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This was on a Monday a.m. The funeral was Thursday, 9 came home at 7 p.m.
October. Such a shock to all! I didn’t feel good after this
Our fall and winter weather so far has been mild – lots of
for some time, in hospital 2 days. Then in November I fell
rain – and not too much snow.
and hit the edge of a chair as I was getting ready for bed and
cracked a rib. I had taken some medication (had been to January 1-1976
the doctor) and didn’t go to bed right away – blacked out
I spent New Year’s afternoon at Larry’s and Donna’s, had a
and fell.
nice dinner. I hope and pray all goes well this year. But the
Gale’s father John Plato – 87 years – who had been sick for future we don’t know.
some time passed away soon after Sheila did. So 75 was a
July 1976 – Last winter 1975 and 1976 seemed like a long
bad year for us it seemed like.
winter, not too cold nor very heavy snows. I kept busy with
I had a nice Christmas though – everyone are so good. housework, fancy work, going to store and town and didn’t
Gale and Ramona, Randy, Ferrill and Jared, Cecil, Barba- miss many Sundays going to Sunday School. April came
ra, Mike, Cecelia and Robbie and Michelle, Dawrence and and Gale and Ramona decided to go to Cardston, Alberta
Evelyn all spent Christmas Eve with me. All of the others, to the temple. So Don, Kathy and I went with them. Was
grandchildren and all came sometime around this time. – so nice. There, I was sealed to my dear husband for eterni-
got so many nice gifts. I made lots of my gifts. I gave sever- ty, and we all did temple work. We went Friday a.m. and
al of the grandchildren jams, jells, and canned vegetables. came home Saturday p.m. Then the following Wednesday
Had a nice Christmas breakfast and forenoon at Gale’s and Gale, Ramona, Ferrill and Jared started for the coast. So we
Ramona’s – listened to the Bonners Ferry community choir got to visit Ivan, Faith and Gale’s cousins, aunts, etc. while
over their T.V. (it had been taped earlier) Ramona sings out there. I so much enjoyed the 3 day visit with Ivan and
in it. Then we all had dinner at Gale’s Mother’s at 3 p.m. I Faith, they have been so wonderful to me –have helped me
