The work I’m using to describe Christmas this year is “splendid”. Last year I used “glorious”. I went over to Steve’s and watched the girls open their Christmas. They had just about everything you could think of. Steve bought Jackie a microwave oven and it was a complete surprise. They gave me a leather case for my temple clothes. I came back home to put the turkey in the oven. Ken and Jeanie came down early so I didn’t go down to Deloy’s. They all came including Rex and we had a wonderful day together. Everyone seemed so pleased with their gifts. That’s what Christmas is all about. I know I overdo it but I love them all so much. I didn’t feel so good on Sunday so I stayed home all day. I felt better so I went to work on Monday. It was quite busy during the week inasmuch as Janis was home on vacation. I was invited to Steve and Jackie’s for New Year’s Eve. She cooked Chinese food and it was better than what they Chinese themselves prepare. I enjoyed myself. I am now finished with 1980 and 1981 journal. I will now begin 1982 in a new journal.
June 20, 2010
June 15, 2010
December 18, 1981
On Friday we went down to Salt Lake for a seminar on local government trust insurance for counties and cities. Hopefully at a reduction! We got out in the afternoon and stopped at Pykettes to look. I bought a new skirt, which I like very much. I spent Saturday cleaning, cooking and I did some last minute shopping. I have to smile now because I was doing last minute shopping right up to Christmas Eve. Also, Ken and Jeanie had their Christmas on Friday night and Saturday so I went up there for a while on Saturday and took their presents to them. They were very happy with what they received. Ken and Jeanie had really gone all out. I bought all the grandchildren animal banks that fit in a cage and it had a padlock on it. They were very novel. I got a second-hand vacuum for Ken and Jeanie – they were very pleased. Sunday, they had a lovely Christmas program in Sacrament Meeting and also in Relief Society. I came home and addressed Christmas cards and wrote letters to the missionaries and sent them each $5.00. This made me feel a lot better. Pearl Rich died and I took some Christmas goodies over to their house. This was Ivan Rich’s mother.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were spent in preparation for Friday. I finished wrapping my presents and did some last minute things for others. On Monday, I stopped into Jean Wixom’s (no that was a week later after Christmas.) On the day of Christmas Eve, I went and had my hair done and then I dropped over to work and exchanged gifts with Betty and Janise. When I opened these on Christmas morning, I found them to be an old-fashioned gramophone music box from Janis and a set of Porcelain figurines from Betty. They are very lovely and something I will enjoy very much as well as treasure. I came home and did some odd jobs then went back to work at 1:00. I was the only one left in the whole building so at 3:30 I closed up the joint and went home. Vickie, Jackie’s sister, had invited me down to spend Christmas Eve with them. I decided to stay home as I had a lot to do and that would have left Pat at home by himself. I didn’t go over but I had my Christmas lights on and I called up several times.
June 14, 2010
December 16-17, 1981
I have 4 pages left to complete the year (1981) and then I begin a new book in 1982. On December 17 the city and county entertained their employees at a dinner. It was a fun evening and very well attended. Comm. Nelson was the extemporaneous Master of Ceremonies and he was a riot. He is so spontaneous and so humorous. He was asking all of us if we had anything to say. The new mayor responded and the old and new council members. Then what really surprised us was when Sheriff Robinson got up and gave a short. He has such a dry wit – he had everyone laughing. All told, it was a very successful evening. I believe it was on Wednesday that I went down to do some shopping and Betty Green went with me – it was fun to go with her as always. I had decided to get Steve and Jackie some towels for their main present. I had priced them over to Hamula’s and they were nearly $10.00 for each towel. I went to Grand Central and got them for half that much and still came to nearly $40.00.
