January 1982 - from my journal

January 1982

8 - 11 a.m. doctor, 2:00 pictures

9 - Gwen's birthday

12 - WIC, Joni's birthday, Frost hair

13 - Club

15 - Heart Drive

19 - Home teach

21 - Tend Casey

21 - Jared Rich is born

22 - SKI

24 - Started as Jr. Primary pianist

25 - SKI

January -  I started back to I.R.S. seasonal on swing shift.

January 5, 1982

Boy, with Christmas and all, I've really been neglecting this journal.  We all had a really nice Christmas, but I guess it's always a let down that week after, because of the anniversary of Ambure's death. I've been going to tape her life history for over a month now, but even as I write this about her, I'm uncomfortable and don't want to get personal about her and her death.  Right now I'm kinda confused and upset about my life.  I guess I'm depressed deep down inside.  It always comes around Ambure's anniversary.   I guess all the problems I have sometimes seem so overwhelming.  So I bury them deep inside and try not to think about what I should be doing that I'm not.  Boy, just writing this is really getting me down.  Maybe I'll tape it. ( I never did)

January 22, 1982

Susan and Layne had a baby boy yesterday.  I tended Casey all day. (They named their baby Jared.  He and Zac have been such good friends as they have grown older.  Now that they are 14 years old, they like to hang out together even more) - now as I update this in 2020, they are both grown men with kids of their own, and hardly ever see each other and are not close at all.  Isn't it funny how relationships change over the years?