a hysterectomy on the 28th of January. Seems like the Wilding family is falling apart.
Monday morning I went with Rick and Karen to Logan and saw our new grand baby. He is such a doll. He is like holding Glade again. They are going to name him Michael Glade. He is a wonderful little baby. It sure looks like we are going to need our Heavenly Father very much in our family!
January 17
Charles, Evelyn, Darwin & Charlene just left for home. They came down yesterday. We were so happy to see them. It was about a half hour before they came that Daren called and wanted to know if his folks were here. He had just received his call to go to Anchorage Alaska on his mission. He was so excited. We are so proud and happy for him.
We had a good visit with them. They had to go back today. They have a meeting tonight that they have to go to.
Patricia is getting along well after her surgery. She is getting stronger and the doctor said if she continues to do well she will be able to come home soon.
Wallace is getting anxious to go to Arizona. I am anxious too. Marji Cullis Wallace's cousin came tonight with her husband and youngest daughter. They brought a pie for him. It was so thoughtful of them.
Glade & Penny & baby Michael Glade came to see us January 24th. We were so glad to visit with them and see their wonderful little boy. He is so much like Glade when he was a baby. Such a beautiful baby. They are a special family. God bless them.
January 19
Today Patricia gets to come home from the hospital. She had surgery a week ago today. Larry is still having trouble with his arm. It sure sounds like a pinched nerve. He has not been to the doctor. He is a very tender hearted man. We love him so much.
January 29
Apache Junction Arizona
We are in Arizona and we are so very happy to be here. Ida is feeling better but she has a bit of trouble with her colostomy. It has not healed around the opening.
We left Salt Lake City on Monday the 25th of January. We drove to St. George that evening and stayed with Phillip and Marion Wieser. It was so nice to see them and visit with them. Their daughter Kelley was pregnant and began to have pain in the evening. Her baby was born about 1:00. They were both fine. She and her husband seemed very fine people. I drove all the way because the doctor said Wallace could not drive. After leaving St. George we drove to Winkenberg, Arizona and stayed all night. We then drove onto Apache Junction and it was a wonderful trip. It is so wonderful to be with Ida & George.
Monday, June 20, 2016
DECEMBER 1981
Dec 22
Bountiful Ut
On November 23, 1981 we had an appointment with Wallace's doctor. Dr. Bauman is his doctor. Wallace wanted to see him before we went to Arizona. When we saw him he said he felt that Wallace should have an angiogram before we went to Arizona. We decided to get ready to go to Arizona and see the Dr. on our way. This is what we did. The doctor set up an appointment in Salt Lake to see Dr. Liddle. a cardiologist on December 2.
We stopped to see Blair & Philline, Charles & Evelyn, Darwin & Charlene. Stayed with Glade & Penny that evening. The test showed that he had a blockage in the arteries and that he needed open heart surgery. Dr. Liddle set up the surgery for the ninth of December. He went into the hospital on the seventh of December. It was so frightening to have him go into surgery. The people in both wards fasted and prayed for him. Blair & Philline, Charles & Evelyn came down. Patricia and Larry were so special to us also. Before we left home we rented our home so they made us welcome and were so very nice to us. Patricia asked their Bishop to administer to Wallace. Larry & Patricia's home teacher also administered to him. Jack & Velma were there the night before he went into surgery. Jack & Blair administered to him.
It was so difficult to see him so sick. All the tubes and machines. After he came out of intensive care he got pain in his chest and they took him back into intensive care. One day and one night. This frightened us so much. He had inflammation in the fluid between the sack & the heart. As soon as they gave him medication for it he began to improve. He has improved so fast. I can hardly believe that he had open heart surgery. We are at Patricia and Larry's place. We have an appointment with Dr. Liddle on the 18th of January and then I think the doctor will let us go to Arizona.
Aunt Ida, Wallace's sister, has been in the hospital. She has had to have a colostomy. She has been very ill, too. After she looses some weight they will be able to put the colon back in place. Time will tell.
Dec 19
Our Christmas was a very special time. It was so nice to be here with Larry & Patricia. All the kids called us but Darwin. We got a lovely card from them. I am sure they had a rough time this Christmas because it has been such a short time since Darwin came home from the hospital. The day after Christmas Glade and Penny came and stayed the day. Yesterday we got a call from Glade and he said they had a baby boy. It weighed 7lbs 9 oz. It was born December 28 at 5:05 a.m. Penny had a rough time because the baby was turned. The doctor would use forceps and the baby would turn again as soon as he removed the instrument. So the baby had to be assisted with the instrument. His head was 141/2" We are so thankful that the baby is here and that Penny and baby are fine. We would love to go see Penny and baby but Wallace is not well enough to travel as yet. We have thirty-one grandchildren now. We are so grateful for all our blessings!
Bountiful Ut
On November 23, 1981 we had an appointment with Wallace's doctor. Dr. Bauman is his doctor. Wallace wanted to see him before we went to Arizona. When we saw him he said he felt that Wallace should have an angiogram before we went to Arizona. We decided to get ready to go to Arizona and see the Dr. on our way. This is what we did. The doctor set up an appointment in Salt Lake to see Dr. Liddle. a cardiologist on December 2.
We stopped to see Blair & Philline, Charles & Evelyn, Darwin & Charlene. Stayed with Glade & Penny that evening. The test showed that he had a blockage in the arteries and that he needed open heart surgery. Dr. Liddle set up the surgery for the ninth of December. He went into the hospital on the seventh of December. It was so frightening to have him go into surgery. The people in both wards fasted and prayed for him. Blair & Philline, Charles & Evelyn came down. Patricia and Larry were so special to us also. Before we left home we rented our home so they made us welcome and were so very nice to us. Patricia asked their Bishop to administer to Wallace. Larry & Patricia's home teacher also administered to him. Jack & Velma were there the night before he went into surgery. Jack & Blair administered to him.
It was so difficult to see him so sick. All the tubes and machines. After he came out of intensive care he got pain in his chest and they took him back into intensive care. One day and one night. This frightened us so much. He had inflammation in the fluid between the sack & the heart. As soon as they gave him medication for it he began to improve. He has improved so fast. I can hardly believe that he had open heart surgery. We are at Patricia and Larry's place. We have an appointment with Dr. Liddle on the 18th of January and then I think the doctor will let us go to Arizona.
Aunt Ida, Wallace's sister, has been in the hospital. She has had to have a colostomy. She has been very ill, too. After she looses some weight they will be able to put the colon back in place. Time will tell.
Dec 19
Our Christmas was a very special time. It was so nice to be here with Larry & Patricia. All the kids called us but Darwin. We got a lovely card from them. I am sure they had a rough time this Christmas because it has been such a short time since Darwin came home from the hospital. The day after Christmas Glade and Penny came and stayed the day. Yesterday we got a call from Glade and he said they had a baby boy. It weighed 7lbs 9 oz. It was born December 28 at 5:05 a.m. Penny had a rough time because the baby was turned. The doctor would use forceps and the baby would turn again as soon as he removed the instrument. So the baby had to be assisted with the instrument. His head was 141/2" We are so thankful that the baby is here and that Penny and baby are fine. We would love to go see Penny and baby but Wallace is not well enough to travel as yet. We have thirty-one grandchildren now. We are so grateful for all our blessings!
Friday, June 17, 2016
NOVEMBER 1981
Terreton, Id
Nov 14
Darwin will be home on the 20th. He will come on the plane.
Ida & George Emery left for Arizona yesterday. It is cold this morning. It is raining and the wind is blowing.
I have been working for a week up to Hamer, doing housework. It was hard work. Washing walls, and everything to make a home clean. Mrs. Nielson has had a stroke and is in a wheelchair. I did the house in five days. A large hoe with three bedrooms and two baths.
Wallace has been working hard, too. He has been irrigating for his brother Ben. It has been cols and miserable the last two days.
Got a letter from Aunt Bertha and Uncle Lynn yesterday. Uncle Lynn has lost both legs because of diabetes. Aunt Bertha needs help so very much. I wish I could go help them. They would do everything in their power to make things comfortable for us. They live in the most beautiful part of California.
Nov 14
Darwin will be home on the 20th. He will come on the plane.
Ida & George Emery left for Arizona yesterday. It is cold this morning. It is raining and the wind is blowing.
I have been working for a week up to Hamer, doing housework. It was hard work. Washing walls, and everything to make a home clean. Mrs. Nielson has had a stroke and is in a wheelchair. I did the house in five days. A large hoe with three bedrooms and two baths.
Wallace has been working hard, too. He has been irrigating for his brother Ben. It has been cols and miserable the last two days.
Got a letter from Aunt Bertha and Uncle Lynn yesterday. Uncle Lynn has lost both legs because of diabetes. Aunt Bertha needs help so very much. I wish I could go help them. They would do everything in their power to make things comfortable for us. They live in the most beautiful part of California.
OCTOBER 1981
October 8
Last Friday evening Jack, Velma, Kenneth, their son and his wife went through the new Jordan temple. This is the time that all people can go through the temple before it is dedicated. It was beautiful! It has beautiful stain glass windows. They had ushers very close together so you felt someone was helping you all the time. It was a silent tour. There were signs that told what each room was about. It was beautiful. We then went to a restaurant, "The Hawaiian". The food was good and they had a floor show. It was a very special evening.
I stayed with Jack & Velma all night. The next morning we, Velma & I went to take Jack's mother to the doctor. The clutch went out of Velma's car. We had to call Jack, he came after us. We took my car and took Jack's mother to the doctor. Mrs. Earl took us out to lunch. It was a very fun weekend and the most special thing that happened was that Wallace came down. It was so good to see him. I love him so much! He stayed until Monday afternoon. I will stay two more weeks and hope we will be able to get things together so we can go to Arizona.
October 15
Today is Rodney Christensen's birthday. He is twelve years old. He is a very special boy.
Saturday Alden called and said Aunt Fern had passed away. She died October 8, 1981 and was born November 29, 1891. Her name was Fanny Fern Fullmer. She married William Cheney and when she was in her seventies she married Dodge. My sister Velma and I left after she got off work Monday and went to Idaho. It was so good to be with Wallace again. Charles and his son Daren were at home. It was good to see them, too.
Tuesday morning Brenda & Vonell came to see us and Janet and her two children came and spent some time with us.
Wallace, Charles, and Daren were getting ready to go hunting.
We left Terreton at 11:00 to go to Aunt Fern's funeral. We met so many of our cousins that we have not seen for years. Aunt Fern's children and Aunt Pearl's children. There were many of Aunt Fern's Fern's gran children and great grand children. She was buried at Rigby Pioneer Cemetery. I enjoyed the trip so very much with Velma. It was so wonderful to spend the time with her.
October 28
Monday morning I came back to Bountiful. I had been home for a week. It was so good to be home and so wonderful to be with Wallace. We decided if we were going to Arizona I should make as much as I can to help out.
I went to the dentist Monday morning and then to George & Ida's and found they want to leave for Arizona the 15th on November. I saw Alden, he was driving a bus for the elderly. He likes this very much. I stopped to see Blair & Philline and it was good to see them. Also stopped to see Evelyn. She has bronchitis. She was not feeling well.
Saw Charlene and wished her a Happy birthday. Her birthday was Sunday. Darwin called home Saturday. He was very low. He could not call Charlene and I am sure he wanted to talk to her on her birthday. She called him. He needed that.
Patricia was not feeling well. Today she will see the Dr. Larry, Rick, Glade went hunting yesterday. Rick dot his deer. Larry said they had a good time.
Last Friday evening Jack, Velma, Kenneth, their son and his wife went through the new Jordan temple. This is the time that all people can go through the temple before it is dedicated. It was beautiful! It has beautiful stain glass windows. They had ushers very close together so you felt someone was helping you all the time. It was a silent tour. There were signs that told what each room was about. It was beautiful. We then went to a restaurant, "The Hawaiian". The food was good and they had a floor show. It was a very special evening.
I stayed with Jack & Velma all night. The next morning we, Velma & I went to take Jack's mother to the doctor. The clutch went out of Velma's car. We had to call Jack, he came after us. We took my car and took Jack's mother to the doctor. Mrs. Earl took us out to lunch. It was a very fun weekend and the most special thing that happened was that Wallace came down. It was so good to see him. I love him so much! He stayed until Monday afternoon. I will stay two more weeks and hope we will be able to get things together so we can go to Arizona.
October 15
Today is Rodney Christensen's birthday. He is twelve years old. He is a very special boy.
Saturday Alden called and said Aunt Fern had passed away. She died October 8, 1981 and was born November 29, 1891. Her name was Fanny Fern Fullmer. She married William Cheney and when she was in her seventies she married Dodge. My sister Velma and I left after she got off work Monday and went to Idaho. It was so good to be with Wallace again. Charles and his son Daren were at home. It was good to see them, too.
Tuesday morning Brenda & Vonell came to see us and Janet and her two children came and spent some time with us.
Wallace, Charles, and Daren were getting ready to go hunting.
We left Terreton at 11:00 to go to Aunt Fern's funeral. We met so many of our cousins that we have not seen for years. Aunt Fern's children and Aunt Pearl's children. There were many of Aunt Fern's Fern's gran children and great grand children. She was buried at Rigby Pioneer Cemetery. I enjoyed the trip so very much with Velma. It was so wonderful to spend the time with her.
October 28
Monday morning I came back to Bountiful. I had been home for a week. It was so good to be home and so wonderful to be with Wallace. We decided if we were going to Arizona I should make as much as I can to help out.
I went to the dentist Monday morning and then to George & Ida's and found they want to leave for Arizona the 15th on November. I saw Alden, he was driving a bus for the elderly. He likes this very much. I stopped to see Blair & Philline and it was good to see them. Also stopped to see Evelyn. She has bronchitis. She was not feeling well.
Saw Charlene and wished her a Happy birthday. Her birthday was Sunday. Darwin called home Saturday. He was very low. He could not call Charlene and I am sure he wanted to talk to her on her birthday. She called him. He needed that.
Patricia was not feeling well. Today she will see the Dr. Larry, Rick, Glade went hunting yesterday. Rick dot his deer. Larry said they had a good time.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
SEPTEMBER 1981
September 12
Bountiful Ut
We want to go to Arizona this winter but unless we make some house payments we will not be able to go. I am with Larry & Patricia. I came down yesterday. We are going to do house work for people and hope we can make enough for our payments and Wallace wants to fix a room for Patricia in the basement for a beauty shop.
Last Sunday we went to Sheridan Wyoming. Darwin is in the Veteran's hospital there. We took Charlene with us. We had a very nice trip. It was so beautiful. The drive was very special. We had a very nice visit with Darwin. His attitude and determination was good. If he stays as long as he should he will come home the 20th of November. I feel that if every thing works out at home he will make it ok. On the way down I stopped at Glade & Penny's. They are doing fine. Glade will start to school next week. He and Penny are plan to work while he goes to school. Penny looks good and seems to feel fine. Wallace will come down soon, I hope. Larry & Patricia have a beautiful place. Larry has worked so hard on the yard. It is so pretty.
September 22
Friday night when Larry got off work we went to Schofield. They had their trailer parked on the lake. There are no pine trees around the lake but the quaking asps were changing colors on the mountains that were around the lake. It was very beautiful. The kids went out on a boat with their Uncle Ike. It was Larry's mother's brother. They all caught fish.
Larry and his brother Jack and Jack's boy worked on a cover for their mother's trailer. They made the roof steep so the snow would not lay on it. She has a very nice trailer. While we were there she cooked for everyone and that was a job. She had a turkey, dressing, etc.
Russell has started to wrestle. Hope he does good with it.
While we were up to Schofield Larry's mother took us up to the town of Schofield and showed us the houses they used to live in. A very small, old town, mining town. We also went on up the mountain to a little place called Clear Creek. The houses were old and built on the side of the mountain. They are starting up new coal mining in this area.
September 28
This morning we went to see a live television show. Rick Christensen and Karen went to see the Donahue talk show. It was very exciting. It was at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. He is a very interesting man. I surely do not agree with all of the things he says but it was exciting to be there.
Larry & Patricia have gone away for a couple of days for their wedding anniversary.
Glade & Penny came Saturday evening just as Larry & Patricia were leaving. It was so good to see them, they seem to be doing fine. Glade is taking a three hour math class one night a week. They said Blair & Philline had been to see them. Blair was interested in school in Logan. He has been looking into other schools, too.
I am getting homesick for Wallace!
Bountiful Ut
We want to go to Arizona this winter but unless we make some house payments we will not be able to go. I am with Larry & Patricia. I came down yesterday. We are going to do house work for people and hope we can make enough for our payments and Wallace wants to fix a room for Patricia in the basement for a beauty shop.
Last Sunday we went to Sheridan Wyoming. Darwin is in the Veteran's hospital there. We took Charlene with us. We had a very nice trip. It was so beautiful. The drive was very special. We had a very nice visit with Darwin. His attitude and determination was good. If he stays as long as he should he will come home the 20th of November. I feel that if every thing works out at home he will make it ok. On the way down I stopped at Glade & Penny's. They are doing fine. Glade will start to school next week. He and Penny are plan to work while he goes to school. Penny looks good and seems to feel fine. Wallace will come down soon, I hope. Larry & Patricia have a beautiful place. Larry has worked so hard on the yard. It is so pretty.
September 22
Friday night when Larry got off work we went to Schofield. They had their trailer parked on the lake. There are no pine trees around the lake but the quaking asps were changing colors on the mountains that were around the lake. It was very beautiful. The kids went out on a boat with their Uncle Ike. It was Larry's mother's brother. They all caught fish.
Larry and his brother Jack and Jack's boy worked on a cover for their mother's trailer. They made the roof steep so the snow would not lay on it. She has a very nice trailer. While we were there she cooked for everyone and that was a job. She had a turkey, dressing, etc.
Russell has started to wrestle. Hope he does good with it.
While we were up to Schofield Larry's mother took us up to the town of Schofield and showed us the houses they used to live in. A very small, old town, mining town. We also went on up the mountain to a little place called Clear Creek. The houses were old and built on the side of the mountain. They are starting up new coal mining in this area.
September 28
This morning we went to see a live television show. Rick Christensen and Karen went to see the Donahue talk show. It was very exciting. It was at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. He is a very interesting man. I surely do not agree with all of the things he says but it was exciting to be there.
Larry & Patricia have gone away for a couple of days for their wedding anniversary.
Glade & Penny came Saturday evening just as Larry & Patricia were leaving. It was so good to see them, they seem to be doing fine. Glade is taking a three hour math class one night a week. They said Blair & Philline had been to see them. Blair was interested in school in Logan. He has been looking into other schools, too.
I am getting homesick for Wallace!
AUGUST 1981
August 1
Thursday evening we left here after Wallace went to a Cub Pack Meetting. We drove to Driggs, Idaho. It was a beautiful drive. We got there about 11:00. We got a motel room which we enjoyed. It had an old fashioned atmosphere. The next morning we drove to Jackson Hole. We visited a money promotional "Sweetwater Condo". It was interesting but we did not have that kind of money. We then drove to Island Park where Charles & Evelyn and family were camped. We stayed all night with them. Today we helped them get a load of firewood. It is work but we enjoyed it very much. On the way home Wallace & I drove around by Warm River. I had not been on that road for years. It was beautiful.
On June 29th we went to Canada to see Ronda & family. We had a very wonderful trip. On the way up we stopped as often as we wanted and we enjoyed it so much. We found Rom, Ronda & family fine. They have been building a new home. It will be very beautiful when it is finished. We went to church at Cardston. Rom went with the scouts to a big Jamboree. He was going to be gone nine days. Ronda wanted to come home so we brought her home. We came home by way of Glacier National Park. It was so beautiful. The mountains, the waterfalls, the rivers. We thought it was a most special trip.
On the 3rd of July we went to Jerome to the Fullmer Reunion. Ronda and children, Jeremy, Gordon & Mark went with us. We took the camper and stayed overnight at Dorsel's. It was such a special time. All of my brothers & sisters were there. Blair & Philline & children were there. Joddi, David, & Wendy. Dorsel & Birdie's son Chris was there. Dorsel & Birdie had made so many preparations. They hjad built a shade and brought tables and benches so there was room for everyone to sit down. It was very hot but they had made it so comfortable for us. Birdie had cooked for all of us. Eerything was so delicious! Their yard was beautiful. She had beutiful flowers and the lawn was so large and well kept.
On the 5th we started home. The pickup began to give us trouble. We were going to camp out another night. Ronda wanted to go fishing but we were lucky to make it home.
Before she went home, Brenda & family, Vonell, Kevin, Kim, Kirk, Kelly and Jake went to Indian Creek with us fishing.
When I took Ronda back to Canada Kim went with me. We had enjoyed Glacier National Park so much that we decided to go back that way. It was just as enjoyable the second time as it was the first. When we got back to Canada we found that Romney had been ill. We stayed one day and then came back home. When I got back home I found that Wallace was not well. Because of the chest pain we took him to the hospital. He spent two days there and came home still very tired.
On the evening of the 22nd of July we went to Stoddard Camp. LaVar came up on the 25th. Brenda and family came up on the 23rd and we had an enjoyable time together. She and family had to go back home on the 24th. ON the 25th all of the family came up except Darwin and family and Patricia and family. Uncle Alden and Aunt Julia also joined us. It would have been perfect but it rained. We still had a nice visit together. Glade and Penny came from Logan and stayed with us from the evening of the 24th and had to return home on the 26th. It was so nice to have them with us. It was a fun reunion! Next year we decided to meet on the first weekend of August.
Thursday evening we left here after Wallace went to a Cub Pack Meetting. We drove to Driggs, Idaho. It was a beautiful drive. We got there about 11:00. We got a motel room which we enjoyed. It had an old fashioned atmosphere. The next morning we drove to Jackson Hole. We visited a money promotional "Sweetwater Condo". It was interesting but we did not have that kind of money. We then drove to Island Park where Charles & Evelyn and family were camped. We stayed all night with them. Today we helped them get a load of firewood. It is work but we enjoyed it very much. On the way home Wallace & I drove around by Warm River. I had not been on that road for years. It was beautiful.
On June 29th we went to Canada to see Ronda & family. We had a very wonderful trip. On the way up we stopped as often as we wanted and we enjoyed it so much. We found Rom, Ronda & family fine. They have been building a new home. It will be very beautiful when it is finished. We went to church at Cardston. Rom went with the scouts to a big Jamboree. He was going to be gone nine days. Ronda wanted to come home so we brought her home. We came home by way of Glacier National Park. It was so beautiful. The mountains, the waterfalls, the rivers. We thought it was a most special trip.
On the 3rd of July we went to Jerome to the Fullmer Reunion. Ronda and children, Jeremy, Gordon & Mark went with us. We took the camper and stayed overnight at Dorsel's. It was such a special time. All of my brothers & sisters were there. Blair & Philline & children were there. Joddi, David, & Wendy. Dorsel & Birdie's son Chris was there. Dorsel & Birdie had made so many preparations. They hjad built a shade and brought tables and benches so there was room for everyone to sit down. It was very hot but they had made it so comfortable for us. Birdie had cooked for all of us. Eerything was so delicious! Their yard was beautiful. She had beutiful flowers and the lawn was so large and well kept.
On the 5th we started home. The pickup began to give us trouble. We were going to camp out another night. Ronda wanted to go fishing but we were lucky to make it home.
Before she went home, Brenda & family, Vonell, Kevin, Kim, Kirk, Kelly and Jake went to Indian Creek with us fishing.
When I took Ronda back to Canada Kim went with me. We had enjoyed Glacier National Park so much that we decided to go back that way. It was just as enjoyable the second time as it was the first. When we got back to Canada we found that Romney had been ill. We stayed one day and then came back home. When I got back home I found that Wallace was not well. Because of the chest pain we took him to the hospital. He spent two days there and came home still very tired.
On the evening of the 22nd of July we went to Stoddard Camp. LaVar came up on the 25th. Brenda and family came up on the 23rd and we had an enjoyable time together. She and family had to go back home on the 24th. ON the 25th all of the family came up except Darwin and family and Patricia and family. Uncle Alden and Aunt Julia also joined us. It would have been perfect but it rained. We still had a nice visit together. Glade and Penny came from Logan and stayed with us from the evening of the 24th and had to return home on the 26th. It was so nice to have them with us. It was a fun reunion! Next year we decided to meet on the first weekend of August.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
APRIL 1981
April 11
We left here March 25th to go to Salt Lake to Rick's wedding. Rick is our grandson. The son of Larry & Patricia Christensen.
They had a wedding rehearsal and after we were invited to a restaurant and had a wonderful meal. At the reception all the family were together except Ronda, Rom & family. They will be here for Blair's wedding so they could not come such a long way again. The reception center was a very nice place. The Bishop talked to Rick and Karen the day of the dinner. Karen is a beautiful girl and made a beautiful bride. Rick looked so handsome too. Mrs. Clive Taylor was there. They gave her flowers. It was so special to have her there and honor her. Larry & Patricia were pleased because everything turned out so nice.
Wallace & I went home, back to Larry & Patricia's, early because Wallace was not feeling well. We stayed with Larry & Tricia until the 1st of March. We then went to Blair's. Blair had a Principal's Convention in Los Angeles and I stayed with the kids for a week. Wallace went on home to work on his income taxes. While I was at Blair's, Uncle Arnold and Aunt Mary Wilding came to visit. Their little grandson was hurt. He is six, son of Ronald Wilding. He was playing with a sledge hammer and held it above his head. He lost control of it and it struck him behind the ear. They had to fly him to Salt Lake. He could not walk, he was vomiting. We have not heard how he is doing.
Philline came to visit while I was at Blair's. She is such a sweet lady. I pray that their marriage will be very happy.
When I got home I made out checks to pay the bills. The money just did not cover them. We decided we would pay our tithing and the rest as far as they would go. Wallace said he would get some work to pay the rest.When I picked up the mail I got another check from Social Security. They said they owed me money from 1975. It was over two hundred dollars. We surely did need it right at this time. The Lord does take care of us!
Kevin & Kim won their orations in the school here and went to Midway, by Rigby, to compete. Kevin came in fourth, tied with one other, Kim came in fifth tied with ten others. We are proud of all our grandchildren. Each one are so very special.
April 14
Today was a very special day. We got up at four o'clock and went to the temple to do initiatory work. That was very special. Doris Smart, Wallace's cousin was helping with the work. Then we had breakfast in town and went to visit Bill & Phyllis Eldridge. They had a tape from their son who is in Australia on a mission. It sounded like he was very busy and a good missionary. We then looked up George & Ida Emery. They were having breakfast in Rexburg. We all went to see Alden & Julia, but they were not home. We were disappointed that we missed them. It has been a while since we visited with them.
We went to West Yellowstone and it was a beautiful day and the drive was beautiful. When we came back Layne & Linda, Ida & George's daughter had supper prepared for us.
Sunday the United States sent up a Space Shuttle. We watched on T.V. It was so exciting to see it go up. It was on a huge ramp which held it up and helped boost it through the atmosphere. Today we watched it on T.V. come back to earth and it looked like a big jet and landed on a runway. It was beautiful. It landed yesterday but we saw it this morning on T.V.
We left here March 25th to go to Salt Lake to Rick's wedding. Rick is our grandson. The son of Larry & Patricia Christensen.
They had a wedding rehearsal and after we were invited to a restaurant and had a wonderful meal. At the reception all the family were together except Ronda, Rom & family. They will be here for Blair's wedding so they could not come such a long way again. The reception center was a very nice place. The Bishop talked to Rick and Karen the day of the dinner. Karen is a beautiful girl and made a beautiful bride. Rick looked so handsome too. Mrs. Clive Taylor was there. They gave her flowers. It was so special to have her there and honor her. Larry & Patricia were pleased because everything turned out so nice.
Wallace & I went home, back to Larry & Patricia's, early because Wallace was not feeling well. We stayed with Larry & Tricia until the 1st of March. We then went to Blair's. Blair had a Principal's Convention in Los Angeles and I stayed with the kids for a week. Wallace went on home to work on his income taxes. While I was at Blair's, Uncle Arnold and Aunt Mary Wilding came to visit. Their little grandson was hurt. He is six, son of Ronald Wilding. He was playing with a sledge hammer and held it above his head. He lost control of it and it struck him behind the ear. They had to fly him to Salt Lake. He could not walk, he was vomiting. We have not heard how he is doing.
Philline came to visit while I was at Blair's. She is such a sweet lady. I pray that their marriage will be very happy.
When I got home I made out checks to pay the bills. The money just did not cover them. We decided we would pay our tithing and the rest as far as they would go. Wallace said he would get some work to pay the rest.When I picked up the mail I got another check from Social Security. They said they owed me money from 1975. It was over two hundred dollars. We surely did need it right at this time. The Lord does take care of us!
Kevin & Kim won their orations in the school here and went to Midway, by Rigby, to compete. Kevin came in fourth, tied with one other, Kim came in fifth tied with ten others. We are proud of all our grandchildren. Each one are so very special.
April 14
Today was a very special day. We got up at four o'clock and went to the temple to do initiatory work. That was very special. Doris Smart, Wallace's cousin was helping with the work. Then we had breakfast in town and went to visit Bill & Phyllis Eldridge. They had a tape from their son who is in Australia on a mission. It sounded like he was very busy and a good missionary. We then looked up George & Ida Emery. They were having breakfast in Rexburg. We all went to see Alden & Julia, but they were not home. We were disappointed that we missed them. It has been a while since we visited with them.
We went to West Yellowstone and it was a beautiful day and the drive was beautiful. When we came back Layne & Linda, Ida & George's daughter had supper prepared for us.
Sunday the United States sent up a Space Shuttle. We watched on T.V. It was so exciting to see it go up. It was on a huge ramp which held it up and helped boost it through the atmosphere. Today we watched it on T.V. come back to earth and it looked like a big jet and landed on a runway. It was beautiful. It landed yesterday but we saw it this morning on T.V.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
MARCH 1981
March 18
Monday Blair & Philline came out. They had been to Rexburg and ordered their wedding announcements. LaVar, Brenda & family had dinner with us too. Blair & Philline had been to see Patty Moss Landon. The family are accepting Philline well as far as we know.
March 20
Last night we had a Primary Preparation meeting. In the meeting they had a "To know you is to love you". They had me come up to the front of the room and they read this short history written by Brenda. This lady is a very special person. Her thoughts are always for others. She is always ready to help anyone in need. As a young girl she had many responsibilities because she was the only girl until she was ten years old. Her mothers health was not very good and so much was expected of her. She could out run, out climb, and out calf ride any boy around. She filled a mission to the Central States and attended Ricks College. She was married in the Salt Lake Temple forty three years ago. She has raised seven children, four boys and three girls. Six out of the seven have been married i the temple and the seventh is now preparing to go. When her last child started to school she went back to school herself to become a nurse. She worked for about twenty years again showing her love and concern for others. Later she became an Emergency Medical Technician. Pearl's love for others goes far beyond what is expected. She is continually looking for ways to help others. To know her is to love her Pearl Wilding.
Monday Blair & Philline came out. They had been to Rexburg and ordered their wedding announcements. LaVar, Brenda & family had dinner with us too. Blair & Philline had been to see Patty Moss Landon. The family are accepting Philline well as far as we know.
March 20
Last night we had a Primary Preparation meeting. In the meeting they had a "To know you is to love you". They had me come up to the front of the room and they read this short history written by Brenda. This lady is a very special person. Her thoughts are always for others. She is always ready to help anyone in need. As a young girl she had many responsibilities because she was the only girl until she was ten years old. Her mothers health was not very good and so much was expected of her. She could out run, out climb, and out calf ride any boy around. She filled a mission to the Central States and attended Ricks College. She was married in the Salt Lake Temple forty three years ago. She has raised seven children, four boys and three girls. Six out of the seven have been married i the temple and the seventh is now preparing to go. When her last child started to school she went back to school herself to become a nurse. She worked for about twenty years again showing her love and concern for others. Later she became an Emergency Medical Technician. Pearl's love for others goes far beyond what is expected. She is continually looking for ways to help others. To know her is to love her Pearl Wilding.
FEBRUARY 1981
Feb 2
Today is LaVar's first day as Deputy Sheriff. Today Brenda and I went to Rexburg. We had Kim, Kirk & Jake with us. We went to see Alden & Julia. Alden was driving a small bus for the Senior Citizens and we did not see him but I talked to him on the telephone. Julia had not been feeling so well, but better than before. It was good to see her. She is a very special person. We love her very much.
Feb 27
Last Saturday Blair & Philline were going to be here for dinner but Philline got very sick. They had been to the temple and after Blair had given her a ring. February 21. She has been sick for more than a month. Blair is excited about their marriage.
Monday on the 23rd I went to Blackfoot and did some cleaning, washing and sewing. Patty had been there on Saturday and gone through the house. The house was very clean. Patty Moss Landon. She is such a special person.
We did not get to Kenneth Earl's wedding. It was Feb 14th. Wallace was working on the kitchen cabinets and also the weather was very unsettled. Patricia represented our family.
Today is LaVar's first day as Deputy Sheriff. Today Brenda and I went to Rexburg. We had Kim, Kirk & Jake with us. We went to see Alden & Julia. Alden was driving a small bus for the Senior Citizens and we did not see him but I talked to him on the telephone. Julia had not been feeling so well, but better than before. It was good to see her. She is a very special person. We love her very much.
Feb 27
Last Saturday Blair & Philline were going to be here for dinner but Philline got very sick. They had been to the temple and after Blair had given her a ring. February 21. She has been sick for more than a month. Blair is excited about their marriage.
Monday on the 23rd I went to Blackfoot and did some cleaning, washing and sewing. Patty had been there on Saturday and gone through the house. The house was very clean. Patty Moss Landon. She is such a special person.
We did not get to Kenneth Earl's wedding. It was Feb 14th. Wallace was working on the kitchen cabinets and also the weather was very unsettled. Patricia represented our family.
JANUARY 1981
Jan 6
A couple of weeks before Christmas Patricia called , said she was down with a bad back. Wallace & I talked it over and I went to Salt Lake to be with her and help her. She was not able to get her things done for Christmas so I was able to help her.
Glade & Penny moved to Logan Utah on the 21st. Wallace helped them. Their car went out on them so they used our pickup. They came to Larry & Patricia's. It was good to see them. Penny was so excited about going to California for Christmas. Larry & Patricia took them to Ogden to catch the train.
We had a wonderful Christmas. It was so good to be with Larry & Patricia & family. We saw Jack & Velma but they had the flu so we did not stay. We called them a couple of times on the phone. On the way home we stayed with Charles & Evelyn and visited with Darwin, Charlene and family. They had a very nice Christmas.
On New Years day we spent a quiet day together at home. Very nice. Saturday after New Years day Blair, Phileen, her sister, Joddi, David and Wendy came to LaVar and Brenda's. Blair and family had been to Washington and had seen Uncle Harold, Freda, Clay & Lois and children. Uncle Billy Fern, Bruce, Scott, wife and family. They all sent their love. It would be so nice to visit them in their home. Blair and family had Christmas with the Moss family. Blair and Philine are talking about May as their wedding date. She is a very special person.
Jan 7
Today Charles & Evelyn are going to Provo to take their oldest son who will be in the mission home in the morning. Wallace Mark.
There has been so much fog this year. I pray that they will travel safely. It will be wonderful for Charles & Evelyn too because they will have a trip together which will be special for them. God bless them. May God bless Mark in this very special work!
Jan 25
On the 16th I went to Blackfoot. Today was Wallace's birthday and he came this evening. Evelyn & family came. Philine and sister was there. Ice cream and cake was served.
Philine was not feeling well. Wallace said Brenda had made him a cake. She thought we were leaving in the morning. We went to Charles & Evelyn's and Evelyn had the flu so we visited with Darwin & family and then went on to Logan where we stayed all night with Glade & Penny. The next morning we went to Larry & Patricia's. Larry said he was ready to quit smoking. He had asked Wallace to give him a blessing. I am sure he will do well because when he makes up his mind, he will "stick to it". We visited Jack & Velma and family.
On the 20th the 52 hostages had been in Iran as prisoners for 444 days. They were released after President Carter released the Iran's frozen assets. They were released at the same time President Reagan was sworn into office as the new President of the United States. This is a great day! Today the news about the return of their hostages to their families and all the people were celebrating and happy that they were home. They all seemed to thank God. Algeria helped our government get the hostages out of Iran. From what the hostages have said many of them were mistreated and I am sure as the days go by we will find more wrongs against our people.
Jan 28
First snow of the season about 5" so very wet. LaVar has accepted the deputy job for out here. I am sure he will do well.
Jan 31
Brenda Pearl Wilding Summers
Tonight we went with LaVar & Brenda to the Scouts Awards Banquet at Menan. Brenda received her Scout District Award of Merit. It is a great honor. This is what was written about her.
Brenda Summers was Den Leader in Idaho Falls, then moved to Terreton where she was Ward Blazer leader with 15 boys. Her concern were the boys. The Bishop then called her to start Cub Scouting in 1970. She was Webelos leader along with being Cub Chairman. Again Blazer Scout leader. ow serving the Roberts Stake as Stake Blazer Leader. She has had Vanguard training with her husband. Brenda was among the first women to go to Woodbadge. It was fun to be with them when she received her award.
A couple of weeks before Christmas Patricia called , said she was down with a bad back. Wallace & I talked it over and I went to Salt Lake to be with her and help her. She was not able to get her things done for Christmas so I was able to help her.
Glade & Penny moved to Logan Utah on the 21st. Wallace helped them. Their car went out on them so they used our pickup. They came to Larry & Patricia's. It was good to see them. Penny was so excited about going to California for Christmas. Larry & Patricia took them to Ogden to catch the train.
We had a wonderful Christmas. It was so good to be with Larry & Patricia & family. We saw Jack & Velma but they had the flu so we did not stay. We called them a couple of times on the phone. On the way home we stayed with Charles & Evelyn and visited with Darwin, Charlene and family. They had a very nice Christmas.
On New Years day we spent a quiet day together at home. Very nice. Saturday after New Years day Blair, Phileen, her sister, Joddi, David and Wendy came to LaVar and Brenda's. Blair and family had been to Washington and had seen Uncle Harold, Freda, Clay & Lois and children. Uncle Billy Fern, Bruce, Scott, wife and family. They all sent their love. It would be so nice to visit them in their home. Blair and family had Christmas with the Moss family. Blair and Philine are talking about May as their wedding date. She is a very special person.
Jan 7
Today Charles & Evelyn are going to Provo to take their oldest son who will be in the mission home in the morning. Wallace Mark.
There has been so much fog this year. I pray that they will travel safely. It will be wonderful for Charles & Evelyn too because they will have a trip together which will be special for them. God bless them. May God bless Mark in this very special work!
Jan 25
On the 16th I went to Blackfoot. Today was Wallace's birthday and he came this evening. Evelyn & family came. Philine and sister was there. Ice cream and cake was served.
Philine was not feeling well. Wallace said Brenda had made him a cake. She thought we were leaving in the morning. We went to Charles & Evelyn's and Evelyn had the flu so we visited with Darwin & family and then went on to Logan where we stayed all night with Glade & Penny. The next morning we went to Larry & Patricia's. Larry said he was ready to quit smoking. He had asked Wallace to give him a blessing. I am sure he will do well because when he makes up his mind, he will "stick to it". We visited Jack & Velma and family.
On the 20th the 52 hostages had been in Iran as prisoners for 444 days. They were released after President Carter released the Iran's frozen assets. They were released at the same time President Reagan was sworn into office as the new President of the United States. This is a great day! Today the news about the return of their hostages to their families and all the people were celebrating and happy that they were home. They all seemed to thank God. Algeria helped our government get the hostages out of Iran. From what the hostages have said many of them were mistreated and I am sure as the days go by we will find more wrongs against our people.
Jan 28
First snow of the season about 5" so very wet. LaVar has accepted the deputy job for out here. I am sure he will do well.
Jan 31
Brenda Pearl Wilding Summers
Tonight we went with LaVar & Brenda to the Scouts Awards Banquet at Menan. Brenda received her Scout District Award of Merit. It is a great honor. This is what was written about her.
Brenda Summers was Den Leader in Idaho Falls, then moved to Terreton where she was Ward Blazer leader with 15 boys. Her concern were the boys. The Bishop then called her to start Cub Scouting in 1970. She was Webelos leader along with being Cub Chairman. Again Blazer Scout leader. ow serving the Roberts Stake as Stake Blazer Leader. She has had Vanguard training with her husband. Brenda was among the first women to go to Woodbadge. It was fun to be with them when she received her award.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
DECEMBER 1980
December 6
Thanksgiving has been a couple of weeks ago. We had a wonderful time. We had dinner at Brenda's place. I think there were about 33 of us. It used to be when I had Thanksgiving at our place and there was Grandpa & Grandma and my brothers and sisters and their families. We had about 40. Now with just Wallace and I and our family we have such a crowd. We are the old folks now. Darwin and family were moving so they were not there. Larry & Patricia did not have the money to come. It is a long way and with gas as expensive as it is it is hard to go any distance. Rom and Rhonda could not come from Canada for the same reason. It was hard on Blair. I know he felt so alone. It was so good to have the family get together. The meal was delicious and so much food. Brenda was such an angel to have us ll together. LaVar and Brenda's house is so nice. They are still working on it.
Last night we went to Idaho Falls to the temple to be with Mark. He was getting his own endowments so he will be ready to go on his mission. It was a very special meeting and a very special session. Brenda went with us. LaVar was teaching an Emergency Medical Technician class and could not come. Mark had to work today but he is going to get up at 4:00 this morning and go through the temple again. He sure has a special spirit.
We met Falene last night. Blair brought her to the temple. She works in the temple. She seems to be a very nice person.
December 7
Today Wallace & I have been married forty three years. It seems impossible! We have had a very good marriage and he is such a special person. I love him with all my heart! Today was a very special day. We went to church and the rest of the day was easy & comfortable. I pray that Heavenly Father will make it possible that we have many more years together, with health and happiness.
The news the world over is bad. War & rumor of war. We have fifty hostages in Iran. I think the t.v. said today was 400 days as prisoners.
Wallace bore his testimony today. He said Dec 7 was Pearl Harbor Day and also Pearl Wilding Day. He is such a sweetheart, his testimony was wonderful.
Thanksgiving has been a couple of weeks ago. We had a wonderful time. We had dinner at Brenda's place. I think there were about 33 of us. It used to be when I had Thanksgiving at our place and there was Grandpa & Grandma and my brothers and sisters and their families. We had about 40. Now with just Wallace and I and our family we have such a crowd. We are the old folks now. Darwin and family were moving so they were not there. Larry & Patricia did not have the money to come. It is a long way and with gas as expensive as it is it is hard to go any distance. Rom and Rhonda could not come from Canada for the same reason. It was hard on Blair. I know he felt so alone. It was so good to have the family get together. The meal was delicious and so much food. Brenda was such an angel to have us ll together. LaVar and Brenda's house is so nice. They are still working on it.
Last night we went to Idaho Falls to the temple to be with Mark. He was getting his own endowments so he will be ready to go on his mission. It was a very special meeting and a very special session. Brenda went with us. LaVar was teaching an Emergency Medical Technician class and could not come. Mark had to work today but he is going to get up at 4:00 this morning and go through the temple again. He sure has a special spirit.
We met Falene last night. Blair brought her to the temple. She works in the temple. She seems to be a very nice person.
December 7
Today Wallace & I have been married forty three years. It seems impossible! We have had a very good marriage and he is such a special person. I love him with all my heart! Today was a very special day. We went to church and the rest of the day was easy & comfortable. I pray that Heavenly Father will make it possible that we have many more years together, with health and happiness.
The news the world over is bad. War & rumor of war. We have fifty hostages in Iran. I think the t.v. said today was 400 days as prisoners.
Wallace bore his testimony today. He said Dec 7 was Pearl Harbor Day and also Pearl Wilding Day. He is such a sweetheart, his testimony was wonderful.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
NOVEMBER 1980
Nov 21
So much has happened that it is hard to know where to begin. Glade & Penny were married in the Sacramento Temple August 19, 1980. It was so very special. Wallace & I, Patricia & Lynell, Brenda, Vonell & Jake went to California. We stayed with Penny's father. He was very nice to us and it was so special of him to let us stay at his home. Bishop Daniels was so nice. He & Penny's mother treated us so nice. The reception was so beautiful. So many people. Penny had made her wedding dress. It was just beautiful. She made a beautiful bride. We were very impressed with Penny's little brother. Her family is very special. Her brother is about 10 I guess. The next morning we got up early and went through San Francisco. We crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and also the Bay Bridge. Then we went to the beach. I love the ocean. The roar, the roll of the water, the sand, everything about the water. Brenda did not enjoy the ocean. We then went to Lake Tahoe. It was beautiful. It was such a wonderful trip. Brenda found that LaVar had been very sick since we had left.
When we got to Blackfoot we found that they had just brought JoAnn home so I stayed to help her. Daddy came on home. It has been three months ago today JoAnn was able to talk some. If she spoke slow we could understand what she said. In the time I helped take care of her I learned to love her more and appreciate her for the special person she was. She could not walk without a great deal of help, so most of the time she was in bed or the wheelchair. They had a large chair which she seemed to be quite comfortable in. As time went on she had more difficulty speaking and then she could not speak at all. We fed her because she had so much trouble swallowing. It was so easy for her to choke. We were feeding her the same things we ate and she had to go to the hospital one day because it seemed her digestive system just quit working. We tried IV after we got her home but it turned out to be a big hassle. We gave her a soft diet and forced fluids.
I came home for Glade & Penny's open house which was Sept. 13th. It turned out very nice. There were a lot of people. Brenda prepared for the open house. She was so sweet to do so much. Penny's grandmother from Logan was thee. Her boyfriend brought her. It was so nice to have them. Her cousin came from Ricks College. It was so nice that he could come. Penny wanted a chocolate wedding cake. Sister Skidmore made it and it turned out beautiful. Penny made the flowers, that is she arranged them. They were beautiful. more beautiful than the ones the florist do.
I stayed home only a few days then I went back to Blair's. JoAnn's sister Patty & her mother stayed with her while I was away. I surely learned to love Patty & her mother. They are such special people. On the 8th of October they gave David a surprise birthday party. It was so much fun and something very special for David. Each day JoAnn was getting worse. Even though she was having a hard time she tried to help me in every way. Even the day before she passed away she stood on her leg and she was always very sweet. When I held her up against me so Blair could give her a good rub down she would kiss me on the neck. Such a special person! A week before she passed away her mother came and stayed. It was so good to have her there and I am sure it was easier then for her to be away from her. The day before she passed away she was visiting all day with people who had gone before her to the other side. Blair would not leave her side. He watched her reaction and her eyes follow the person or person who were in the room. One time she reached up and smiled and kissed her visitor. What a testimony it is to the truth of the gospel! The next day we knew she was very bad. Her body was cold. Her breath was even cold. Her pulse was 180 per minute and her chest was going so fast it seemed impossible to count it. JoAnn's mother, father, Patty, Dick and his wife were there. Blair knelt down by her and began to talk to soft and earnest in her ear. He told her how much he loved her and that he and the children would get along fine. He told her to relax and to go to her Heavenly Father. He kept talking and loving her and soon her breathing became slower and her chest seemed to relax. Her breath came slower and slower then stopped. She was gone. Blair had really prepared the children and it was not as hard as I thought it would be for the children. They had a open house the evening before the funeral. So many people! Such a tribute to JoAnn. The funeral was beautiful. Joddi played a piece she had composed for her mother. She did so well. The people in the 2nd Ward in Blackfoot brought so many meals in and did so many things when JoAnn was ill. They helped so much, they cleaned, did the washing. Such good people! My cousin Josie Teeples came in one day and helped clean.
The two wards of Ririe fed the family after the funeral. Jack & Velma, Craig, Maridee, Larry & his wife were there. Uncle Alden & Aunt Julia, Romney & Ronda came from Canada. Patricia, Larry & family came from Salt Lake. Rick was one of the Pall Bearers. All the family was there. Everyone was so good.
I stayed with Blair until the 12th of November. I hated to leave because I felt they needed some one there. Blair felt they had to face it sooner or later and sooner would be better. I know God will bless them.
A few days ago Evelyn came and said Mark had his call to go on his mission. He has been called to Australia. We are so proud of him and we know he will make a very wonderful missionary.
So much has happened that it is hard to know where to begin. Glade & Penny were married in the Sacramento Temple August 19, 1980. It was so very special. Wallace & I, Patricia & Lynell, Brenda, Vonell & Jake went to California. We stayed with Penny's father. He was very nice to us and it was so special of him to let us stay at his home. Bishop Daniels was so nice. He & Penny's mother treated us so nice. The reception was so beautiful. So many people. Penny had made her wedding dress. It was just beautiful. She made a beautiful bride. We were very impressed with Penny's little brother. Her family is very special. Her brother is about 10 I guess. The next morning we got up early and went through San Francisco. We crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and also the Bay Bridge. Then we went to the beach. I love the ocean. The roar, the roll of the water, the sand, everything about the water. Brenda did not enjoy the ocean. We then went to Lake Tahoe. It was beautiful. It was such a wonderful trip. Brenda found that LaVar had been very sick since we had left.
When we got to Blackfoot we found that they had just brought JoAnn home so I stayed to help her. Daddy came on home. It has been three months ago today JoAnn was able to talk some. If she spoke slow we could understand what she said. In the time I helped take care of her I learned to love her more and appreciate her for the special person she was. She could not walk without a great deal of help, so most of the time she was in bed or the wheelchair. They had a large chair which she seemed to be quite comfortable in. As time went on she had more difficulty speaking and then she could not speak at all. We fed her because she had so much trouble swallowing. It was so easy for her to choke. We were feeding her the same things we ate and she had to go to the hospital one day because it seemed her digestive system just quit working. We tried IV after we got her home but it turned out to be a big hassle. We gave her a soft diet and forced fluids.
I came home for Glade & Penny's open house which was Sept. 13th. It turned out very nice. There were a lot of people. Brenda prepared for the open house. She was so sweet to do so much. Penny's grandmother from Logan was thee. Her boyfriend brought her. It was so nice to have them. Her cousin came from Ricks College. It was so nice that he could come. Penny wanted a chocolate wedding cake. Sister Skidmore made it and it turned out beautiful. Penny made the flowers, that is she arranged them. They were beautiful. more beautiful than the ones the florist do.
I stayed home only a few days then I went back to Blair's. JoAnn's sister Patty & her mother stayed with her while I was away. I surely learned to love Patty & her mother. They are such special people. On the 8th of October they gave David a surprise birthday party. It was so much fun and something very special for David. Each day JoAnn was getting worse. Even though she was having a hard time she tried to help me in every way. Even the day before she passed away she stood on her leg and she was always very sweet. When I held her up against me so Blair could give her a good rub down she would kiss me on the neck. Such a special person! A week before she passed away her mother came and stayed. It was so good to have her there and I am sure it was easier then for her to be away from her. The day before she passed away she was visiting all day with people who had gone before her to the other side. Blair would not leave her side. He watched her reaction and her eyes follow the person or person who were in the room. One time she reached up and smiled and kissed her visitor. What a testimony it is to the truth of the gospel! The next day we knew she was very bad. Her body was cold. Her breath was even cold. Her pulse was 180 per minute and her chest was going so fast it seemed impossible to count it. JoAnn's mother, father, Patty, Dick and his wife were there. Blair knelt down by her and began to talk to soft and earnest in her ear. He told her how much he loved her and that he and the children would get along fine. He told her to relax and to go to her Heavenly Father. He kept talking and loving her and soon her breathing became slower and her chest seemed to relax. Her breath came slower and slower then stopped. She was gone. Blair had really prepared the children and it was not as hard as I thought it would be for the children. They had a open house the evening before the funeral. So many people! Such a tribute to JoAnn. The funeral was beautiful. Joddi played a piece she had composed for her mother. She did so well. The people in the 2nd Ward in Blackfoot brought so many meals in and did so many things when JoAnn was ill. They helped so much, they cleaned, did the washing. Such good people! My cousin Josie Teeples came in one day and helped clean.
The two wards of Ririe fed the family after the funeral. Jack & Velma, Craig, Maridee, Larry & his wife were there. Uncle Alden & Aunt Julia, Romney & Ronda came from Canada. Patricia, Larry & family came from Salt Lake. Rick was one of the Pall Bearers. All the family was there. Everyone was so good.
I stayed with Blair until the 12th of November. I hated to leave because I felt they needed some one there. Blair felt they had to face it sooner or later and sooner would be better. I know God will bless them.
A few days ago Evelyn came and said Mark had his call to go on his mission. He has been called to Australia. We are so proud of him and we know he will make a very wonderful missionary.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
AUG 1980
August 12
So much has happened since I wrote before.
On the 2nd & 3rd of July all the family(our immediate family) got together. We went to Stoddard camp just north of Spencer Idaho. It was a beautiful campground. Rom & Ronda came from Canada, LaVar & Brenda, Wallace & I, Larry, Patricia. All the grand children were there that belonged to thee families except Kevin who had gone to California to see Penny with Glade.
My sister Fern Watkins and daughter Cynthia and son and step daughter also Fern's son Bruce came camping with us.
Fern and family had gone to Island Park because this is where we said we would be. They found us after talking to Alden & Julia in Rexburg. JoAnn was not her usual self. She was very slow and it was very evident that she was not feeling well.
The morning of the 4th we went to Rexburg and had a Fullmer reunion. That was so special. All of my brothers and sisters and their partners were there. Verlan & Janet were even there from the Marshall Islands. It was so wonderful to see everyone and talk to everyone. Dorsel & Birdie, Alden, (Julia was ill and Alden took her to the hospital) Wallace and I and our family that had been camping, Freda & Harold,Velma & Jack and their daughters Kathy, her small daughter, just three weeks old, Janet and her two children a boy & a girl and Jack & Velma's son David. Fern and her family that had been camping with us, Verlan, Janet and their two boys and daughter. Uncle Mont and Aunt Golds, daddy's brother, were also with us. It was such a wonderful day.
Sunday afternoon I took Patricia, Larry and their family back to Salt Lake City. I came home on Tuesday evening and Russell, Larry & Patricia's boy came with me. We had a wonderful drive home. When we got home Wallace told me that Blair had called. JoAnn was paralyzed on her right side and he was going to take her to Salt Lake at 3:00 in the morning. I could not rest so I got up and went to Blackfoot and went with Blair, JoAnn & family to Salt Lake. They did some test and found that she had another tumor. She had had one removed from the frontal part of the brain five years ago and she had done so well. The power of the priesthood had given her five years to be with her family. The surgery went wee. She was in intensive care about 48 hours, five years ago she had been in intensive car for five days.
Wallace & I came home but we told Blair that we were willing to help in anyway we could. I am not working now and felt that I was in a position to help. Five years ago I was not able to help very much. Blair called last night and said that he needed help. I will go down to Salt Lake Thursday and learn physical therapy that they have been using.
Glade is going to California tomorrow. Penny will get her endowments Thursday Aug 14th. I am so glad that Glade will be able to be in the temple with her. God bless them both!
So much has happened since I wrote before.
On the 2nd & 3rd of July all the family(our immediate family) got together. We went to Stoddard camp just north of Spencer Idaho. It was a beautiful campground. Rom & Ronda came from Canada, LaVar & Brenda, Wallace & I, Larry, Patricia. All the grand children were there that belonged to thee families except Kevin who had gone to California to see Penny with Glade.
My sister Fern Watkins and daughter Cynthia and son and step daughter also Fern's son Bruce came camping with us.
Fern and family had gone to Island Park because this is where we said we would be. They found us after talking to Alden & Julia in Rexburg. JoAnn was not her usual self. She was very slow and it was very evident that she was not feeling well.
The morning of the 4th we went to Rexburg and had a Fullmer reunion. That was so special. All of my brothers and sisters and their partners were there. Verlan & Janet were even there from the Marshall Islands. It was so wonderful to see everyone and talk to everyone. Dorsel & Birdie, Alden, (Julia was ill and Alden took her to the hospital) Wallace and I and our family that had been camping, Freda & Harold,Velma & Jack and their daughters Kathy, her small daughter, just three weeks old, Janet and her two children a boy & a girl and Jack & Velma's son David. Fern and her family that had been camping with us, Verlan, Janet and their two boys and daughter. Uncle Mont and Aunt Golds, daddy's brother, were also with us. It was such a wonderful day.
Sunday afternoon I took Patricia, Larry and their family back to Salt Lake City. I came home on Tuesday evening and Russell, Larry & Patricia's boy came with me. We had a wonderful drive home. When we got home Wallace told me that Blair had called. JoAnn was paralyzed on her right side and he was going to take her to Salt Lake at 3:00 in the morning. I could not rest so I got up and went to Blackfoot and went with Blair, JoAnn & family to Salt Lake. They did some test and found that she had another tumor. She had had one removed from the frontal part of the brain five years ago and she had done so well. The power of the priesthood had given her five years to be with her family. The surgery went wee. She was in intensive care about 48 hours, five years ago she had been in intensive car for five days.
Wallace & I came home but we told Blair that we were willing to help in anyway we could. I am not working now and felt that I was in a position to help. Five years ago I was not able to help very much. Blair called last night and said that he needed help. I will go down to Salt Lake Thursday and learn physical therapy that they have been using.
Glade is going to California tomorrow. Penny will get her endowments Thursday Aug 14th. I am so glad that Glade will be able to be in the temple with her. God bless them both!
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
MAY 1980
May 4
Friday evening Glade got off work early and he and Penny went looking for a ring. Glade came home very happy because they had found one Penny liked. He said they had set their date for their wedding as Aug 22. She is going to summer school and Glade is planning to take her home the 30th of May. California. He will meet her family. He has met her mother and grandmother. We are so happy for them! May God bless them!
Charles and Evelyn were here yesterday. They were going camping at Salmon for a few days. They said that they did not find Darwin's trouble at the VA hospital but changed his medication and he is feeling better. Blair & JoAnn also family were with us last Sunday. We had not seen Blair & JoAnn since we came from Arizona. It was so good to see them. They met Penny, too.
May 9
Today Penny got her wedding ring and she brought Glade's ring to him too. They are so happy. They have chosen Sept 13 for their open house in Terreton. Charles & Evelyn, Shalene, Tommy, and Jonny came yesterday. They were just getting back from their camping trip. Charles was not well. I guess he has stomach flu.
May 11
Today was Mother's Day. It was very nice. Glade & Penny were here. Blair & JoAnn & family came. We all went to LaVar and Brenda's to have dinner. Very good. Ronda called while we were there. Darwin & Charles called after we went home. Darwin is enjoying his job with Kraft. The Dr. seems to have helped him and his health is better. Yesterday Penny brought a beautiful mum plant. It was yellow. I loved it.
May 15
Today is Glade's birthday. He is 24 today. Today we poured the footings for LaVar & Brenda's new house. It is a double wide trailer with a full basement. It is very nice. Tonight Glade went to see Penny. She cooked him a birthday cake. She bought him a tee shirt that said "I am a lucky guy, I belong to a California girl". She also bought him a pair of pants & shirt & tie. Glade said he would wear when they got their pictures taken.
May 17
Today is my birthday. I am 65. The years go by so fast. I do not feel 65. Today we are going to help LaVar on his house if it is not too wet. It has been raining very hard. It is wet and muddy. Tonight is the Silver Beaver Banquet at Milo Ward. It is always very nice. We are so proud that Wallace is a Silver Beaver. He got the award in 1978. Very Special!
May 19
Yesterday after Priesthood Meeting and I had a class to teach we went to Blair & JoAnn's in Blackfoot. We had dinner with them and then went with them to Pocatello to Charles & Darwin's. They had fixed a big stew. Darwin loves his work and his health is better. Their little boy Joshua is growing so much and is such a cute baby. We went to Charles & Evelyn's and then to Mark's seminary graduation. He was President of all the Pocatello Seminaries. He gave the opening prayer. They had made a big slide entitled "Who Am I". It was very nice. It was a very long program but a very nice one. We then went to Charles & Evelyn's for ice cream and cake. She had made a special pudding without sugar for me. She is such a thoughtful person. It was very late when we got to Blair & JoAnn's so we stayed overnight. They gave us their water bed to sleep on. Special people! We are so proud of our family. The family is really growing up. Mark is preparing to go on a mission this fall. He surely is a special young man.
May 20
Saturday evening Glade & Penny went to Logan Utah to see her grandmother. They also went to see Larry, Patricia and family. On the way home Sunday they stopped in Pocatello to go to the restroom. Penny took her ring off to wash her hands. She forgot her ring. When they went back it was gone. She was broken hearted. When you see your children unhappy we wish with all our hearts to do something to help. How we wish we could help!
Friday evening Glade got off work early and he and Penny went looking for a ring. Glade came home very happy because they had found one Penny liked. He said they had set their date for their wedding as Aug 22. She is going to summer school and Glade is planning to take her home the 30th of May. California. He will meet her family. He has met her mother and grandmother. We are so happy for them! May God bless them!
Charles and Evelyn were here yesterday. They were going camping at Salmon for a few days. They said that they did not find Darwin's trouble at the VA hospital but changed his medication and he is feeling better. Blair & JoAnn also family were with us last Sunday. We had not seen Blair & JoAnn since we came from Arizona. It was so good to see them. They met Penny, too.
May 9
Today Penny got her wedding ring and she brought Glade's ring to him too. They are so happy. They have chosen Sept 13 for their open house in Terreton. Charles & Evelyn, Shalene, Tommy, and Jonny came yesterday. They were just getting back from their camping trip. Charles was not well. I guess he has stomach flu.
May 11
Today was Mother's Day. It was very nice. Glade & Penny were here. Blair & JoAnn & family came. We all went to LaVar and Brenda's to have dinner. Very good. Ronda called while we were there. Darwin & Charles called after we went home. Darwin is enjoying his job with Kraft. The Dr. seems to have helped him and his health is better. Yesterday Penny brought a beautiful mum plant. It was yellow. I loved it.
May 15
Today is Glade's birthday. He is 24 today. Today we poured the footings for LaVar & Brenda's new house. It is a double wide trailer with a full basement. It is very nice. Tonight Glade went to see Penny. She cooked him a birthday cake. She bought him a tee shirt that said "I am a lucky guy, I belong to a California girl". She also bought him a pair of pants & shirt & tie. Glade said he would wear when they got their pictures taken.
May 17
Today is my birthday. I am 65. The years go by so fast. I do not feel 65. Today we are going to help LaVar on his house if it is not too wet. It has been raining very hard. It is wet and muddy. Tonight is the Silver Beaver Banquet at Milo Ward. It is always very nice. We are so proud that Wallace is a Silver Beaver. He got the award in 1978. Very Special!
May 19
Yesterday after Priesthood Meeting and I had a class to teach we went to Blair & JoAnn's in Blackfoot. We had dinner with them and then went with them to Pocatello to Charles & Darwin's. They had fixed a big stew. Darwin loves his work and his health is better. Their little boy Joshua is growing so much and is such a cute baby. We went to Charles & Evelyn's and then to Mark's seminary graduation. He was President of all the Pocatello Seminaries. He gave the opening prayer. They had made a big slide entitled "Who Am I". It was very nice. It was a very long program but a very nice one. We then went to Charles & Evelyn's for ice cream and cake. She had made a special pudding without sugar for me. She is such a thoughtful person. It was very late when we got to Blair & JoAnn's so we stayed overnight. They gave us their water bed to sleep on. Special people! We are so proud of our family. The family is really growing up. Mark is preparing to go on a mission this fall. He surely is a special young man.
May 20
Saturday evening Glade & Penny went to Logan Utah to see her grandmother. They also went to see Larry, Patricia and family. On the way home Sunday they stopped in Pocatello to go to the restroom. Penny took her ring off to wash her hands. She forgot her ring. When they went back it was gone. She was broken hearted. When you see your children unhappy we wish with all our hearts to do something to help. How we wish we could help!
APRIL 1980
Salt Lake City
April 9
On April 4, 1980 we left Apache Junction Arizona. We had a very wonderful trip. We stopped at Montezuma Castle. It was ancient cliff dwellers. It was so very interesting.
We stopped at Glen Canyon Dam. We were going to go to the Grand Canyon but it was 83 miles there and 83 miles back and gas was $1.25 a gallon and we could not afford to go. The Glen Canyon Dam was beautiful, we got out and walked down to the edge of the canyon and the Colorado River was so far down in the canyon the river was very green. It was very beautiful.
We got to a place just over the Utah border and it was four o'clock. I wanted to stay but Wallace said we should drive two more hours. We looked at the map and we decided to go up over the mountain to Cedar City. It took us three hours. So much snow, much of the time we could not see over the snow. We were both so tired, we should have stopped sooner. We got to Patricia and Larry's about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Rom and Ronda were there. It was so good to see everyone.
On Monday evening April 7th we spent with my sister, Jack & Velma Earl. their sons Kenneth & David were there. We showed them all the things we had made during the winter. We enjoyed the evening very much. When they had to go to work the next morning we went back to Patricia's. We spent the day visiting. It was so nice.
April 9th this morning we got up and prepared to leave. It was Rom's and Ronda's little boys birthday. Gorden is three years old today. Ronda had made cake for him and this morning she got up and decorated it. We sang happy birthday and he blew out the candles. I am writing this in the car. We are now headed for Pocatello to see Charles, Evelyn, Darwin & Charlene and families. We will then go to Blackfoot to see Blair, JoAnn and family.
Terreton
April 11
On our way home we got to see Charles, Evelyn, Jonny, Shalene, Darwin, Charlene and their family. Darwin had made some stew for us and it was delicious. We then went to Blair & JoAnn's. They had just gone to the temple. Joddi, David and Wendy were there. It was so nice to see the family. When we got home we found that Brenda & JoAnn and families had cleaned up our house. It was so nice to walk in and the house all clean and supper in the crock pot. Glade was in Rexburg. Because the backhoe had been broken down things had piled up, but it was so good to be home. The family all seemed happy to see us. Brenda had been to a meeting and she came here when she saw our car out in front. Rom & Ronda stayed all night then started for Canada in the morning. Mark was not feeling well. He had caught a cold and had a fever. When we got home the wind was blowing and it seemed so cold. I don't think I ever will thaw out. We have a wonderful family and we thank our Heavenly Father for each one of them!
April 10
Last night Glade went to Rexburg to see his girl. When he came home I was awake and I asked him how his evening was. He said "great". He said I will tell you about it in the morning. This morning he said he had asked Penny to marry him. She said "yes". He was so excited and happy. We are so happy for him. We have not met her yet. She is going to be here Tuesday. Brenda has met her and she really likes her. I asked Glade if she had a testimony of the Gospel and she told him she had a strong testimony. We pray for their happiness, we love him so much!
April 15
We met Penny Daniels. She is a very nice girl. She reminds me of Brenda. She has golden hair and a pretty girl. I pray that they will be able to make their plans together and that they will be happy. She does not like Terreton & Mud Lake. I can remember when I first came out here I did not like it. She has been raised in California. She thinks Rexburg is pretty dull. I pray that they will be able to work out their differences because of a different lifestyle. Her father is a Bishop. They have the gospel as common ground. God will bless both of them to love and appreciate each other.
April 20
The Bishop called me into his office and asked us to be canning chairmen of our ward. They have a canning factory in Idaho Falls. We will have to learn all about it and we work through the Stake Chairman. A new job and something we know nothing about but it sounds like a very special and interesting job.
April 26
Charles came out last night from Pocatello. He is going to stay with us for a few days. He is very nervous and needs to get away from things for a few days. He said Darwin had his job with Kraft in Pocatello but that he has been in the VA hospital for a number of days. They are taking tests but feel that he has some heart trouble. I sure hope they give him a glucose tolerance test for sugar. We also heard from Blair yesterday. He is in Miami Florida for a school convention. It is a national convention.
April 9
On April 4, 1980 we left Apache Junction Arizona. We had a very wonderful trip. We stopped at Montezuma Castle. It was ancient cliff dwellers. It was so very interesting.
We stopped at Glen Canyon Dam. We were going to go to the Grand Canyon but it was 83 miles there and 83 miles back and gas was $1.25 a gallon and we could not afford to go. The Glen Canyon Dam was beautiful, we got out and walked down to the edge of the canyon and the Colorado River was so far down in the canyon the river was very green. It was very beautiful.
We got to a place just over the Utah border and it was four o'clock. I wanted to stay but Wallace said we should drive two more hours. We looked at the map and we decided to go up over the mountain to Cedar City. It took us three hours. So much snow, much of the time we could not see over the snow. We were both so tired, we should have stopped sooner. We got to Patricia and Larry's about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Rom and Ronda were there. It was so good to see everyone.
On Monday evening April 7th we spent with my sister, Jack & Velma Earl. their sons Kenneth & David were there. We showed them all the things we had made during the winter. We enjoyed the evening very much. When they had to go to work the next morning we went back to Patricia's. We spent the day visiting. It was so nice.
April 9th this morning we got up and prepared to leave. It was Rom's and Ronda's little boys birthday. Gorden is three years old today. Ronda had made cake for him and this morning she got up and decorated it. We sang happy birthday and he blew out the candles. I am writing this in the car. We are now headed for Pocatello to see Charles, Evelyn, Darwin & Charlene and families. We will then go to Blackfoot to see Blair, JoAnn and family.
Terreton
April 11
On our way home we got to see Charles, Evelyn, Jonny, Shalene, Darwin, Charlene and their family. Darwin had made some stew for us and it was delicious. We then went to Blair & JoAnn's. They had just gone to the temple. Joddi, David and Wendy were there. It was so nice to see the family. When we got home we found that Brenda & JoAnn and families had cleaned up our house. It was so nice to walk in and the house all clean and supper in the crock pot. Glade was in Rexburg. Because the backhoe had been broken down things had piled up, but it was so good to be home. The family all seemed happy to see us. Brenda had been to a meeting and she came here when she saw our car out in front. Rom & Ronda stayed all night then started for Canada in the morning. Mark was not feeling well. He had caught a cold and had a fever. When we got home the wind was blowing and it seemed so cold. I don't think I ever will thaw out. We have a wonderful family and we thank our Heavenly Father for each one of them!
April 10
Last night Glade went to Rexburg to see his girl. When he came home I was awake and I asked him how his evening was. He said "great". He said I will tell you about it in the morning. This morning he said he had asked Penny to marry him. She said "yes". He was so excited and happy. We are so happy for him. We have not met her yet. She is going to be here Tuesday. Brenda has met her and she really likes her. I asked Glade if she had a testimony of the Gospel and she told him she had a strong testimony. We pray for their happiness, we love him so much!
April 15
We met Penny Daniels. She is a very nice girl. She reminds me of Brenda. She has golden hair and a pretty girl. I pray that they will be able to make their plans together and that they will be happy. She does not like Terreton & Mud Lake. I can remember when I first came out here I did not like it. She has been raised in California. She thinks Rexburg is pretty dull. I pray that they will be able to work out their differences because of a different lifestyle. Her father is a Bishop. They have the gospel as common ground. God will bless both of them to love and appreciate each other.
April 20
The Bishop called me into his office and asked us to be canning chairmen of our ward. They have a canning factory in Idaho Falls. We will have to learn all about it and we work through the Stake Chairman. A new job and something we know nothing about but it sounds like a very special and interesting job.
April 26
Charles came out last night from Pocatello. He is going to stay with us for a few days. He is very nervous and needs to get away from things for a few days. He said Darwin had his job with Kraft in Pocatello but that he has been in the VA hospital for a number of days. They are taking tests but feel that he has some heart trouble. I sure hope they give him a glucose tolerance test for sugar. We also heard from Blair yesterday. He is in Miami Florida for a school convention. It is a national convention.
MARCH 1980
Apache Junction
March 4
Yesterday on T.V. on a talk show they had the General President of the Relief Society. Sister Smith and a lay members. They talked about the Equal Rights Amendment. A Mrs. Johnson who had been excommunicated had been on the show before. She said she had been excommunicated because of her role in E.R.A. The sisters did very well. They talked about the family unit and if ERA were adopted we may lose our freedom to choose to be a woman and the family would suffer. They opposed women in the armed forces. A woman should have a choice, not forced to be in the armed forces. People from the audience asked questions, they handled it very well. A Catholic priest asked about our excommunication and how they were handled. I am sure the ERA will be an issue which may cause heartache to many people. We have some lovely granddaughters and we pray that this tool of Satan's will not hurt them or cause them heartache or unhappiness.
March 26
Monday morning we arose early and picked up our friends, George and Margaret Ricks, in Mesa. We went to Mogales, Mexico. We stayed all night on the American side of the border and returned yesterday afternoon. George and Ida took their car. We had a wonderful time. We bought a few things in Mexico but mostly enjoyed the camping and the things we saw. (George & Margaret Ricks are distant relatives to Wallace)not correct.
On the way home we visited Tumacacori National Monument. The missionary church of San Jose De Tumacacori located on US Highway 89, in Santa Cruz County, was built by Spanish Franciscan missionaries and Indian natives about 1800. The church was abandoned by 1848 and the National Park Service administrates and protects it as a historical site. It was a very nice trip.
March 4
Yesterday on T.V. on a talk show they had the General President of the Relief Society. Sister Smith and a lay members. They talked about the Equal Rights Amendment. A Mrs. Johnson who had been excommunicated had been on the show before. She said she had been excommunicated because of her role in E.R.A. The sisters did very well. They talked about the family unit and if ERA were adopted we may lose our freedom to choose to be a woman and the family would suffer. They opposed women in the armed forces. A woman should have a choice, not forced to be in the armed forces. People from the audience asked questions, they handled it very well. A Catholic priest asked about our excommunication and how they were handled. I am sure the ERA will be an issue which may cause heartache to many people. We have some lovely granddaughters and we pray that this tool of Satan's will not hurt them or cause them heartache or unhappiness.
March 26
Monday morning we arose early and picked up our friends, George and Margaret Ricks, in Mesa. We went to Mogales, Mexico. We stayed all night on the American side of the border and returned yesterday afternoon. George and Ida took their car. We had a wonderful time. We bought a few things in Mexico but mostly enjoyed the camping and the things we saw. (George & Margaret Ricks are distant relatives to Wallace)not correct.
On the way home we visited Tumacacori National Monument. The missionary church of San Jose De Tumacacori located on US Highway 89, in Santa Cruz County, was built by Spanish Franciscan missionaries and Indian natives about 1800. The church was abandoned by 1848 and the National Park Service administrates and protects it as a historical site. It was a very nice trip.
FEBRUARY 1980
Feb 7
The telephone rang before we were out of bed. It was two of Wallace's cousins and their mates. It was Harold (Verla) Wilding and his wife and Vada (Wilding) and her husband Jess Brown. Harold & Vada's father was Joe Wilding. We met them at the temple and then we had breakfast with them. Then came home and had a very nice visit with them. They were on their way to California to see their children. Harold & Vada lived in MIlo just past Rigby while they were growing up. It was very nice to see them again. After they left we went out to Camelot where George is a cook to get his check. We then went to get it cashed. We drove southeast along the road to Globe. Superstition Mountain is diffferent every day. It changes with the time of day. The kind of day it is also. It is such a beautiful mountain. The desert has changed since we came down here. When we came the trees and bushes were green but now the ground is getting green. We see so many more birds now and hear them singing. The birds are different from the ones we are used to in Idaho.
Feb 10
We belong to the 26th ward, Salt River Stake. This morning the Apache Ward met with our ward and Apostle Ezra Taft Benson talked to us. He talked about the young people. He said they were very special spirits. That the Lord had sent them to the earth at this time when there was so much temptation and yet such a wonderful time because it was preparing for the coming of the Savior. He said Heavenly Father wanted them to be happy because happiness comes through living the gospel. He said they had to live the Word of Wisdom and the law of morality. He said they would have to be strong to face all the things that were to come. He said President Kimball was better, he has been ill, and he bore strong testimony that he was a prohet of God. He testified that he had seen the mantle of a prophet on President Kimball. It was a great privilage to hear one of the twelve apostles talk. Very special!
Feb 13
This morning we went to the temple. Yesterday Cecil Wilding and his wife Laura were here. Cecil is called Mick. He is Wallace's full cousin. They live in Preston Idaho. Cecil is Harvey Wilding's son. One of Grandpa's younger brothers. They were going to come back today and play horseshoes but it has been raining so hard. They have built a new home in Preston. They have been south since about the 1st of December. Laura said they were ready to go home and enjoy their new home.
Feb 17
It is now 6:30 a.m. and I am watching T.V. There has been an emergency flood watch. We are a long way from the Salt River but there has been news that the dam might break if there was much rain. It has rained all night but there has been no news about it this morning. The pictures of it last night was bad. There was a lot of flooding along the river and about six hundred people have been evacuated. Wallace has gone to priesthood meeting. His meeting is at 7 a.m. Effie Flo, George & Ida's daughter called yesterday to see if everything was ok down here. She said it was very warm in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They had had a very mild winter so far. The rain here has been just like spring. So warm and fresh. Ida has arthritis so very bad. Especially in her knees. She has been better the last little while. We have been walking together. Last night we walked around the block. She was very tired when we got home but she did very well. On T.V. it said eight of the ten bridges over the Salt River have gone with the flood. Possibly 3 victims of the flood the T.V. reported.
Feb 28
Sunday 24th Don Wilding came from Idaho to visit. Janetter will be here tomorrow. The weather has been beautiful, yesterday it was 85*. Wallace has spent a great deal of time making gems out of stones. A grinder and the things he would need cost so much, he got the motor and grinder, etc and put it together. He has done such a good job with his stones. We have sent some real nice things home for the family. I found this little Indian legend about the apache tears. They are very shiny black stones. In the days of the early western frontier the Apache nation was engaged in bitter warfare to protect their lands. They met the U.S. Calvary in a great battle in which many warriors lost their lives. Widows and children of the slain braves visiting the scene of this battle are said to have shed many tears which turned to glistening stones.
The telephone rang before we were out of bed. It was two of Wallace's cousins and their mates. It was Harold (Verla) Wilding and his wife and Vada (Wilding) and her husband Jess Brown. Harold & Vada's father was Joe Wilding. We met them at the temple and then we had breakfast with them. Then came home and had a very nice visit with them. They were on their way to California to see their children. Harold & Vada lived in MIlo just past Rigby while they were growing up. It was very nice to see them again. After they left we went out to Camelot where George is a cook to get his check. We then went to get it cashed. We drove southeast along the road to Globe. Superstition Mountain is diffferent every day. It changes with the time of day. The kind of day it is also. It is such a beautiful mountain. The desert has changed since we came down here. When we came the trees and bushes were green but now the ground is getting green. We see so many more birds now and hear them singing. The birds are different from the ones we are used to in Idaho.
Feb 10
We belong to the 26th ward, Salt River Stake. This morning the Apache Ward met with our ward and Apostle Ezra Taft Benson talked to us. He talked about the young people. He said they were very special spirits. That the Lord had sent them to the earth at this time when there was so much temptation and yet such a wonderful time because it was preparing for the coming of the Savior. He said Heavenly Father wanted them to be happy because happiness comes through living the gospel. He said they had to live the Word of Wisdom and the law of morality. He said they would have to be strong to face all the things that were to come. He said President Kimball was better, he has been ill, and he bore strong testimony that he was a prohet of God. He testified that he had seen the mantle of a prophet on President Kimball. It was a great privilage to hear one of the twelve apostles talk. Very special!
Feb 13
This morning we went to the temple. Yesterday Cecil Wilding and his wife Laura were here. Cecil is called Mick. He is Wallace's full cousin. They live in Preston Idaho. Cecil is Harvey Wilding's son. One of Grandpa's younger brothers. They were going to come back today and play horseshoes but it has been raining so hard. They have built a new home in Preston. They have been south since about the 1st of December. Laura said they were ready to go home and enjoy their new home.
Feb 17
It is now 6:30 a.m. and I am watching T.V. There has been an emergency flood watch. We are a long way from the Salt River but there has been news that the dam might break if there was much rain. It has rained all night but there has been no news about it this morning. The pictures of it last night was bad. There was a lot of flooding along the river and about six hundred people have been evacuated. Wallace has gone to priesthood meeting. His meeting is at 7 a.m. Effie Flo, George & Ida's daughter called yesterday to see if everything was ok down here. She said it was very warm in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They had had a very mild winter so far. The rain here has been just like spring. So warm and fresh. Ida has arthritis so very bad. Especially in her knees. She has been better the last little while. We have been walking together. Last night we walked around the block. She was very tired when we got home but she did very well. On T.V. it said eight of the ten bridges over the Salt River have gone with the flood. Possibly 3 victims of the flood the T.V. reported.
Feb 28
Sunday 24th Don Wilding came from Idaho to visit. Janetter will be here tomorrow. The weather has been beautiful, yesterday it was 85*. Wallace has spent a great deal of time making gems out of stones. A grinder and the things he would need cost so much, he got the motor and grinder, etc and put it together. He has done such a good job with his stones. We have sent some real nice things home for the family. I found this little Indian legend about the apache tears. They are very shiny black stones. In the days of the early western frontier the Apache nation was engaged in bitter warfare to protect their lands. They met the U.S. Calvary in a great battle in which many warriors lost their lives. Widows and children of the slain braves visiting the scene of this battle are said to have shed many tears which turned to glistening stones.
Friday, January 22, 2016
1980
January 9 Apache Junction Arizona
Today was a very special day! We got up early and was at the temple for the eight o'clock session. It was a Spanish session because there were a lot of couples from South America. The session was in Spanish. We had ear phones and could hear it in English! That was such a special privilege! They had a film that was just beautiful. The temple is a very beautiful and the grounds were like an oasis in the desert. I enjoyed the session so very much. When I went into the Celestial room as is necessary I remembered the things I was to say and the lady told me that it was "very good". It made me feel so good-great! The day was so special. It has been raining all day. Very soft and like a spring morning when we were out in it. It has rained much harder this afternoon and the ground smelled so good because it was so dry and needed it so much. It is so good to be with Ida and George. A happy day!
January 17
We had a very good day on Wallace's birthday yesterday. It was a very comfortable day. Wallace and I went for a long walk together and then in the afternoon we went out to eat. It was Sir Georges. A place where you pick out what you want and can have all you want. It was delicious food and we enjoy being with George and Ida so much.
All the kids called. It was so nice to hear from them. We did not hear from Patricia or Charles. Evelyn had been out home and Brenda said Charles was not very well. I wish they could find out what was giving him all of his trouble. Glade talked about Kitty and Wallace asked him about Debbie. He said he had a very nice Christmas. We love them all so very much. I love Wallace and appreciate him so much. I am so proud that he honors his Priesthood and willing to live the gospel. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for such a good man.
January 19
Yesterday the wind started to blow. It did not seem bad because I was used to the winds in Idaho. Then it started to rain a real down pour. Later in the evening we heard on T.V. that a tornado had gone through Scottsdale and Fountain of the Hills. We have visited both. It took out power lines and broke out windows and took off roofs and caused a lot of damage. It was raining so hard when we went to bed there were puddles everywhere but this morning it does not even look like it had rained. The ground seems to soak it up. It also hailed in Phoenix with the rain. It is a beautiful morning. The sun is shining. We slept all night with the window open and this morning just as it was coming light I heard a bird singing. It was very much like our meadow lark. It was so beautiful.
January 20
This morning Wallace & I and George and Ida went to McDonald's for breakfast after the men went to Priesthood meeting. Then Wallace and I went to Sunday School. Ida & George met us for Sacrament Meeting. We had dinner here at home. George & Ida had prepared it before they came to Sacrament Meeting. It was so good. After dinner we went for a ride. We went into Superstition Mountain. We went to Miami and Globe Arizona. They are both open pit copper mining. Especially Miami was. So many shacks and trash. the mountain was so beautiful. So many colors and rock formations. Globe was a familiar town because it has been in the news so much. About 15 families are in a trailer court that is built on asbestos tailings. This is a cancer causing substance. The government (State) will move the families until their trailers are decomanitated and the asbestos moved. It was a very pleasant day, warm & sunny and a very beautiful drive.
January 28
Last night we got back home from a wonderful trip. We went to Tombstone Arizona. We went through Florence, Coolidge, Tucson, Benson, St. David and then to Tombstone. We stayed all night at Tombstone. It is a town that they have tried to keep like it was in the gold rush days. Board sidewalks. We went into a home that so much of the old furniture and relics. When the owner was a young woman she had been so lonesome in Tombstone her folks sent her the root of a rose tree from Scotland. It was in 1885. It is now the largest rose tree in the world. It blooms each April with white blossoms. It is the town where Wyatt Earp was Marshall. We went into the Crystal Palace. It had beautiful redwood but it had been rebuilt and now was just a large bar. On the way home we visited the Casa Grande ruins just out of Coolidge. They were adobe ruins. They had found enough to know that they had lived in the area about 300 BC. They were called the Hohokam Indians. They built an irrigation system that is still evident. It is really a testimony that the Book of Mormon is true. I would have liked to have had some Book of Mormons and said to these people. Read this book and it will tell you where these people came from and their history. It was such a wonderful trip! The largest structure of this prehistoric Indian village is most perplexing. This four story earthen building constructed approximately 600 years ago by primitive Indian farmers of the Gila Valley. Their knowledge of farming techniques came from Indians who lived farther South in Mexico. The Casa Grande is not a typical Hohokam building, instead it appears to be similar to structures found in Mexico. Its thick walls are built of unreinforced coursed caliche-earth, a desert soil with a high lime content. The four story building dominated the village in which it was built. In 1889, Congress authorized the president to reserve lands embracing the Casa Grande Ruin, this was accomplished in 1892. It was designated a national monument under the National Park Service in 1918. Cultural similarities indicate that the Puma Indians, presently living nearby maybe the descendants of the Hohokam.
January 30
This morning we were up early and went to the temple in Mesa. It has been raining. Everything was fresh & sweet. The birds were singing. It was a very small temple session, but it was very nice. Wallace is out fixing a machine to fix his rocks. He has enjoyed making beautiful gems out of rocks. He just came back from a long walk. We get a letter from Patricia and she said Russell had just been ordained a Deacon. She said Brother Beers ordained him. He asked Heavenly Father to bless him that he might use his talents and that he might be a guiding light for his brothers and sister and family. She wrote such a special letter.
Today was a very special day! We got up early and was at the temple for the eight o'clock session. It was a Spanish session because there were a lot of couples from South America. The session was in Spanish. We had ear phones and could hear it in English! That was such a special privilege! They had a film that was just beautiful. The temple is a very beautiful and the grounds were like an oasis in the desert. I enjoyed the session so very much. When I went into the Celestial room as is necessary I remembered the things I was to say and the lady told me that it was "very good". It made me feel so good-great! The day was so special. It has been raining all day. Very soft and like a spring morning when we were out in it. It has rained much harder this afternoon and the ground smelled so good because it was so dry and needed it so much. It is so good to be with Ida and George. A happy day!
January 17
We had a very good day on Wallace's birthday yesterday. It was a very comfortable day. Wallace and I went for a long walk together and then in the afternoon we went out to eat. It was Sir Georges. A place where you pick out what you want and can have all you want. It was delicious food and we enjoy being with George and Ida so much.
All the kids called. It was so nice to hear from them. We did not hear from Patricia or Charles. Evelyn had been out home and Brenda said Charles was not very well. I wish they could find out what was giving him all of his trouble. Glade talked about Kitty and Wallace asked him about Debbie. He said he had a very nice Christmas. We love them all so very much. I love Wallace and appreciate him so much. I am so proud that he honors his Priesthood and willing to live the gospel. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for such a good man.
January 19
Yesterday the wind started to blow. It did not seem bad because I was used to the winds in Idaho. Then it started to rain a real down pour. Later in the evening we heard on T.V. that a tornado had gone through Scottsdale and Fountain of the Hills. We have visited both. It took out power lines and broke out windows and took off roofs and caused a lot of damage. It was raining so hard when we went to bed there were puddles everywhere but this morning it does not even look like it had rained. The ground seems to soak it up. It also hailed in Phoenix with the rain. It is a beautiful morning. The sun is shining. We slept all night with the window open and this morning just as it was coming light I heard a bird singing. It was very much like our meadow lark. It was so beautiful.
January 20
This morning Wallace & I and George and Ida went to McDonald's for breakfast after the men went to Priesthood meeting. Then Wallace and I went to Sunday School. Ida & George met us for Sacrament Meeting. We had dinner here at home. George & Ida had prepared it before they came to Sacrament Meeting. It was so good. After dinner we went for a ride. We went into Superstition Mountain. We went to Miami and Globe Arizona. They are both open pit copper mining. Especially Miami was. So many shacks and trash. the mountain was so beautiful. So many colors and rock formations. Globe was a familiar town because it has been in the news so much. About 15 families are in a trailer court that is built on asbestos tailings. This is a cancer causing substance. The government (State) will move the families until their trailers are decomanitated and the asbestos moved. It was a very pleasant day, warm & sunny and a very beautiful drive.
January 28
Last night we got back home from a wonderful trip. We went to Tombstone Arizona. We went through Florence, Coolidge, Tucson, Benson, St. David and then to Tombstone. We stayed all night at Tombstone. It is a town that they have tried to keep like it was in the gold rush days. Board sidewalks. We went into a home that so much of the old furniture and relics. When the owner was a young woman she had been so lonesome in Tombstone her folks sent her the root of a rose tree from Scotland. It was in 1885. It is now the largest rose tree in the world. It blooms each April with white blossoms. It is the town where Wyatt Earp was Marshall. We went into the Crystal Palace. It had beautiful redwood but it had been rebuilt and now was just a large bar. On the way home we visited the Casa Grande ruins just out of Coolidge. They were adobe ruins. They had found enough to know that they had lived in the area about 300 BC. They were called the Hohokam Indians. They built an irrigation system that is still evident. It is really a testimony that the Book of Mormon is true. I would have liked to have had some Book of Mormons and said to these people. Read this book and it will tell you where these people came from and their history. It was such a wonderful trip! The largest structure of this prehistoric Indian village is most perplexing. This four story earthen building constructed approximately 600 years ago by primitive Indian farmers of the Gila Valley. Their knowledge of farming techniques came from Indians who lived farther South in Mexico. The Casa Grande is not a typical Hohokam building, instead it appears to be similar to structures found in Mexico. Its thick walls are built of unreinforced coursed caliche-earth, a desert soil with a high lime content. The four story building dominated the village in which it was built. In 1889, Congress authorized the president to reserve lands embracing the Casa Grande Ruin, this was accomplished in 1892. It was designated a national monument under the National Park Service in 1918. Cultural similarities indicate that the Puma Indians, presently living nearby maybe the descendants of the Hohokam.
January 30
This morning we were up early and went to the temple in Mesa. It has been raining. Everything was fresh & sweet. The birds were singing. It was a very small temple session, but it was very nice. Wallace is out fixing a machine to fix his rocks. He has enjoyed making beautiful gems out of rocks. He just came back from a long walk. We get a letter from Patricia and she said Russell had just been ordained a Deacon. She said Brother Beers ordained him. He asked Heavenly Father to bless him that he might use his talents and that he might be a guiding light for his brothers and sister and family. She wrote such a special letter.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
DECEMBER 1979
December 7
Apache Junction Arizona
Today is our wedding anniversary! Ida and I went to Relief Society this morning. It was a wonderful lesson on reverence. Charles & Evelyn called this morning. I missed them but Wallace said they were fine and they were going out for their anniversary without us. We have only missed 2 years throughout all these years celebrating our anniversaries together. We have been married 42 years. I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband. God has been so good to us throughout the years. Given us such a wonderful family. I am so grateful for my testimony of the gospel. It is so precious to me. I am so grateful for a prophet upon the earth. May we always follow his counsel and advice! George, Ida, Wallace and I went out to supper. It was fun. When we got home we got a call from Brenda. It was so good to hear her voice. The children Vonell, Kevin, Kim, Kirk all said Happy anniversary. Kelly said he was too tired. Jake has two ingernal hernias and will have surgery on Wednesday of next week. They expect that he will be in the hospital 2 days. May God bless him and make him well. It has been a wonderful day!
December 12
Brenda and LaVar's little boy Jake had surgery today. He had two hernias.
December 15
Brenda called today. She said that they came very close to losing Jake. The Dr. thought that he had reacted to the drug they gave him to put him out. He went through the surgery fine but when he was in the recovery room, he stopped breathing and his heart stopped beating. When they brought him back to his room he was in an isolet and had monitors on, an I.V. and a hood over his head. It frightened Brenda very much. They kept him for two days and then took him home. Brenda has to monitor his pulse and also temp. but they think that he will be fine now. The power of the priesthood and the power of prayer helped to save our little grandson's life his mother told us. We are so grateful that he is doing fine and that Heavenly Father saw fit to let him stay upon the earth and be with his family who love him so much.
December 27
We had a wonderful Christmas. We made fudge, cookies, and I made my mother's braided Russian cake. We bought oranges and tangerines. The oranges are raised here. They are so very good. On Christmas Eve we made eight gifts of goodies and took them to the neighbors. George came home from work sick and went right to bed, so Ida, Wallace and I took them around. It was very enjoyable. In the evening we heard beautiful Christmas stories and music on T.V.
Christmas morning we got up and opened our gifts together. Ida wanted some new front steps. For several days Wallace worked to make them for her. He made these large but with the lift on the steps short so she would not have trouble getting up and down. He put a good solid railing on them. He covered them with good green outdoor carpet. He did such a good job on them. Ida was so pleased. We heard from each one of the kids. Ronda called from Canada. They had their house moved on their new foundation and were back in it. She sounded happy. Glade called before Christmas and told us about his work, the weather and how he was getting along with Debbie. He said he was going to spend Christmas Eve with Brenda & LaVar and then he was going to Blair's, Charles, and Darwin's. When Ronda called she said he might come there during the holidays. We love them all so very much. Our Christmas was different but very special! In our hearts was a beautiful feeling of worship for our Father in Heaven and His Son Jesus Christ. Grateful that He loved us enough to send His Son upon the earth. Grateful for the privilege to celebrate His birth! I am so grateful to be in a warm beautiful place and to be with Ida and George on this wonderful Christmas time! (Attached card)
And now for my dear little mother, you was a puzzle to me this year you almost have everything. I could have went and bought you a new car but couldn't swing it this year. I love you mom with all my heart and so proud you are my mom. Love Larry, Tricia & family
Apache Junction Arizona
Today is our wedding anniversary! Ida and I went to Relief Society this morning. It was a wonderful lesson on reverence. Charles & Evelyn called this morning. I missed them but Wallace said they were fine and they were going out for their anniversary without us. We have only missed 2 years throughout all these years celebrating our anniversaries together. We have been married 42 years. I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband. God has been so good to us throughout the years. Given us such a wonderful family. I am so grateful for my testimony of the gospel. It is so precious to me. I am so grateful for a prophet upon the earth. May we always follow his counsel and advice! George, Ida, Wallace and I went out to supper. It was fun. When we got home we got a call from Brenda. It was so good to hear her voice. The children Vonell, Kevin, Kim, Kirk all said Happy anniversary. Kelly said he was too tired. Jake has two ingernal hernias and will have surgery on Wednesday of next week. They expect that he will be in the hospital 2 days. May God bless him and make him well. It has been a wonderful day!
December 12
Brenda and LaVar's little boy Jake had surgery today. He had two hernias.
December 15
Brenda called today. She said that they came very close to losing Jake. The Dr. thought that he had reacted to the drug they gave him to put him out. He went through the surgery fine but when he was in the recovery room, he stopped breathing and his heart stopped beating. When they brought him back to his room he was in an isolet and had monitors on, an I.V. and a hood over his head. It frightened Brenda very much. They kept him for two days and then took him home. Brenda has to monitor his pulse and also temp. but they think that he will be fine now. The power of the priesthood and the power of prayer helped to save our little grandson's life his mother told us. We are so grateful that he is doing fine and that Heavenly Father saw fit to let him stay upon the earth and be with his family who love him so much.
December 27
We had a wonderful Christmas. We made fudge, cookies, and I made my mother's braided Russian cake. We bought oranges and tangerines. The oranges are raised here. They are so very good. On Christmas Eve we made eight gifts of goodies and took them to the neighbors. George came home from work sick and went right to bed, so Ida, Wallace and I took them around. It was very enjoyable. In the evening we heard beautiful Christmas stories and music on T.V.
Christmas morning we got up and opened our gifts together. Ida wanted some new front steps. For several days Wallace worked to make them for her. He made these large but with the lift on the steps short so she would not have trouble getting up and down. He put a good solid railing on them. He covered them with good green outdoor carpet. He did such a good job on them. Ida was so pleased. We heard from each one of the kids. Ronda called from Canada. They had their house moved on their new foundation and were back in it. She sounded happy. Glade called before Christmas and told us about his work, the weather and how he was getting along with Debbie. He said he was going to spend Christmas Eve with Brenda & LaVar and then he was going to Blair's, Charles, and Darwin's. When Ronda called she said he might come there during the holidays. We love them all so very much. Our Christmas was different but very special! In our hearts was a beautiful feeling of worship for our Father in Heaven and His Son Jesus Christ. Grateful that He loved us enough to send His Son upon the earth. Grateful for the privilege to celebrate His birth! I am so grateful to be in a warm beautiful place and to be with Ida and George on this wonderful Christmas time! (Attached card)
And now for my dear little mother, you was a puzzle to me this year you almost have everything. I could have went and bought you a new car but couldn't swing it this year. I love you mom with all my heart and so proud you are my mom. Love Larry, Tricia & family
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
DECEMBER 1985
December 5
Such a wonderful day. Blair & Philline called. They knew we were going to celebrate our anniversary today. Wallace had a doctors appointment. The doctors said he had broken his rib when he fell in the tub. He also had his back xrayed and we were worried about his hip and leg. It is the sciatic nerve that is being pinched. We saw Alden & Julia today. Julia has had a bad day and she looked rough. We had dinner with Blair & Philline, Jared and Philline's mother. We enjoyed it very much. This is our 48th anniversary. Can you believe that it has been that long! Patricia just called. They are fine. They are still hurting from the loss of the twin boys. We love our family so much!
December 7
When Charles and Evelyn got married they chose our wedding day. When Tammy and Mark got married they chose the 7th of December. Each year we try to get together. Mark and Tammy have not been with us. When I talked to Evelyn a while ago on the phone I thought that perhaps they were going to be together. That is what I get for doing my own thinking because Evelyn called last night and asked where we were going for our anniversary. It is not every year we get to go out twice for our anniversary. We met them in Idaho Falls and went out for dinner. It was so much fun-so wonderful to be with them for a few hours. They are special people. It has been snowing again today. It snowed several inches since we had dinner. The roads were slick most of the way, but it was a very wonderful day! Kevin was wrestling this afternoon. Several schools were here. Kevin Summers pinned both of his opponents.
December 27
Christmas Eve as many of the family as could came. Blair, Philline, and family, Brenda, LaVar and family, Vonell & Daren were not able to come. Darwin & Charlene and family were here. Brenda & LaVar brought a young man that did not have a family. It was a very special day. We enjoyed it so very much. It was so wonderful to have Charlene with us. She is doing so well. I hope she enjoys it. Jared went home for Christmas but he will be back because Charlene still needs help. I hope Jared continues to do as well as he has before. We opened our gifts and it was so much fun. I love Christmas. We had the children act out the Christmas story. To me it never gets old. On Christmas morning Alded called ma and asked if I could come over Julia had had a restless night and he needed some help. I got dressed and went right over. When I got there the ambulance was in front of their house. I hurried in and Julia was gone. She had passed away at 7:15 in her sleep. Alden was up watching for me. He said she was breathing quite heavy and then she just quit breathing. He called to her and shook her but she did not respond. He knew that she was gone. He called the ambulance and then Julia's daughter. He also called Wallace. When Alden called the ambulance he gave directions and they went to Aunt Golda Fullmer's house. She had her house locked up tight but they broke in and frightened her to death. She was so upset the Bishop, Relief Society President and her family all came to calm her down. The day after Christmas she called Alden and she was still upset. I stayed with Alden Christmas day and overnight. The day after Christmas we went to the mortuary and choose a casket and a beautiful white dress. I thought the casket was so nice that he chose. All of December has been very cold and foggy so after we chose the things I came home. I hated to leave him alone but Wallace and I have work today. Wallace worked 8 hrs yesterday. He was very tired last night. The counselor in the bishopric and his wife met us in Rexburg when we picked out the casket. They have been so good to Alden. Julia's funeral will be Monday December 27th at the Stake Center in Sugar City. The Salem Ward church is being repaired. The viewing will be 10am and the funeral will be 11:00 am I pray that everything will go well.
Such a wonderful day. Blair & Philline called. They knew we were going to celebrate our anniversary today. Wallace had a doctors appointment. The doctors said he had broken his rib when he fell in the tub. He also had his back xrayed and we were worried about his hip and leg. It is the sciatic nerve that is being pinched. We saw Alden & Julia today. Julia has had a bad day and she looked rough. We had dinner with Blair & Philline, Jared and Philline's mother. We enjoyed it very much. This is our 48th anniversary. Can you believe that it has been that long! Patricia just called. They are fine. They are still hurting from the loss of the twin boys. We love our family so much!
December 7
When Charles and Evelyn got married they chose our wedding day. When Tammy and Mark got married they chose the 7th of December. Each year we try to get together. Mark and Tammy have not been with us. When I talked to Evelyn a while ago on the phone I thought that perhaps they were going to be together. That is what I get for doing my own thinking because Evelyn called last night and asked where we were going for our anniversary. It is not every year we get to go out twice for our anniversary. We met them in Idaho Falls and went out for dinner. It was so much fun-so wonderful to be with them for a few hours. They are special people. It has been snowing again today. It snowed several inches since we had dinner. The roads were slick most of the way, but it was a very wonderful day! Kevin was wrestling this afternoon. Several schools were here. Kevin Summers pinned both of his opponents.
December 27
Christmas Eve as many of the family as could came. Blair, Philline, and family, Brenda, LaVar and family, Vonell & Daren were not able to come. Darwin & Charlene and family were here. Brenda & LaVar brought a young man that did not have a family. It was a very special day. We enjoyed it so very much. It was so wonderful to have Charlene with us. She is doing so well. I hope she enjoys it. Jared went home for Christmas but he will be back because Charlene still needs help. I hope Jared continues to do as well as he has before. We opened our gifts and it was so much fun. I love Christmas. We had the children act out the Christmas story. To me it never gets old. On Christmas morning Alded called ma and asked if I could come over Julia had had a restless night and he needed some help. I got dressed and went right over. When I got there the ambulance was in front of their house. I hurried in and Julia was gone. She had passed away at 7:15 in her sleep. Alden was up watching for me. He said she was breathing quite heavy and then she just quit breathing. He called to her and shook her but she did not respond. He knew that she was gone. He called the ambulance and then Julia's daughter. He also called Wallace. When Alden called the ambulance he gave directions and they went to Aunt Golda Fullmer's house. She had her house locked up tight but they broke in and frightened her to death. She was so upset the Bishop, Relief Society President and her family all came to calm her down. The day after Christmas she called Alden and she was still upset. I stayed with Alden Christmas day and overnight. The day after Christmas we went to the mortuary and choose a casket and a beautiful white dress. I thought the casket was so nice that he chose. All of December has been very cold and foggy so after we chose the things I came home. I hated to leave him alone but Wallace and I have work today. Wallace worked 8 hrs yesterday. He was very tired last night. The counselor in the bishopric and his wife met us in Rexburg when we picked out the casket. They have been so good to Alden. Julia's funeral will be Monday December 27th at the Stake Center in Sugar City. The Salem Ward church is being repaired. The viewing will be 10am and the funeral will be 11:00 am I pray that everything will go well.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
OCTOBER 1985/ NOVEMEBER 1985
October 26
Just three weeks ago today 12th of October Charlene, Darwin's wife had a cerebral hemorrhage. She was paralyzed on the left side. They flew her in the emergency helicopter to the University hospital in Salt Lake City. Sunday morning we went with Blair & Philline to Salt Lake. We spent very little time with Larry and Patricia. Patricia was with us at the hospital. Charlene could move her left shoulder and her left leg just a bit. Last Saturday 18th of October they brought Charlene back to Pocatello to get the therapy she needs. Jared who is ten is staying with us. Mary Ellen and Joshua are staying with Charles and Evelyn. Today Jared came home from hunting with his dad & James sick. I think he is home sick. I think Darwin will take him home with him tonight and tomorrow we will go to Pocatello to see Charlene and pickup Jared. God bless Charlene. Her family needs her so much.
November 6
Sunday November 3rd we took Jared to see his mother. She is in the hospital in Pocatello. She looked so good. When we went in her arm was hanging over the side of the wheelchair. She took her other hand and lifted up into a sling. She said she had walked with the aid of a cane and the physical therapist. She asked why this had happened to them. She sobbed. My heart went out to her. The kids are keeping the house done up much better than when Charlene was there. Jeff did the dishes, mopped the kitchen and bathroom floor, used polish and dust cloth on all the furniture. James Darwin and Grandpa unloaded the wood we had brought to them. James and friend Tim had cut up the wood on Saturday and loaded it on the pickup and trailer. We took it sown on Sunday. Charlene wants to come to Blair's for Thanksgiving. We pray that she will be well enough to do that!
November 17
Yesterday Patricia called. She said this was a sad day because the Doctor had just told Rick & Karen that both of their babies were dead. They were broken hearted. They were so excited about having twins. Tomorrow they will induce labor. She is frightened because they told her there would be bad effects to the medication given her. I feel so sorry for them. She was six months. Last night Wallace was taking a bath. He slipped in the tub. He is so sore and miserable. Perhaps he has a cracked rib. I hope not! Wallace does so many things I don't know what I would so without him!
Just three weeks ago today 12th of October Charlene, Darwin's wife had a cerebral hemorrhage. She was paralyzed on the left side. They flew her in the emergency helicopter to the University hospital in Salt Lake City. Sunday morning we went with Blair & Philline to Salt Lake. We spent very little time with Larry and Patricia. Patricia was with us at the hospital. Charlene could move her left shoulder and her left leg just a bit. Last Saturday 18th of October they brought Charlene back to Pocatello to get the therapy she needs. Jared who is ten is staying with us. Mary Ellen and Joshua are staying with Charles and Evelyn. Today Jared came home from hunting with his dad & James sick. I think he is home sick. I think Darwin will take him home with him tonight and tomorrow we will go to Pocatello to see Charlene and pickup Jared. God bless Charlene. Her family needs her so much.
November 6
Sunday November 3rd we took Jared to see his mother. She is in the hospital in Pocatello. She looked so good. When we went in her arm was hanging over the side of the wheelchair. She took her other hand and lifted up into a sling. She said she had walked with the aid of a cane and the physical therapist. She asked why this had happened to them. She sobbed. My heart went out to her. The kids are keeping the house done up much better than when Charlene was there. Jeff did the dishes, mopped the kitchen and bathroom floor, used polish and dust cloth on all the furniture. James Darwin and Grandpa unloaded the wood we had brought to them. James and friend Tim had cut up the wood on Saturday and loaded it on the pickup and trailer. We took it sown on Sunday. Charlene wants to come to Blair's for Thanksgiving. We pray that she will be well enough to do that!
November 17
Yesterday Patricia called. She said this was a sad day because the Doctor had just told Rick & Karen that both of their babies were dead. They were broken hearted. They were so excited about having twins. Tomorrow they will induce labor. She is frightened because they told her there would be bad effects to the medication given her. I feel so sorry for them. She was six months. Last night Wallace was taking a bath. He slipped in the tub. He is so sore and miserable. Perhaps he has a cracked rib. I hope not! Wallace does so many things I don't know what I would so without him!
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
September 1985
September 1
On the 14th of August Ronda graduated from Lic. Practical Nurse Program at Price University in Utah. College of Eastern Utah. Velma, Earl, Wallace and I went down to her graduation. Patricia was going to go but she was very ill and could not go.
Processional-Bonnie Skinner
Welcome- Ellen Jensen RN BSN Director of Nursing
Valedictorian-Karyn Anderson
Saluatorian-Sheila Lorn
Guest Speaker Introduction-Rhonda Stanley
Guest Speaker-Dr. Kevin Brockbank
Presentation of Diplomas-Dr. Michael Peterson actig President
Capping and Pinning- Stephanie Richins
Remarks by Ronda Abel Class President
Pledge-Rae Lynn Carter
It was such a wonderful evening. Ronda's talk was special.
Ronda gave a wonderful talk. One of the things she said in her talk that the past year had given her courage to do whatever she wants to do. With work and determination she can accomplish anything she desired. Rom took us to dinner after the graduation and we stayed all night with them. They had the camper put up and we were very comfortable. It was so much fun to be with Velma. We had a very good visit.
On the first day of August we went to Pocatello. Loren the son of Charles & Evelyn Wilding came in on the plane. He is so handsome and the Spirit of the Lord radiates from him. Evelyn had a picnic prepared. It was so much fun! They had signs all put up everywhere-Welcome Home Loren & etc. Last Sunday which was the 25th of August we had a very special day. It was Loren's report. The Spirit of the Lord is really with him!.
Yesterday Blair & Philline and family came out. We went up by Spencer by Stoddard Camp Ground and tried to get wood. The chainsaw would not work. It was so frustrating. The wood was there but we got very little. It was very nice to be with Blair & Philline & family. I heard Philline talking to Becky. She was saying "Listen to the quiet." It was so wonderful to be in the mountains with those you love. It was very special. Last week end we spent with LaVar and Brenda & family at Weber Creek. That was so very special too.
On the 14th of August Ronda graduated from Lic. Practical Nurse Program at Price University in Utah. College of Eastern Utah. Velma, Earl, Wallace and I went down to her graduation. Patricia was going to go but she was very ill and could not go.
Processional-Bonnie Skinner
Welcome- Ellen Jensen RN BSN Director of Nursing
Valedictorian-Karyn Anderson
Saluatorian-Sheila Lorn
Guest Speaker Introduction-Rhonda Stanley
Guest Speaker-Dr. Kevin Brockbank
Presentation of Diplomas-Dr. Michael Peterson actig President
Capping and Pinning- Stephanie Richins
Remarks by Ronda Abel Class President
Pledge-Rae Lynn Carter
It was such a wonderful evening. Ronda's talk was special.
Ronda gave a wonderful talk. One of the things she said in her talk that the past year had given her courage to do whatever she wants to do. With work and determination she can accomplish anything she desired. Rom took us to dinner after the graduation and we stayed all night with them. They had the camper put up and we were very comfortable. It was so much fun to be with Velma. We had a very good visit.
On the first day of August we went to Pocatello. Loren the son of Charles & Evelyn Wilding came in on the plane. He is so handsome and the Spirit of the Lord radiates from him. Evelyn had a picnic prepared. It was so much fun! They had signs all put up everywhere-Welcome Home Loren & etc. Last Sunday which was the 25th of August we had a very special day. It was Loren's report. The Spirit of the Lord is really with him!.
Yesterday Blair & Philline and family came out. We went up by Spencer by Stoddard Camp Ground and tried to get wood. The chainsaw would not work. It was so frustrating. The wood was there but we got very little. It was very nice to be with Blair & Philline & family. I heard Philline talking to Becky. She was saying "Listen to the quiet." It was so wonderful to be in the mountains with those you love. It was very special. Last week end we spent with LaVar and Brenda & family at Weber Creek. That was so very special too.
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