News of 1987:
Maria came down and went to Church (La Jolla) with us and then she was tired after Sunday School so I was going home with her and the two babies but Michael did not want to leave the Nursery--when Sis Jensen tried to move him over to us he defiantly said, "NO!" so I stayed at Relief Society and he got to stay till the end. Sis Hunsaker and Jensen are running the Nursery now and it's very organized and the children really enjoy it!!"
May 1987...Janet wrote to Jimmy(on his mission)..."John was here this weekend and Maria told him and Ladd about all the letters you sent home so they wanted to read them from your girlfriends. I told them they were just jealous and they said they were! Anyway, they are both madly in love with Cathy--says her letters are so witty and full of personality!"
May 1987....Janet wrote to Jimmy..."All is well here, working very hard and paying off debts. On Friday nights Richard and I go to a movie at Horton Plaza and have a bite to eat after work. It is a fun, alive place with lots of people watching!
Carole was working at a flower shop today to see how she likes it, won't make much money but, Len still thinks he is going to make $5000 a week. That would be nice!!!"
"I tell you Jimmy it is a real blessing to know how to work. I am sure you can appreciate that in working with the other missionaries if you have a laggard or two. You children area all so great, I want you to know how much Richard and I appreciate being the parents of children who know how to work."
July 1987...Janet wrote to Jimmy..."Maria is really getting me going on fixing up the house. Yesterday we stripped your bedroom and the downstairs bedroom of their wallpaper...going to paint them white. We had to steam and scrub, what a job, I'm so tired.
Michael is such a happy boy all the time it's easy to do things and still tend him. Maria is making the house child-proof and we're getting ready for Linda being here."
August 1987...Janet wrote to Jimmy..."It has been a zoo with workmen at the house and with Linda and Gary here. But we do think of you all the time and talk about you--you are so special to us, we love you very much and enjoy hearing about you. I like the phrase "Pied Piper" that the mission president calls you. That does seem to fit."
"Meagan is now seeing a doctor about her cholesterol. She has the same thing as you, John, Linda and Dad. Hyperlipoproteinemia, where the body not only doesn't use the cholesterol, it manufactures its own. Evidently there is pretty good medication for it now and maybe you will all have to go on it. When you come home we should have you tested again and see how you are doing. We will see what they tell Meagan. Anyway I am taking her to the nutritionist for Jennifer so I will see what the new word is. In the meantime, eat well and stay away from the fats and sugars."
John and Meagan
"Craig is really a happy smiling boy who they feel looks like you! He is very shy though so I haven't had a chance to get too well acquainted yet. With all the work being done at our house Linda and Gary are out to El Cajon a lot.
This last weekend the two workers were putting the tile in the kitchen and the one fellow and the boss had an argument and so they had to bring in someone else to finish and it looks terrible!!! The rest of the house is looking pretty good excerpt for the shutters are bad, they said they can fix them, we will see.
Christmas 1987
1987 in Illinois
