Mike's note: This was clearly a week of stress for Mom. This is a lot of change in one week! Despite it all she still managed to write me a letter (I was serving as a missionary in Spain at the time). Don't ask me how she kept all this stuff together. Can you pick out all the simultaneous issues?
From the journal:
1983
Jan 2 - Sunday - Church - chicken and waffles - took down tree - played games - Fred went to work on graveyard shift - wrote to Mike
Jan 3 - New department at work - learned a lot today - nice visit with Mom and Dad after work - washed clothes
Jan 4 - Tues - After a busy day at work, took Mom and Dad in the truck and went shopping for shoes for Dad - also exchanged some Christmas presents - Lisa brought car home from Vegas - cost $186 to fix car.
Jan 5 - Wed - Good and busy day at work - after work took Mom and Dad down for groceries and turned in claim to the insurance man for our towage bill - got a check - finished Crystal's dress for the wedding - Crys gets her braces on next month.
Jan 6 - Thurs - Worked on wedding cakes - went shopping and got more groceries.
Jan 7 - Fri - Finished cakes - pressed dresses - last minute things for the wedding - Lisa and Vince went skating - brought Peggy back.
Jan 8 - Sat - Everyone was fighting for the bathroom - set up church - took food up - wedding started on time - Vangie was late so Ramona took her place - Vangie got there after the ceremony - beautiful ceremony - Lisa looked pretty and happy - Mom cried - Bishop Scott gave a nice talk - Relief Society room full of people - a nice turnout - Fishers - Overdorfs - Newell Barlow - Thrashes - lots of ward members - Sisters Renee Hortin and Ruth Owen were in charge of the kitchen - everything went fine - Dan and Kristin Hoffmeister fixed up the truck with toilet paper, cans, shaving cream, marshmallows, etc. - They found out and made them clean it - Didn't get enough money - don't know how they'll move - they went to Ogden for the night - we lugged the stuff home and cleaned up - tired - got to bed late
From the journal:
1983
Jan 2 - Sunday - Church - chicken and waffles - took down tree - played games - Fred went to work on graveyard shift - wrote to Mike
Jan 3 - New department at work - learned a lot today - nice visit with Mom and Dad after work - washed clothes
Jan 4 - Tues - After a busy day at work, took Mom and Dad in the truck and went shopping for shoes for Dad - also exchanged some Christmas presents - Lisa brought car home from Vegas - cost $186 to fix car.
Jan 5 - Wed - Good and busy day at work - after work took Mom and Dad down for groceries and turned in claim to the insurance man for our towage bill - got a check - finished Crystal's dress for the wedding - Crys gets her braces on next month.
Jan 6 - Thurs - Worked on wedding cakes - went shopping and got more groceries.
Jan 7 - Fri - Finished cakes - pressed dresses - last minute things for the wedding - Lisa and Vince went skating - brought Peggy back.
Jan 8 - Sat - Everyone was fighting for the bathroom - set up church - took food up - wedding started on time - Vangie was late so Ramona took her place - Vangie got there after the ceremony - beautiful ceremony - Lisa looked pretty and happy - Mom cried - Bishop Scott gave a nice talk - Relief Society room full of people - a nice turnout - Fishers - Overdorfs - Newell Barlow - Thrashes - lots of ward members - Sisters Renee Hortin and Ruth Owen were in charge of the kitchen - everything went fine - Dan and Kristin Hoffmeister fixed up the truck with toilet paper, cans, shaving cream, marshmallows, etc. - They found out and made them clean it - Didn't get enough money - don't know how they'll move - they went to Ogden for the night - we lugged the stuff home and cleaned up - tired - got to bed late
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