Wednesday, March 09, 2005
AUGUST.....1988
We celebrated Jennifer’s 16th birthday the evening of August 3rd at Becky’s with cake and ice-cream. Jennifer was pleased with her gift. We gave her a Liz Claiborne cologne that she wanted and a Precious Moments figurine…..she was old enough to drive now so soon she would be taking her written test for a driver’s permit. She was feeling pretty grown up.
On Saturday the 6th John called to tell us the lump in Barb’s breast was benign and that he was having several good job opportunities. It seemed everything was turning out well for them…….they certainly deserved a break. Jennifer left for church camp for a week and the weather became unbearably hot and humid. Some of the old Court Houses we worked out of had no AC….nor did most of the cars…it was miserable working through the heat of the day.
Mom had some back problems but with some medication she returned to her normal activities. We continued to see her every other day or so. Life wasn’t bad for her in an assisted care unit because we brought her out for all of the family occasions or to take a ride etc; We picked her up on Saturday, the 13th and drove down to see aunt Beulah. We arrived about coffee time and aunt Beulah had coffee handy……..her friend, LaDonne came to lunch with us and she and I did the dishes together to give aunt Beulah a break. We stayed until late afternoon and then had to leave.
Warren’s cousin, Dean King and his wife, came on the 18th to visit. They were in the area on vacation and stopped by. After I came home from work we took them out to dinner since we wanted to spend our time visiting with them and not in the kitchen. We enjoyed them so much…….they stayed over night and left the next morning. There was no letup in the weather. The temperatures were around 100* or higher for several weeks…..the grass and foliage were crisp and brown….just baked in the sun and dryness.
Since it was August we had a lot of School Bus driving tests to conduct and it was miserable. They had no AC and the windows let hot air in akin to a blast furnace. Life was pretty much unbearable for the poor critters who had to stay out in the heat……cattle and farm animals tried to find shade and were piled up in every little space they could find. Part of the day the cows just stood in the ponds to get relief. One day, out of the blue, it rained on us coming home…….a good heavy rain. It was wonderful to see after such a long dry spell.
Sunday’s I usually had mom, Jennifer and Becky here for dinner. Mom loved popcorn so I made a big batch in the afternoon and sent home with her to enjoy later. I called John to see how they were doing and he was to start classes again at the Seminary on the 23rd….the next day. The night before, we got a lot of thunder and lightening and a good soaking rain that continued part of the morning. It was very welcome. We were still doing double duty giving School Bus tests and splitting the crews up to balance out the work load.
George came to visit on the 26th and since it was a Friday night, I fixed homemade pizza for everyone. The family’s favorite food. We sat around and visited until Becky and Jennifer went home…..then we called it a day. On Saturday, George went out after mom and she spent the day with us. We had lunch and supper together before George took her back. Same thing the next day, on Sunday…. and in the evening Becky was in charge of a Girls in Action program at church. I was asked to give a talk on the Rachel Sims Mission in New Orleans where we took a carload of material to them last year. We were glad George could come to the program….gave him a little incite to what Becky and I spent so much time doing at church.
The next day we woke up to unseasonably cool temperatures. In fact, it broke a record for the 29th of August. Crazy, after how hot and dry it had been…….but that seems to be the way with weather. Warren and I planned to go to Nebraska to visit uncle Buster and aunt Phyllis and then on to Newman Grove, NE. to the King family picnic. It was Warren’s mother’s side of the family….. so I spent time washing, packing and getting the house in order to leave on the 1st day of September. We ate a bite of supper and went out to visit with mom a while and to tell her goodbye. We would be up early to head north…………
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
On Saturday the 6th John called to tell us the lump in Barb’s breast was benign and that he was having several good job opportunities. It seemed everything was turning out well for them…….they certainly deserved a break. Jennifer left for church camp for a week and the weather became unbearably hot and humid. Some of the old Court Houses we worked out of had no AC….nor did most of the cars…it was miserable working through the heat of the day.
Mom had some back problems but with some medication she returned to her normal activities. We continued to see her every other day or so. Life wasn’t bad for her in an assisted care unit because we brought her out for all of the family occasions or to take a ride etc; We picked her up on Saturday, the 13th and drove down to see aunt Beulah. We arrived about coffee time and aunt Beulah had coffee handy……..her friend, LaDonne came to lunch with us and she and I did the dishes together to give aunt Beulah a break. We stayed until late afternoon and then had to leave.
Warren’s cousin, Dean King and his wife, came on the 18th to visit. They were in the area on vacation and stopped by. After I came home from work we took them out to dinner since we wanted to spend our time visiting with them and not in the kitchen. We enjoyed them so much…….they stayed over night and left the next morning. There was no letup in the weather. The temperatures were around 100* or higher for several weeks…..the grass and foliage were crisp and brown….just baked in the sun and dryness.
Since it was August we had a lot of School Bus driving tests to conduct and it was miserable. They had no AC and the windows let hot air in akin to a blast furnace. Life was pretty much unbearable for the poor critters who had to stay out in the heat……cattle and farm animals tried to find shade and were piled up in every little space they could find. Part of the day the cows just stood in the ponds to get relief. One day, out of the blue, it rained on us coming home…….a good heavy rain. It was wonderful to see after such a long dry spell.
Sunday’s I usually had mom, Jennifer and Becky here for dinner. Mom loved popcorn so I made a big batch in the afternoon and sent home with her to enjoy later. I called John to see how they were doing and he was to start classes again at the Seminary on the 23rd….the next day. The night before, we got a lot of thunder and lightening and a good soaking rain that continued part of the morning. It was very welcome. We were still doing double duty giving School Bus tests and splitting the crews up to balance out the work load.
George came to visit on the 26th and since it was a Friday night, I fixed homemade pizza for everyone. The family’s favorite food. We sat around and visited until Becky and Jennifer went home…..then we called it a day. On Saturday, George went out after mom and she spent the day with us. We had lunch and supper together before George took her back. Same thing the next day, on Sunday…. and in the evening Becky was in charge of a Girls in Action program at church. I was asked to give a talk on the Rachel Sims Mission in New Orleans where we took a carload of material to them last year. We were glad George could come to the program….gave him a little incite to what Becky and I spent so much time doing at church.
The next day we woke up to unseasonably cool temperatures. In fact, it broke a record for the 29th of August. Crazy, after how hot and dry it had been…….but that seems to be the way with weather. Warren and I planned to go to Nebraska to visit uncle Buster and aunt Phyllis and then on to Newman Grove, NE. to the King family picnic. It was Warren’s mother’s side of the family….. so I spent time washing, packing and getting the house in order to leave on the 1st day of September. We ate a bite of supper and went out to visit with mom a while and to tell her goodbye. We would be up early to head north…………
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
