1981
(These
following letters were written between Gwen and Roger during the months of
Jan-May in 1981, while Gwen was working days at I.R.S. and Rog was working
swing at the bakery)
Gwen,
We are just sitting here watching T.V. and playing with (Jack). Mandy was good. She went back to bed at 7:00 a.m. and I did
too. She woke me up at 10:00 a.m. Don't forget to call Dick. Be careful if you go anywhere. I should be home about 10:00 p.m. but don't
wait up for me. (We love you) Hope your day at work went good. You are probably the best looking woman
there. The car has been started. If you want, you can pay Diane with a check
for the past two days. P.S. I love
you Love Roger
Gwen,
I love you. I just figured the check
book. We are one penny off. That is pretty good. I can't talk much. I've got to go make the bed and clean the
house. Hope I do it good for you. How did mom like the car? Go to bed early, cause I love you. I will probably be late. I love you.
Roger
Gwen,
I went over to Wally's. You will have to
take the truck over there Sunday night and you will have to pick it up Monday
after work and pay him. He has got some
nice bikes over there. He is going to
get one fixed up so we can take it for a ride Tuesday after you get back from
work. It's a lovely bike. It is a LTD 440 It is a brand now one, and I can get it for
about $1,900 or $2,000. It gets 60-70
mpg. love, Roger P.S. Talk to you
tonight
Gwen,
We are just sitting here trying to find something for lunch. Amanda had cereal and applesauce for
breakfast. We love you so much. I can hardly wait till this weekend. Mandy was good this morning. I don't know what time I will be home, but
you go to bed early or I will kick your butt.
I gave Mandy her vitamins. It is
11:15 a.m., so I have to go get dinner fixed.
We love you, Roger, Mandy, Ambure (And the little one *I'm barely pregnant with Zac at this time) She had Cream of Mushroom soup and
pears. I picked all the mushrooms out of
it. She liked it. There is more in the yellow thing in the
fridge.
Dear
Roger, I can hardly wait till this
weekend. I'll call tomorrow and get us a
reservation , but tell me how much you want to spend okay? So I don't go overboard. I love you so much!! Amanda was really good today. She is such a sweetheart. She takes after you. I hope the spaghetti is good for you. The reason I mixed the noodles with the sauce
is so they wouldn't go soggy, okay? I
don't have anything else to say except I love you a whole bunch. Love, Gwen, & Amanda, & Ambure. P.S. Grandma gave you some raisin bread, eat
it!!
Gwen,
We are just eating breakfast. Mandy was
great. She woke up about 6:30 a.m., then
went back to sleep till 7:35 a.m. I am
sorry I was so bad last night. I was a jerk. Don't hate me. We are all through eating. Mandy had some Frootloops. Gwen would you call Dick Slate and ask him
for some more paper to fill my rolls out on. (The blue ones) I went to do my rolls, and I don't have any. (Please)
I put $20.00 in checking. The
rest is in the envelope. Here is $5.00
to buy some Triaminic for Mandy. Use
that $2.03 for the rest. Here is how
much interest I paid on my truck. We
love you so much. I started the car for
you. Be careful tonight. I love you so much, Roger P.S. I sleep like a log zzzzzzzz I love you.
Gwen,
I love you. I called the I.R.S. and they
told me they can't tell when we will be getting our refund, until our taxes
have been in for ten weeks. I love you. I hope work went good for you today. Mandy is an angel. I love all of you. (Mandy, Ambure, Mommy) I love you.
See you tonight. Love you. I probably will be a little late. Roger
P.S. I could not find her bonnet, would you find
it?
Gwen,
I LOVE YOU, Sorry I was an A-hole this morning.
Mandy had some bad messy pants. I
had to plug my nose. Mandy is in
bed. I am going out to shovel the
walks. I hope work went okay for you
today. Plan on going to Ogden
Gwen, guess what?
Look in the envelope. It will
surprise you. We got our taxes. I talked to George (at the bank) and he said
there was no problem about getting a loan. (for a car, I think) I paid the truck payment. I love you.
Go to bed early. I will probably
be a little late. I will pick you up
tomorrow at the same place, and same time.
Then we will go buy a car somewhere.
You better wash diapers. Be careful today. I hope you don't go to that party.
(I can't remember what party he was talking about) I
love you, Roger
Gwen,
I have a lot to tell you, and it is 11:45 a.m.
(almost time for him to leave for work) Mandy is still in bed. A man came today and
he is selling tapes of the church history and the bible. I told him it was all right with me. He is coming at 4:30 p.m. to show them to you
and you will have to sign and pay $34.00 if you want them. So it is up to you. He said your mom has got them, so if you want
to, call her and find out about them. It
will cost $15.00 a month, for two tapes.
It is totally up to you. Call
me at 7:00.
Don't forget I love you. Roger P.S. You better wash diapers. Please be home at 4:30. Call me at 7:00.
Gwen,
here are some coupons from your Grandma.
There was an advertisement on the T.V.
I love you. Hope work went good
for you. Would you go over to Hamula's
and get some baby food. Mandy is out of
cereal. You might want to take Loosli's
vacuum over. They aren't home. I fed the cats. I think I will call Bret Kimball about a the
new job.(I think we were trying to line them up for Amway) Try that new was soap. Don't forget to wash it without clothes in
it. I hope you like your check
(wow) I read through all those books.
(Amway books) They are really
good. I bought some potato soup for
Mandy's lunch I hope she likes it. I didn't give Mandy any Triaminic. I didn't know if I was supposed to give her
it. I love you. Roger.
P.S. Mandy has had three dirty
pants, and she woke up and she just cried for a half an hour. She has a bad diaper rash. I didn't get the chance to feed her. I hope Diane doesn't care. You can feed her the soup tonight. She feels better now, but I don't have time
to feed her.
Dear
Roger, I love you very much! I hope that everything I need to say in this
letter I can. Remember, you can give
Mandy some Triaminic tomorrow morning EARLY 1/2 tsp. and then again about noon,
or just before you take her to mom's. By
the way, you might want to call mom at work 829-3418, and remind her. I have used the laundry soap, lotion, spray
cleaner, and shampoo. Tomorrow you might
want to use the shoe polish and L.O.C. okay? (These are Amway products we
were trying out. Somebody at Rog's work
was trying to get us to join) That
book is really good too! Please try and
be home by four tomorrow okay? When is
B.J. going to pick the kit up? I'm sorry
that Mandy had so many dirty diapers.
Diane fed her really good and she said she'll feed her everyday she
tends her if you want her to, because she doesn't feed her kids until 12:15 or
12:30. If you get a can of olives, I'll
fix a pizza tomorrow night, okay? I hope
you like your supper. It's about 9:00,
and I think I better get to bed. OH, by
the way, I didn't get furloughed!
Neither did Tori Campbell. And
now for the bad news, my friend Karen at work used to do Amway, and she didn't
like it at all. I'll have to
explain it more to you tomorrow. Bret
and Gaylene sound like good prospects.
Tell B. J. that I think it would be a good idea if they came about 15
minutes early, so we could talk first.
Love Gwen, Amanda, and Ambure.
Please hang up the Levis
Gwen,
I love you. I am not mad at you. I hope you told them that you wanted to be
furloughed tomorrow. I hate seeing you
like that. Write out a check to the
hospital and pay Diane out of that twenty dollar bill you have. I should be home at 10:00 p.m. If you want to
wait up for me you can, but if you are tired you can go to bed. I have to mow the lawn tomorrow morning. You have to do something about Mandy and the
doctor. Maybe stay home. I love you, Roger P.S. Chet said they are hiring up at the
cement plant in May.
Gwen,
we are sitting here just waiting for Mandy's lunch to get ready. It is poached eggs. She had cereal and applesauce for
breakfast. It is 11:00 a.m., so I am
trying to be fast. Mandy just pulled a leaf off of your flower. I just changed a messy messy
diaper. We love you so much. I don't know if I will be late or not. I took the good car seat out of the car, and
put it in the truck. So you will have to
put the black one in the car. It is
snowing cats and dogs outside. So you be
careful going to get Mandy. Sorry about
not cleaning the house up. I don't have
time on Friday's. I love you, Roger P.S. I gave Mandy her vitamins.
Dear
Roger, I'm just sitting here watching T.V.
It's 5:30. Mandy is in bed for a
nap. The last 2 days she's slept after
I've got home at 4:00 p.m. It makes me
feel bad. You sure take such good care
of Amanda. But could you please help me
out. I know I haven't told you this
before, but when you write me your little notes, could you please tell me what
you've fed Mandy for breakfast and lunch, so I"ll know just what her
schedule has been and what I should feed her.
Guess what? You won't believe
it! The roll system has changed in our
church. They only need the rolls every 3
months. So on April 7th, you should have
the report for January, February, and March to Dick Slate. He said he would get you the roll thing by
then. Boy, I'm sure glad somebody told
us! Huh?
I've been thinking maybe we should call H & R Block. I just can't get a hold of Terry. (Terry
who? I don't remember. I guess someone to help us with our taxes)
I don't have to pay Diane till the end of this month. I love you so much honey. Can you tell Amanda is helping me with this
letter. (Amanda was pulling at my hands, and the rest of the letter is a
mess) She's awake now. I'm really tired, so I might be in bed, but
please wake me up. I don't know what to fix you for supper.
Gwen,
I love you. I hope your last day at work
went good for you. Susan started work at
Nebco today. I went and bought a Pepsi
and she was there. Lay down and rest so
we can have a good time tonight. We all
love you. Clean the kitchen, then go get
Mr. Loosli and show him the water. I
love you, Roger P.S. Don't forget
Mandy's medicine.
Gwen, I love you.
I had a good time this morning. I
should be home on time or maybe a little early.
It is 9:10, and Mandy is in bed and I am going out to do some yard
work. Do you think it would be good if I
got on nights? I would rather be on
days, but I would take nights, I think, if I had the chance. I love you, Roger P.S. Pay Mt. Bell, Allstate, and Dentist
Gwen,
I love you. I left the check book there
so you can buy stuff for cookies. I
don't care if you take off work Friday, but I want you to take annual leave so
you will get paid for it. I got the
truck taken care of. I love you. Look at Mandy's pants ;in the bathroom, and
you can see how much fun I had changing them.
I love you, Roger, (I love you)
I
love you
We
love you mommy. Mandy was a good little
girl all day. Would you call your mom
and ask her if it would be all right to bring Mandy over about 11:30 a.m., so I
can go cash my check. I hope your first
day at work went good for you. You were
probably the best looking and the fastest worker there. I drove the truck to work. I put gas in it. The car has not been started all day, so you
might want to let it run for a minute.
Ask your dad what kind of oil he puts in the car. (This is when we
were borrowing mom and dad's red station wagon) I will get some. It's down almost to ADD. I hope you are not mad at me for all the
dishes. If you are, I will start doing
them once in awhile. Ha Ha I
bathed Mandy this morning. I you want
you can bath her tonight. Go to bed
early so you will feel good tomorrow.
All three of us love you, Roger I
fed Mandy almost two bowls of hamburger soup.
You eat good for supper. Love
you, Will you pick up Allan Griffins
roll. His wife didn't know where it
was. I got Kent
(Approximately
March 1981)
Dear
Roger, I luv you a million, jillion,
billion lots. so do Ambure and
Amanda. Work went quite well today, and
a met a new friend. Her name is Karen
Carnahan. She's really nice. Amanda was really good at Diane's today, and
when she saw me she got so excited, but guess what? Diane's gonna have a baby in 2 months! Then what'll we do? But anyway, there's dinner in the oven for
you. Mom made it. We ate over to moms. You did a beautiful job cleaning the
house. You may not be a good dishwasher,
but you're an excellent bed maker!! Your mom's driving tomorrow. I got two parking decals for the station
wagon, and the truck. They go on the
outside on the middle at the top. We've
have to put them on this weekend. I luv
you so much!! Luv, Gwen
P.S.
I hope you remembered to get bread so I can make me a deer meat sandwich. P.P.S.
Thanks for calling me. Mom said
she'd be home right exactly at 11:30 a.m., so have her their exactly. give her some Triaminic Eat some cake.
Gwen,
We love you. Hope you had a good day at
work. Hope you like your new
friend. If you go any where, be careful,
because the roads may be slick. Mandy
and I missed you. Mandy's just eating a
cookie and smacking her lips. She has a
little runny nose. The car has been
started today. PLEASE PICK UP ALAN'S
ROLL TODAY. YOU FORGOT YESTERDAY. I would, but Billy (his wife) doesn't know
where he put it. If you can, wait up for
me tonight. It not, I won't be mad. I hope the house is clean enough for
you. I took the diaper pail down for
you. I love you. R.R.
P.S. I love you. P.P.S I love
you. P.P.P.S. I love you P.P.P.P.S. I love you
Gwen, I am just sitting here watching T.V. Mandy is in bed. We got up and ate breakfast, then I got her
dressed, then we went up and did the chores.
It took us an hour. It is now
9:00 a.m. I got the mail. You got a whole bunch of mail. I love you.
Sorry I didn't get up with you this morning. Mandy was so good this morning. She watched me all morning. She got excited when she saw the horses, then
she went to sleep. I love you. The cookies are good. Love you, Roger
Roger,
I love you. I hope the Ham and Cheese is
enough for you. Mandy wasn't too
pleasant tonight, and I wasn't to patient.
I wish I could see her more often.
Tomorrow will you fill the fish tank and plug the heater back in,
okay? Thanks!! If you get a chance, look at the new photo
album I fixed for Amanda, okay? I'm beat
and gonna do my exercises, then hit the sack.
I can hardly wait till this weekend.
Maybe we can buy Mandy something really neat at the mall with any extra
money we have. I have a nagging
toothache. I hope it doesn't get worse
for this weekend. I luv you, Gwen D.
Rich
Gwen,
I love you and miss you. I hope you are
not too tired tonight. I hope Mandy will
be good for you. Just one more day till
this weekend. The photo album is
cute. I have got to shave now. Mandy is in bed. It is 11:00, so I have to hurry. I love you, Roger
P.S.
I took the diapers downstairs. You
should soak them. P.S. There is tomato
soup in the fridge for you.
