July
1986
2
- pick out tile & stain
4
- Fourth of July parade
4
- started to stain doors
7
- varnish
8
- finished shingling
8
- varnish
9
- varnish
11
- interview for job at courthouse
12
- varnish & stain
13
- varnish & stain
14
- gave my 2 weeks notice at Brownings
15
- tile started, heating system installed
16
- cabinets and tile finished
17
cabinets
18
varnish & finish
19
- varnish & finish
20
-varnish is finish
21
- Start work at Courthouse
July
14, 1986
Today is Roger and mines 9 year anniversary.
Tomorrow the tile and heating system are going in the house. We are
doing the finish work now. Cabinets go
in Wednesday.
July
1986 - letter from Linda and Bruce
Rog,
We thought we would send you something a little different for your
birthday. This is a Japanese SAKE
set. They drink their wine and liquor out of these. The tall ones hold the
drink, and the little ones you drink out of.
Hope you like them. By the way,
how's everyone doing? How's the house
coming? Let us know. Maybe now you can get caught up on your
rest. I don't think you'll ever get
caught up. Anyway, we're all okay, and
it's really neat over here. We all
really like it. There is a lot to see and
do. We just can't understand anyone we
talk to that is Japanese. And 80% of all
the Kadina Air Base is Japanese. So
whatever office you go into, there is a language barrier. All these people bow and smile and say
yes. No matter what we say to them. How's your baseball team doing? Good I hope.
HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We're
thinking of you. Tell Gwen and the kids
Hi. Miss You! Love Linda, Bruce, and gang.
July
19, 1986 - letter from Darrin Frost in Okinawa
Rog,
Gwen, & kids, How have all you been?
We're doing good over her. How is
your house coming along. I bet it's
pretty. I wish I could of helped you
this summer. It's pretty boring around
here most of the time. I would die for
some Wonder Bread for breakfast, instead of this crummy old bread. It's pretty gross. Have you been riding your horse lately? Zac will probably be riding it by himself
when we get back, and he will probably be riding in the little Buckaroo rodeo
too when we get back. When I see little
kids it reminds me of Mandy and Zac. I
hope Zac and Mandy remember us when we get back. Have you been seeing any deer behind your
house yet? You better get a deer this
year Rog, cause when I get back, I"ll be shooting bullets all around the
deer before you even get your scope up. (ha-ha)
When I get back I can just drive up to Morgan in my 4 wheel drive truck
and go hunting. (I wish) My mom cut my
hair the other day, and it's about as short as my dads. (sucks) At least I know Rog (you) and Layne can't
pull it. Rog better get taller and
stronger so when I get back I can pick on him.
Gwen you wouldn't like it over here because there's great big banana
spiders, and grasshopper's that are 4 and 5 inches long, but you would like it
on the beach because there's guys in their skimpy, I mean SKIMPY swimming suits. (sorry Rog, but I had
to tell her) Well, better go, Love you
guys, Darrin P.S. If you get time write back.
July
31, 1986
This
life is hard. I'm thankful we could come
down and get a body and be put to the test, but oh, it's so hard
sometimes. I feel so weak and scared
sometimes, but I know Heavenly Father loves me and cares about me and that he
will help me and comfort me always. He
is always here, and I can go to him all the time, anytime, and he always
listens and helps me. I'm so thankful I
know this now. I will go on and never
quit. I have been given so much, I can't
let him down. I love my family and I
want us all to be happy forever.
