Daily Life

12 entries

1986

Sunday, January 26, 1986

Sunday, January 26, 1986

Today was very cold, 2° above 0, wind chill of -30°. I didn't go out too much today. Keith did chores. It was nice staying in. I'll be having Megan 4 days a week now instead of 5 days. Donny…
Friday, February 28, 1986

Friday, February 28, 1986

A lot has happened this month. We were involved in a play, "Heaven's Gate and Hell's Flames". Keith played the part of Christ — he did a terrific job. Our milk cow, Blossom, died from too much grain. We sure…
Monday, December 8, 1986

Monday, December 8, 1986

We got snow today, It's nice out though, no wind. Kids didn't have school today because of a special Christmas program the nuns had they needed the classrooms. It's hard to believe Donny is in 6th grade and Helen is…

Monday, January 5, 1987

Thursday, January 5, 1989

Today was cloudy, but really nice for January. I changed all the sheets today. They sure smell good when you hang them on the line. Keith went to a Phoenix game at the arena with Donny and Aaron. They played…
Tuesday, November 24, 1987

Tuesday, November 24, 1987

The days and months go so fast. Today Donny got his Nintendo TV game set. He worked and saved his birthday money for it. Thanksgiving is this week. Galen is dating Teresa Caldron very seriously. The kids have basketball practice…
Thursday, December 10, 1987

Thursday, December 10, 1987

Today was a busy one. We plastered the downstairs bedroom. Always makes other things a mess. Don's basketball team won their first game tonight against Redeemer Lutheran. Don and Helen both like basketball. Mr. Birr, their coach, is exceptionally good.…
Friday, December 11, 1987

Friday, December 11, 1987

Don had braces put on in September. He had to get them tightened today. I picked him up from school and after I took him out for lunch before I brought him back to school. Our Christmas tree is up…
Sunday, December 13, 1987

Sunday, December 13, 1987

Tonight was a Christmas play (Arch Angel) at church. This is the first year I didn't have any children in it. Don ran the spot lite and Helen helped me in the kitchen. We had an afterglow downstairs after with…

Tuesday, January 5, 1988

Tuesday, January 5, 1988

Christmas came and went so fast this year. We went by Dad's Christmas Eve for a couple of hours, then came home, the kids were anxious to open their gifts. Donny got a shift, pajamas, Nintendo game, Mach Rider, Zapper…
Wednesday, July 6, 1988

Wednesday, July 6, 1988

Today was a scorcher. 100° F. We're in the worse drought since the 1930's. Today we got more hay along the road. It's going to be hard to get this year. Helen is doing a lot of babysitting lately. She…

Monday, January 2, 1989

Monday, January 2, 1989

Wow! 1989 — impossible! Donny is 14 going to be 15 this year and Helen is going to be a teenager. Where do the years go? Christmas was nice. We went to church Christmas Eve then to Dad's. He enjoys…
Tuesday, January 3, 1989

Tuesday, January 3, 1989

Today I finished taking down the Christmas tree. In on way it was good getting everything put away, but there's always a little sadness with it too. It symbolizes another year coming to and end. — A lot of good…