9-16-84

Dear Diary, We saw John, Audrey and children off about 7am. I sure hope they are safely home by now. We had our MI cadet speak in Sac today. He's only been a member 3 months and he made a better talk than some of our full time missionaries. Bishop Mott really called us to repentance today, he spoke also. We talked with Steve and Jeanette this eve. I gave her a dill pickle recipe. Steve had a little accident at work.

9-15-84

Dear Dairy, I'm not ired much tonight but I am sick. We have enjoyed having John and children some but hate to see Audrey go more than I ever have maybe it is because I am sick. I sure hate to see any of our family travel on the sabbath day. I sure hope they have a safe trip home and hope I feel like going to church tomorrow. Audrey and I watched the Miss America pageant. Miss Utah got it, our favorite.

9-14-84

Dear Diary, We went back to the Murcadine vines and got more. I've fixed the juice, we'll make the jelly later. John and the 4 youngest kids got here tonight. The kids were disappointed that Audrey wasn't here. I fed the kids and they went to bed. I know they were tired after 14 hours on the road. Tony came this eve, brought 2 tables and got a baby bed. Marsha did not come. I talked with Gina this eve. Patsy, Roger and Richard went to a special interest conf.

9-13-84

Dear Diary, I made the muscadine jelly this morning. I made 16 pts of good jelly. Heber brought home a new pick up truck, took me to ride in it. He decided he didn't want it. He has pulled several rows of corn today. He hogs the corn stalks after he pulls each row. The most important thing we've done today was to read the scriptures after supper. Audrey is at Linda Etheridge's. I heard very disturbing news that Janie and Ralph Stroud are divorcing.

9-12-84

Dear Diary, We, Heber and I went across the pasture and gathered muscadines about 2 or 3 gals. I wrote some b'day cards then we went to visit a friend. We spent about an hour or two, she lives alone and she said us coming made her day. I talked with Neva today. Dollie Graves called again so i told her I wouldn't be able to go with her to Germany. Heber has pulled lots of corn today. I learned Ben my bro-in-law had open heart surgery Monday.

9-11-84

Dear Diary, This almost seems like Sunday because we've spent most of the day at the chapel. We had around 20 people for our homemaking meeting. I made some felt veg. figures, put magnets on them to stick on the refrigerator. I gave them to friends. We sure had a nice luncheon. Everyone brought food except the 4 black sisters. We took Audrey to Linda's after we had shopped for groceries. She will stay there the rest of the week.

9-10-84

Dear Diary, 36 years ago today our Larry was born. 32 years ago yesterday we had a fat curly headed baby girl Neva come. We have several b'days in the month of Sept. I have spent most of the day making stew with vegetables and meats. I froze it. We enjoyed reading last night in the church news, lots of church history. They are restoring lots of the pioneer homes. We go to our homemaking meeting tomorrow at the chapel in Selma.

9-09-84

Dear Diary, We had a good day at church we went by MMI and took a cadet who's at MI he's only been a member 3 months. We hope there will be more enrolled there. We are just so happy to know most of our families were at church today. If not, we hope that soon they will all be going. We are so grateful for our membership in the church. We visited our friend Sadie Watson in the nursing home this evening. She cried and said she wanted to get well so bad, really sad.

9-08-84

Dear Diary, Bishop Mott and Bro Johnson got here at daylight. They worked all day covering the carriage shed. They got it all finished by dark, the three of them. Heber helped too but what was frightening was when they left Heber fully intended to pay them for the days work they wouldn't take any pay. They thought it would be nice for the Bishopric to work together and it was a great day. They ate breakfast and dinner with us. I talked with Randy today.

9-07-84

Dar Diary, We are all really pooped tonight. Heber hauled 111 bales of hay today. Audrey and I helped him  load and unload it in the hay loft. He had a pulley rigged up so he could store it in the loft. I wrote some birthday cards. Audrey washed two loads of clothes. We thought we would go to Selma this eve, but we were too tired after the hay.

9-06-84

Dear Diary, Neva called before 8am to tell us John and 4 of the children would come down on the 14th to get Audrey to spend  some time with them. Then Dollie Graves called to ask me if I would go with her to Germany the last 2 weeks of Nov. I told her I would think about it. I finished preserving the preserving the pears today. Audrey and I also made a batch of pear relish. Heber worked outside a lot. He sure has everything looking good on the outside. We read some tonight.

9-05-84

Dear Diary, Well another day of the same, more work, work, work. I made a few more pear preserves and also picked more peppers and finished filling up the big jars with red and green peppers for pepper sauce. Patsy called today before 8am. She just wanted to hear from us. Its sure good to know someone is thinking about ya, gotta get some birthday cards in the mail, a big b'day month.

9-04-84

Dear Diary, We didn't get much rain but we were glad for what little we got. We all- Audrey, Heber and I cleaned up a lot outside. We have had it much cooler than usual which was great for working. We got our Ensign today so we read a lot in it tonight. We really feel good when we slow down enough to read in the scriptures and our church magazines.

9-03-84

Dear Diary, It has been a most profitable day. We were really happy to be able to do lots of things today just great to be able to work. Heber and I really love to work with the flowers and garden. We gathered the okra and I froze several bags then I peeled and started some pear preserves. I also watered some, fed several things then tonight we are so happy to get some much appreciated rain. Thank goodness for it.