Typing Grandma's Journal

I am helping Aunt Arlene with typing Grandma's old letters. I haven't done much but I found these excerpts and thought you might want to read her synopsis on our family in the year 1985.

Karl received his Eagle March 15, 1985 in Warden. His project was a bike rack for the Othello Library made of pipe welded together and painted silver. He also led the seniors in their graduation march as high point junior. Very fine! Steven completed his Eagle project which was a set of steps to be used in their gym for folks going up on their stage. He painted them the school color of royal blue and did a very fine job on them. He hasn’t had his Court of Honor yet. H has been wrestling this year in High School and has been very successful. He is still a back-rubber and thoughtful boy.
Kari became a teenager this 1985 year and has grown tall and strong and is a beautiful girl. She was taking acrobatics and could perform some very difficult things. She and the older brothers were real farmers this summer and helped Roger who was running the Vern Smith place in connection with his brother Max Barnum. Max and Connie had moved down to Warden. They had a lot of ground and raised very productive crops. Karen teaches Primary and Roger is in the Bishopric.
Shaunae, Michelle and Summer have been very helpful to their mother and play so well together. Karen has been so busy with her garden, taking care of her and our fruit trees, raising pigs, canning, freezing, bottling. She raised some beautiful cantaloupe and is busy in school programs. In September she had a miscarriage and lost a little boy. The cord was too short and strangled him. She helped weigh potatoes for our storages again this year. I appreciate her so much and all the thoughtful things she is always doing for us. They are out standing in having scripture study with their children. Karl goes to Moses Lake for seminary and half a day at the college and the other half in Warden. He will graduate in the spring.