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!