5
- aerobics
6
- Landon is 11 pounds 6 ounces
8
- Back to School Night
8-
Clogging
10
- Relief Society Conference
10
- Soccer
16,17 Veloy and Lee to California
17
- baby shower?
18-
Inservice
19
- Room mother's tea
20
- Temple with JoAnn Nelson
21
- Mandy 4-H
Mandy
has clogging on Thursdays
24
- Leslie Thiel's birthday
28
- Zac's birthday
29-30
Parent Teacher conf.
30
- Pick up pictures at K-mart
September
3, 1988
Landon's
getting blessed tomorrow. We are all
looking forward to it. Amanda is sick
with a fever and headache. The flu is
going around. This is the third day on
my diet. It's going good. I have been walking allot with Annette
Prescott. Hope to see some change I'm having dinner here for mom and dad and
Erika, and Ben and LuAnn tomorrow. (Chicken)
Well, we got our porch dug out, and dad has got it 1/2 framed. It will be the best built porch in Morgan. I want to take an Aerobics class that's
starting, and a sewing one also. The
Rich's are all up to the cabin this weekend. (Kerry's dad's cabin up Lost
Creek) Rog had to work 4 hours tonight
(10 to 2) It's holiday overtime. Just paid off our recliner we bought in
June. $220.00 90 days free interest.
September
4, 1988
7
a.m. Got up at 5:30 a.m. with
Landon. Stayed up and got a cake made,
table set, dishes done and chicken ready for the oven. Hopefully everything's set. There's a fire up Emigration canyon that's
bad. It's supposed to be smoky,
overcast, and windy today.
September
5, 1988
All
went well yesterday. Mostly. Landon's blessing was beautiful. Dad did a great job. It was a very spiritual fast meeting. I bore my testimony. Landon messed just before he was blessed, and
then grinned the whole time. Grandpa
Dickson, Grandpa White, Kerry Porter, Dad, Roger, Bishop Nelson, and Ben were
in the circle. Robyn Birt was also
confirmed. Grandma and Grandpa Dickson
thought they were invited up to dinner, but they weren't. What a mix up !?! I've been walking with Annette. I will measure now. I weight approximately 165 pounds.
Sept
5, 1988 December 29, 1988
calf 14 1/2 14
thigh
24 23
hips 42 43
waist 37 36
bust
40 37 1/2
arms
12 12
I
don't have a scale, so I'll just measure.
What a beef!!!
September
1988 (postcard from Mark)
Dear
Rich's How are you all? Got another
letter from you Gwen, thanks. I've been
real lazy lately. Sorry. It seems that Mondays are my busiest days,
the time flies by, and I don't have anything accomplished it seems. Thanks for the pictures. Landon sure is a cute one, isn't he! I'm sure you're all back into the swing of
things by now, already for a long cold winter!
Can you believe that it's September and fall. I'm so close to coming home. I love Japan so much, it'll be tough to go
home though, it seems I've spent my life here.
Everyday really is a new experience, we're doing good and loving
it. I sent some stuff in the mail for
Zac and Mandy. Please try it out. Even Rog can if he wants. It's supposed to be some pretty neat
stuff. I'm so glad you've all went
through the temple and been sealed to each other. That's so important. Keep up the good work, and obey all the
little commandments. I love you all. WRITE SOON!!
Love, Dickson Cho'ro
September
19, 1988
Mom
and Dad are in California visiting Bob and Judy Boliver. They will be back
tomorrow. I blew my diet. They honored us in Inservice last night (the
outgoing Primary Presidency), we got a wreath.
I'm going to the temple tomorrow with JoAnn Nelson. It's Stake temple day. The kids seem to be doing well in school. Amanda is reading tons. I'm so glad.
Landon is getting sweeter everyday.
I'm getting fatter and lazier.
September
22, 1988
Stayed
home today and did allot of wash. Amanda
was supposed to play with Melissa after school, but Krista called and she
changed her mind. Then she lied to
Melissa. She called Melissa, and told
her that she had lied and that she was sorry.
I'm proud of her for facing up to her mistakes. Uncle Don's back is so bad. I'm calling the doctor tomorrow for
sure. Aunt Lene gave Landon a cute
Christmas outfit. I'm working tomorrow
morning, and starting an exercise program.
I gotta do something. I look like
a blimp. 170-175 pounds. What a joke!!?!? Dad came up and worked on our heating system
tonight. It'll be done soon. There's a bat in our garage. Going to Lynette's Saturday for Sommer's
baptism. The temple was nice last Tuesday. Really special. The two names I've gone through for now
besides me are, Anastasia Campo and Maria Lopez. I'm enjoying Landon so much. He is 2 1/2 months old now. Sleeping about 7 hours a night, usually 9
p.m. to 4:30 a.m. He probably weighs
12-12 1/2 pounds. I'm still nursing
him. He's in 6-9 month clothes. The 3-6 months are getting small on him. He smiles allot now, and loves to be held and
walked around so he can see what's going on.
We all love him so much. Zac is
liking 1st grade. He is learning to
read. He loves to play with his
friends. He is very conscientious about
some things. His homework and Super
Books. He likes to clean out things
(drawers, cupboards) for me, but doesn't really like getting his hair combed,
etc. He loves to play with the little
Fisher Price people. He doesn't like to
be alone or go downstairs by himself. He
is really enjoying soccer. He gets mad
easily, and wants things his way. But
then again, is very easygoing. He's a
multi-personalities boy. He's very
careful to change his school clothes when he gets home. He is a sweetheart. Loves to tease Amanda, but really looks up to
her and values her opinion of him.
Amanda is getting too grownup.
She has discovered she loves to read, and reads 30-60 minutes per day.
She likes school and friends and is involved in 4-H, and clogging. She's smart and very independent. I'm still fixing her hair, but we have war
sometimes. She is a great helper if you
can get her to help. She is so like
me. Very self-centered. I don't mean that ignorant. She is very tenderhearted and caring about
feelings, animals especially. She
doesn't like to keep her room clean. She
loves to watch TV and read. Doesn't play
with friends much, other than at school.
Loves her little brother Landon, but thinks Zac is a pest most of the
time. We love her allot.
September
24, 1988
We
are going up to Idaho Falls today to see Sommer be baptized. Roger can't go because we won't be back in
time for him to get to work. Me and the kids will be riding up with Ben and
LuAnn in their car. Linda and Bruce will
be going with Joni and Kerry in their van.
September
29, 1988
Well,
Idaho Falls went okay, and this past week has flown. Zac's birthday was yesterday. It went good.
He got a map for his hot wheels cars, and a coat, and Levi's and 2
shirts and $18.00 in cash. A pogoball
from Erika, and hotwheels. He also won
his soccer game 7-0. Tonight he is
sleeping at J. Golden's and Melanie Whimpey is sleeping here with Amanda. Bonnie Wright, Lori Webster,
and Shirley Lannefeld came up tonight and saw Landon and brought 2
gifts. I went up to Grandma Dickson's
today and started getting her pictures arranged to put in the album for her for
Christmas. Stayed about 4 hours. Got the cement poured on the front porch
Tuesday. The wall was braced good, but
fell apart a little. It's okay!
Here's
my Christmas list for 1988
Amanda
- Zac- Games- Landon-
Barbie Turbo hopper Spirograph Crib thing
Crimping
iron Basket ball thing Trouble Socks
Levi
Jacket Lee's Life Baby bear
Dress Trapper keeper Racko Ornament
Boots
Stacker
Books
Fashion
Filly
Socks
Overalls
Darrin'
- gunstrap and shirt
Lynette
- hen figurine, nightshirt
Jared
- sleeping bag
Brooke
- jewelry box
Megan - outfit
Grandparents
- photo albums
Uncle
Don - beefstick
Mom
and Dad - sheets
LuAnn
and Ben - Shop Vac
Erika
- $20.00
Mark
- shirt
Dawna
- canisters
Roger
- flannel shirts
blazer
We
are getting our family picture taken Saturday.
Also, I will pick up the pictures we had taken of the kids at K-Mart
tomorrow. Hope they're okay. (They
ended up looking really crappy. Very
poor photography. I didn't get any of
them.) Amanda's clogging class
switched to Tuesday night. She's with an
older better group. YA!
