1 - Dawna's party (she was in from Florida - we had a get-together at Round Valley)
2 - Eat at Grandma
Dickson's, Baccalaureate (Mark)
4 - dancing?
5 - Amanda's preschool exam
6 - Darrin's b-day
7 - Tonya Texas Nationals (gymnastics)
8 - Dance practice, Amanda?
11 - Dance review
12 - Mom and Dad leave for
California
13,14 State Rodeo Finals
(Heber City, Kelly?)
15 - RACES?
16 - Mark leaves for California
16 - Mark leaves for California
21 - Roger races
22 - Kerry carpet (Is this
when he is doing Rainbow Carpet Cleaning?)
26,27,28 Morgala Days
26,27,28 Morgala Days
June 12, 1985 - Mom and
Dad and family moved to California for 1 year
June 18, 1985 (Postcard
from Erika)
Dear kids, Here is a
picture for you! (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) I had breakfast with
Pluto and Goofy yesterday! I saw Mickey
Mouse also. I wish you were here, because
it is really fun. I miss you a lot, but
I will come and see you on June 26, 1985!
Love Erika
June 18, 1985
Dear Gwen, Roger, Amanda,
Zac and All, Well, I guess you could say we are adjusting to California,
although we miss all of you. Mark and
Tonya have gone to the beach (Hermosa)
We were there twice yesterday.
The waves are just the right size (not too big), plenty of beautiful
warm sand, and not too many people. The
kids really enjoyed themselves. It
really isn't too hot here-- in the 80's.
We are close enough to the ocean that we get an evening breeze, and
although it is foggy or overcast inland, we usually have sunshine half of the
day. Anyway, we had enough yesterday for
me to get my shoulders and legs sunburned, (not too much) Mark arrived okay Sunday, with no problems. We brought him back to the motel, and then
about 4 p.m. started for Aunt Dixie's in Thousand Oaks. It took us about 1 1/2 hours to drive to her
place. They have a lovely home and the
meal was delicious. Tell Erika and
Amanda that the airport is a snap and we will have no trouble at all in picking
them up. We met with the relocation
office at Hughes - Friday morning. They
supplied us with five places to look at.
We fell in love with one place right off. It is a beautiful new townhouse. We have talked to the realtor, and submitted
our application. Tonight at 7:30 p.m.,
we are supposed to meet with the owners to finalize. Hope everything goes well. If we get it, I'll tell you all about it --
the townhouse that is. I'm in seventh
heaven. We are just across the street
from the DelAmo Fashion Center, one of the biggest Malls in the area (350
shops, restaurants, etc), and there are about 10 others within 5 miles of
us. Yes, I have found a Mervyns also.
Stopped in at K-Mart this morning and got this stationary. We are going to have to get California
driver's licenses and also register our cars and motorcycle. A new law, effective July 1, 1985, requires it. We have called for an appointment
for our driver's license exam, but they are booked until after June 26th, so
guess we can't get them any sooner. You
have to make appointments for registration, examination, and road tests. Thank goodness we only have to worry about
two of them. This is Lee's second day at
Hughes. Friday they gave him a TB test
also, a few other tests. If you can
believe it, he is hard of hearing at certain frequencies. He said the test wasn't very good, as there
was so much noise and commotion all around while he was taking it that it was
hard for him to hear any of the sound.
His boss let him off at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday, and told him not to
worry about coming in until 10 a.m. today.
He probably won't get back to the motel until about 5:45 p.m.
tonight. It looks like Tonya will be
attending Redondo Union High School. As
soon as we finalize our living quarters, we have to get an appointment to
register her. We probably will be here
at the Residence Inn for another week so if you get her report card, please
send it to us. Mark can't get his
motorcycle out of storage until he gets his license. He was pretty unhappy at first, but we told
him that he said he would take the written exam in Utah and have his learners
permit, but since he didn't, would have to wait until he got it down here. Bridger called this morning and Mark was sure
pleased. Dad enjoyed your Father's Day
cards. Thanks. Well, guess I had better
close. Just finished the washing and
ironing and am going to walk over to the store to get something for
supper. I'll sure be glad when we're
settled and I can do some real cooking.
We love you all very much. Take
care of yourselves and don't work too much in the yard and garden. Wish you were here, Love mom
June 21, 1985 (postcard)
We're having a lot of
fun. We went to the mall that has this
merry-go-round in it yesterday. When you
come down we are going to take you on it.
We miss you a lot! We've been to
a Dodger's game, and to the beach almost everyday. Love, Tonya and family
