February - June 1989

February

6 - Primary party

10 - Go out with Joan and Chet

14 - Zac's Valentine Party in school

15 - visit teach

19 - Ice cream for Grandpa Dickson's birthday

27 - Joan dinner?

February 11, 1989

Well, we are really into winter here.  It has been so cold this past week.  20-30 below zero.  We went out with Joan and Chet last night to eat and to a show.  Valentine's Day is just around the corner.  Landon is creeping (not crawling) around now.  He's still on his tummy pulling with his elbows and arms.  Amanda and Zac are watching cartoons as usual on a Saturday morning.  Rog is out doing chores and fixing the tractor.  It is sure foggy out this morning.  Mark, my brother is still doing well on his mission.  Erika is still teaching school in West Valley City, at Monroe Elementary.  She's great.  I still miss Tonya allot sometimes.  Jenny Fry finally died a couple of weeks ago.  (Jenny Fry was another Morgan teenager who was in a car accident a few weeks after Tonya.  She didn't die right off, but had terrible brain damage, and has been a vegetative state for the last few months)  Mom and Dad and Erika are getting excited to go pick up Mark in 6 months. His time is getting short.  I'm still eating good and exercising and going to aerobics, but this past week I've had a real stiff neck.  It doesn't pinch anymore, but it's sore, and last night it ached so bad. I hope it'll go away and not be something serious.  Joan Adams is due in 7 weeks with her baby.

February 12, 1989

Sunday's are such lazy mornings.  Church doesn't start until 1 p.m., and we just lay around until it's time to get ready. My neck's a little better, but I still feel blah!  Diane Call was supposed to have twins in September, but one of the babies has died.  That's so sad.  (The other one died, and she miscarried February 26, 1989)

March

March 1, 1989

Well, February has been a bad month as usual.  I can't write it all down.  Amanda's getting old enough to read cursive.  Suffice to say, my life is a BIG MESS TOTALLY.  Zac says everyone hates him.    Roger and I are like total strangers.  Landon is my only light.  Only he loves me and needs me.  There have got to be some major changes.

March 29, 1989

Well, things are better.  Just go on I guess.  Landon is almost 9 months old.  Can't believe it.  He's pulling himself up to things now and crawls all over and can sit and go down and sit back up.  He's so sweet.  He has been so well.  Last week we had a scare.  He got weird bruises on his ears (petekial hemmorage)  Dr. Eberhard ordered a platelet count and blood tests.  They turned out okay.  I guess it was a fall that did it.  Grandma and Grandpa Dickson are in Hawaii.  They left last Saturday, and will be back April 4th. I'm so glad they went.  Joan Adams is having her baby on March 31st.  They are going to start her.  We got our tax returns back, and paid all our bills off. 

April

2 - Keysto's birthday, had barbecue, General conf.

8 - Soccer starts

9 - Mandy's b-day

12 - Joan shower

15 - Michelle shower?  wedding?

22 - Duffs is S.L.C. for Grandma Tonks birthday

28 - Landon gets top right tooth

April 14, 1989

All's well.  I've started on Eat and Be Lean.  Hope to do great!

May

1 - Primary party

3 - 1:30 program?

6 - Kelly's wedding

9 - Superkids day - Amanda

11 - Super kids day - Zac

12 - Zoo

12 - Linda's barbecue

14 - Mom's dinner, stake conf.

23 - Get recommend

May 6, 1989

Kelly's getting married tonight.  Still doing well on Eat and Be Lean. (Kelly married Michelle Peterson from Mt. Green.  They were married for a few years before having any kids, and then after they had Chase, they separated for awhile, and then got back together, and finally divorced in 94-95. Then were remarried in  97-98.  I’m so glad.)

May 6, 1989 - Kelly and Michelle were married

Wedding invitation.  Michelle and Kelly have chosen Saturday, May 6, 1989 to join their love in marriage.  They and their parents, Mr. Don R. Petersen and Ms. Connie M. Petersen and Mr. and Mrs. Delore "Ben" Rich request the pleasure of your company at a wedding reception held in their honor that evening from 7 until 9 at the Morgan 6th Ward.

May 22, 1989

I wish I could be happy.  Roger and I are not better.  It's hard to believe we could come to this.  I don't know if I can go to the bishop and ask for my recommend to be renewed.  I am so down.  I can't even pray.  School's out in a couple of days.  Landon is almost walking. I smashed my finger today - BAD!  Still doing good on Eat and Be Lean.

June

2 - Dance Review Mandy

2- Brenda's graduation

3 - Tonya temple work done

I am attending Eat and Be Lean classes on Saturday morning at this point.

11 - Aunt Barbara?

12 - Zac dentist

17- Lagoon

21-24 Lynette comes down from Idaho Falls

22 - Aunt Carol goes through the temple

26 - Tonks reunion

30 - Linda leaves (back to Okinawa?)

June 3, 1989

Went with mom and dad and Erika to the Ogden temple and did Tonya's endowment.  Exactly 1 year from her death date.

June 7, 1989 - Letter from Erika

Dear Landon, Zac and Mandy

I have been having a blast down here in Los Angeles!  I really miss living down here.  I have been to Disneyland, and the temple.  Tonight we are going to the Magic Castle, and Pinks; tomorrow I will hit Universal Studios and Toluca Lake.  I love you a lot!  See you on Saturday.  Love Erika