September 1988 - from my journal

September

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!