Dearest Family,
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARY ANN - 22 YEARS
OLD TODAY!!! I believe your family was going to "go out" for dinner and
I hope you have had a VERY happy day. Mary Ann & David have sold their
condo and are busy with school and EVERYTHING else a young couple is
busy with - I believe they are living with Davids' parents in Draper.
Bob just left from his "Sunday Visit" and I
got some news about their family. DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL BEAT NORTHRIDGE
HIGH SCHOOL IN FOOTBALL LAST NIGHT!!! Bob said that was a real upset
and ESPN was there to film the game because Northridge had not been
beaten all year and they were considered an outstanding High School
team. I'm thrilled for Davis High - Northridge has been a rival for
them for many years. I believe the score was something like 41-14 -
WOW!!! Bob said Katie and all the other cheerleaders cheered their
hearts out. Laura moved into an apartment in Salt Lake yesterday with a
friend from Layton who is a school teacher - Laura is working as an
accountant with "Orbit", the landscaping company. Brett and his friend
girl went to Logan yesterday to visit with Michael & Staci. Brett's
friend has spent alot of time in Thailand where her Father is an
international lawyer - I would like to meet her and hear some news from
Bangkok. Bob and Claire are doing fine - I remember the days when our
older children started moving out of our home and that is a REAL
adjustment!!!
Jeannie & Rick spent the night with me last
night - I didn't get to see much of them because I was gone when they
came and they left VERY early this morning. They had their hardwood
floors re-finished and the fumes were so strong they worried that they
may get sick if they spent much time in their home - I WAS THRILLED TO
HAVE THEM HERE!!! Jeannie came to get me one day last week and took me
to see Barji & Boyds' new home - it is lovely and I thought after I had
seen it that every home with little children should have a "gym". I
have never seen a "gym" in a home before - it is a large room with cork
and carpet on the walls to control the noise and also let the children
throw balls on it, etc. It also has an outside entrance so the children
can come and go without going through their home. Their home is almost
finished and they will probably be able to move in soon. I was
surprised to learn that Sarah is doing her student teaching in the
school close to where Preston & Gracie will live. I didn't even know
she was in the educational field. She is also learning "sign
language". Ricky is doing fine and likes living in Salt Lake.
Annie - I appreciate SO VERY MUCH your
letting me know about the death of Morris Clark - he was 88 years old.
I would never have known about it because his obituary was not in my
papers. Cheryl wouldn't have known about it either. I met Cheryl in
Murray on Friday morning and then she drove to Lehi and we went to his
funeral. THAT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. Morris' first wife died in 1977
and he married a lady whose name was Donna in 1978 so they have been
married 26 years. When we were in the line for Morris' viewing we asked
a lady where Donna was and we found out she had become VERY upset about
something and was not even there - we couldn't believe it!!! She was
not mentioned in the talks that were given but many nice things were
said about his first wife. Morris & his first wife had two children - a
girl and a boy and they are in their sixties I think. Morris has leased
Aunt Marvel's property for many, many years and he has leased ours for
the last ten years or more. I don't know what will happen now - he has
been leasing the five acres and the West canyon land and he has been
leasing all of Don & Cheryls. Donna finally came in to the back of the
chapel for the funeral and I went to visit with her - I told her that
John would be talking to her in a couple weeks. You would have to be
MIGHTY angry to miss your husband's funeral!!!
John - thanks for your phone calls. He is
doing fine and Cheryl wanted to see his home so we drove by it after the
funeral. He surely has some beautiful roses in his front yard - I am
very jealous because I cannot grow roses!!! John has been traveling and
has gone to Arizona and California lately.
I had an alarming message on my telephone
answering machine last night when I came home. Carol Ann had left a
message saying that her brother Jim had been diagnosed with colon cancer
and had undergone serious surgery and had been in the Mt. Pleasant
hospital for several weeks. He was getting ready to go home when he
suffered a massive heart attack and they had flown him to the Utah
Valley Hospital in Provo where they were worried that he had gone too
long without oxygen. Carol Ann asked me to telephone Carol and gave me
her phone number. I called Carol early this morning and she said Jim
was doing much better and they expected to release him tomorrow to go
home to Manti. Jim is between Bob & Jean in age so he is probably about
48 years old. I will keep in touch with Carol Ann & Carol and keep you
informed. He is the pharmacist in Sanpete County now - he used to own
the pharmacy that Elliott & Carol owned but he sold that and now spends
most of his time in Mt. Pleasant, I think!!!
I went to Star Valley with Margaret last
Monday and we came home on Wednesday. It was a good place for me to
hide with my swollen eyes and we had a good time. She had to go there
to register her new car - all her cars and homes are registered in
Wyoming because of tax benefits - I don't understand all that!!! It
was beautiful there - Fall leaves are so pretty at this time of year.
I had the stitches taken from my eyes on
Thursday morning and Dr. Washburn says they are healing good. He has
done such a good job and has been very nice and Bob has been such alot
of help too giving me special ointment. My face & eyes are still
swollen and I guess they will be that way for a couple more weeks. It
is surprising how much better I can see and I am thrilled!!!
I went to Utah State's Homecoming yesterday
with Margaret. We went to the Alpha Chi Sorority house and it was fun
to meet some of the girls and it brought back a million memories.
Margaret has a granddaughter and a future grandaughter-in-law who live
in the house and it's fun to tell them about the "good ole days" when we
didn't have the beautiful home they have to live in. I was President of
the sorority and my Father and I spent an entire Summer in Logan trying
to restore a very old home to be used as a Sorority house. It was
during the war and we appreciated every single thing we could have - the
girls living in the house now are very concerned because their sofas are
old - Ha!!!! Utah State lost their football game and they should have
won it - they made two fumbles that cost them the game - they played
North Texas and the score was 31-23.
I went to the temple this morning for a
training session - Bob went this afternoon for the same thing. We have
to go twice a year and it's a wonderful refreshment course. They are
planning to build another temple in Salt Lake County soon and that
really surprises me because the Bountiful temple isn't busy enough I
don't think. I heard the Jordan River Temple is just packed all the
time and the speculation is that the next temple will be built in
Draper.
WHAT ABOUT THE POLITICS!!! I have enjoyed
watching the debates and I keep wondering how the candidates can be
friends again after all the mean things they say about each other. It
is interesting to watch the Utah Governor's race - Huntsman has the edge
according to the polls I think. And then there is Nancy Workman - she
has surely done some dumb things I think.
I'm SO happy they have found Lori Hacking's
body. That has to be the saddest thing I have ever heard about. I wish
they could find Garrett Bardsley's body - that has to be the hardest
thing for parents I have ever heard about.
That's all the news - I think. I LOVE EACH
ONE OF YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH. PLEASE BE SO VERY, VERY CAREFUL IN
EVERYTHING YOU DO. Grandma B XXXXXOOOOO