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Collection: Glover (Robert E.) Papers Author: Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth) Title: 1981, copies Date: 1981 File Name: WREG03012.pdf Date Transcribed: September 2020 Editors: Trista Barker Transcription Platform: Microsoft Word

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1981 AT HOME: 1/1-31 1/1-6 MORRIS VISITING PRESIDENT REAGAN SWORN IN: 1/20 1/14 VWWI MEETING

JAN 1/1 MARJORIE AND MOE WERE WITH US TODAY. MARJORIE TOOK MOE TO A SHOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO ANOTHER IN THE EVENING. CAROL DID COOKING AND PREPARED MEALS. MARJORIE AND MOE WENT TO THE STORE FOR US AND GOT SOME “ARBIE’S” FOR THE NOON MEAL. I WROTE CHECKS TO PAY A COUPLE OF BILLS. MUST GET STAMPS TOMORROW

1/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THREE MEALS, AS A VISITOR, MOE SPENT THE NIGHT WITH US. IN THE MORNING HE TOOK THE RAMBLER AND WENT OUT TO THE “BEATHKIT PLACE” ON WEST 28TH. HE WAS BACK WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL, THEN TOOK THE RAMBLER TO CINDERELLA CITY. THE GARBAGE MEN CAME TODAY (FRIDAY) AND WE HAD EVERYTHING READY FOR THEM.

1/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL AND SUPPER. MARJORIE AND MORRIS GOT GROCERIES FOR US. CAROL MADE SOME JELLO AND BROUGHT THE TURKEY UP TO DEFROST (CAROL SAYS MORRIS BROUGHT IT U FOR HER) MARJORIE SPENT THE NIGHT WITH US.

1/4 MARJORIE AND MOE WERE WITH US FOR SUNDAY BREAKFAST. CHARLES BROUGHT GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO IN FOR THE NOON MEAL. PREVIOUSLY, MOE AND I WENT TO CAMERON METHODIST CHURCH FOR THE MORNING SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED COMMUNION SERVICE. WE MET REVEREND HAMLYN (MORRIS FRIEND) AND TALKED TO HIM A FEW MINUTES. GINGER LEFT EARLY AND CHARLES, CHASE AND MARGO LEFT ABOUT 2:30 PM. CLEAR, WARM DAY.

1/5 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL PUT OUT THE WASH AND IRONED MOE’S THINGS. SKY OVERCAST DOAY, TEMPERATURE 42[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:00 PM. HAD GOOD VISIT WITH MOE. MARJORIE STAYED THE NIGHT WITH US.

1/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. MARJORIE TOOK MOE TO THE AIRPORT ABOUT 10:30 AM. MOE CALLED FROM HERMITAGE TO SAY HE HAD ARRIVED OK. CAROL TOOK DOWN THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE CHRISTMAS CARDS. WE TOOK THEM DOWN TO THE BASEMENT AND PUT THEM AWAY. I MADE A CALL TO SENATOR ANDERSON. HE WILL CALL BACK.

1/7 BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR, WARM DAY, MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. GINGER WAS WITH US FOR THE EVENING MEAL. CAROL WROTE THANK-YOU NOTES, PAID BILLS AND FIXED UP OUR CHECKBOOKS. I DISPOSED OF TRASH, CAROL TOOK ME TO THE PEARL AND JEWELL INTERSECTION AND I GOT A HAIRCUT. I WROTE LETTERS.

1/8 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. I FINISHED A CHECK OF MY AREA DISCUSSION AND SENT IT BACK. I RETURNED A QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE COLORADO ASCE. I READ OVER A RESEARCH PROPOSAL FRO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. RUSS DARR CALLED ABOUT SOME PUMP DEPLETION DETAILS (MARJORIE REPORTS A RAISE IN PAY). TRASH MEN CAME TODAY.

1/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS (SHE BROUGHT NEWS OF A PAY RAISE). CAROL WROTE LETTERS AND PAID BILLS. I TOOK THEM OVER TO THE MAILBOX. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER RAY WINGER RETIRED TODAY. I DID NOT GO TO THE FEDERAL CENTER BECAUSE OF MY LEG INJURY.

1/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL AND I WENT TO EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. I WROTE LETTERS TO JEAN AND FAMILY AND WENT WITH THEM TO THE MAILBOX IN THE AFTERNOON. WARM, SUNNY DAY. THERE WERE SOME CLOUDS. CAROL BAKED SOME PIES AND MADE US A CABBAGE AND HAM HOCKS STEW. GORGEOUS SUNRISE THIS AM.

1/11 WARM, SUNNY, CLOUDLESS DAY. MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 2:00 PM. MARJORIE HELPED CAROL PREPARE THE DINNER AND AFTERWARD HELPED WASH THE DISHES. MY HIP WAS MUCH BETTER TODAY.

1981 JAN (CONTINUED) 1/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH AND CLEANED UP THE WORKSHOP ROOM. I SPENT THE DAY WORKING ON A REVIEW FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. CAROL TYPED UP THE FORM AND I MAILED IT. WARM, SUNNY DAY.

1/13 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL DID THE IRONING AND STRAIGHTENED OUT HER RECORD BOOK. I WENT DOWN TO THE LAW LIBRARY TO GET COPIES OF TWO ENACTMENT AND TO THE CITY LIBRARY TO CONSULT SOME BOOKS ON CHEMISTRY. I WORKED ON A LETTER IN THE AFTERNOON. CLIFF JENKINS CALLED IN THE EVENING

1/14 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. GINGER WAS WITH US FOR SUPPER. CAROL CLEANED OUT THE BUFFET DRAWERS. CAROL FIXED A CASSEROLE FOR ME AND I WENT TO THE BARRACKS 3149 MEETING. MARJORIE TOOK WASSENNAUER AND ME TO THE VFW HALL. BILL SMITH CALLED. HE WILL SE ME TOMORROW.

1/15 MARJORIE WAS WIT HUS FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WROTE LETTERS I TOOK THEM TO THE MAILBOX AND MAILED THEM. CAROL AND I PUT TRASH OUT TO GET READY FOR TOMORROW. CAROL AND I CLEANED MY STUDY ROOM, WM SMITH CAME AND WE STRAIGHTENED OUT SOME COMPUTATION DETAILS. MARJORIE WASHED THE SUPPER DISHES. LEFT ABOUT 7:00 PM

1/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WROTE LETTERS. I SHOVELLED SNOW. CAROL AND I GOT TRASH READY FOR THE TRASH HAULERS. MARJORIE GOT GROCERIES FOR US. SUN ONLY CAME OUT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW ALL MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

1/17 MARJORIE BROUGHT SOME “ARBY’S” FOR THE NOON MEAL. THE SUN CAME OUT TODAY, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A THIN OVERCAST. MARJORIE BROUGHT US A NEW “WARDS” CATALOG IN THE AFTERNOON AND SOME GARMENT PURCHASES.

1/18 CAROL AND I WERE HERE ALONE ALL THIS SUNDAY. I WENT TO THE “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR HAMBURGERS. CAROL CLEANED OUT THE DESK IN THE DINING ROOM. JACQUE COCAGNE (NEIGHBOR BOY) FOUND A BROWN CREEPER AND CALLED MY ATTENTION TO IT.

1/19 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL PUT OUT THE WASH. I WENT DOWNTOWN TO THE LAW LIBRARY AND TO THE CITY LIBRARY. CAROL PAID BILLS AND I MAILED THEM.

1/20 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. I WATCHED DTHE INAUGURATION ON TV AND SAW PRESIDENT REAGAN SWORN IN. BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR DAY. CLOUDLESS SKY. 44[degrees fahrenheit] AT 1:00 PM. CAROL IRONED. I WENT TO THE MAILBOX. I STARTED THE EXPERIMENTS TO LEARN TO CONVERT WOOD INTO [ILLEGIBLE] ALCOHOL

1/21 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL DID THE IRONING. BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR DAY. 54[degrees fahrenheit] AT 2:00 PM. I READ AND POSTED. I CLEANED UP MY WORK BENCH AND STRAIGHTENED UP THE MEDICINE CABINET WITH CAROL’S HELP.

1/22 MY BIRTHDAY - BECAME 85 YRS OLD AT 3:00 AM TODAY. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CHARLES AND FAMILY CALLED EARLY TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. CALL CAME FROM DOROTHY. BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. NO CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, A FEW THIN CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. AT 1:30 PM, LETTER FROM STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE SETTING DATE FOR CLASS IN GW MOVEMENT. CAROL TOOK ME TO STATE LICENSE RENEWAL OFFICE AND RENEWED MY DRIVER’S LICENSE. (I TOLD THEM THE DOCTOR DOES NOT WISH ME TO DRIVE). CALLED DR FEAD. 1981 JAN (CONCLUDED) 1/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. WE GOT A CALL FROM MOE. BIRTHDAY CARDS CAME FROM KATHY AND BILL BIGELOW AND FROM RUTH. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE DRUG STORE AND GROCERY STORE IN THE MORNING. WE BOUGHT GROCERIES. I NEEDED MY PRESCRIPTION FILLED, BUT THEY COULD NOT GE A HOLD OF A DOCTOR. CAROL AND I WENT BACK IN THE AFTERNOON TO GET THE PRESCRIPTION. A CALL CAME FROM DR FEAD. I WILL WRITE LETTERS TO DANIELSON ANDERSON.

1/24 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. I WROTE A LETTER TO DANIELSON WITH A COPY TO FEAD. I WENT TO THE MAILBOX TO SEND LETTERS TO “HARLEQUIN” TO MOE AND TO KERRY. I MAILED A CATALOG TOMOE. JEAN CALLED, SHE AND TRACY AND KIRK SANG “HAPPY BIRTHDAY.” WARM, SUNNY, CLOUDLESS DAY. SUNDAY (DAY EARLY) SAYS 63[degrees fahrenheit] AT 2:00 PM (SAT)

1/25 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH CAROL AND ME FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. THEY SANG “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” TO ME. CHARLES AND FAMILY BROUGHT A LINK OF SAUSAGE AND 3 TICKETS TO THE WRESTLING MATCH ON FRIDAY, FEB 6. MARJORIE STAYED TO HELP CAROL WITH THE DISHES. SHE LEFT ABOUT 4;00 PM. SUNNY, WARM DAY. 46[degrees fahrenheit] AT 4:00 PM. A FEW CLOUDS IN THE SKY.

1/26 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL DID THE WASH. I WROTE LETTERS TO DANIELSON AND SENATOR ANDERSON. CAROL TYPED THEM AND I MAILED THEM. I WENT TO ENGLEWOOD TO GET PHOTO STAT COPIES OF A LETTER TO SEND TO DR FEAD. LIGHT OVERCAST IN THE AM. SUNSHINE TO ABOUT NOON. HEAVIER OVERCAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 40[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:00 PM. THE SINK STOPPED UP WHEN WE WERE WASHING THE SUPPER DISHES. WE APPLIED THE “PLUMBERS HELPER” BUT NO LUCK.

1/27 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE AM. I CALLED BELL PLUMBING ABOUT 8:15, JOE MARTINEZ CAME AT 9:30 AM, AND LEFT BEFORE 10:24 AM. SINK WORKS FINE. I WENT TO ENGLEWOOD TO GET A PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE LETTER TO ANDERSON. CAROL CLEANED UP THE SINK AND I HELPED HER PUT BACK BOTTLES IN CUPBOARD UNDER THE SINK. LIGHT OVERCAST, SUN SHONE MOST OF DAY.

1/28 MARJORIE WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL IRONED, AND CLEANED CUPBOARD. MRS SADLER (FORMER NEIGHBOR) CAME BY TO SEE US THIS MORNING. LIGHT OVERCAST, SOME SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURE 55[degrees fahrenheit] AT 1:30 PM. GINGER CAME FOR SUPPER. I WORKED ALL DAY PREPARING CLASS NOTES FOR G.W. CLASS TO BE TAUGHT FOR STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE. MAILED COPY OF THE ANDERSON LETTER TODAY

1/29 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL CLEANED OUT CUPBOARD. I WORKED ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIRST CLASS FOR THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE. WROTE LETTER TO MOE AND MAILED IT

1/30 MARJORIE WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I GOT OUT THE TRASH. AFTERWARD, WE WENT TO EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. 42[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:30 PM. IS FALL GOING TO LAST RIGHT THROUGH UNTIL SPRING?

1/31 CAROL AND I WERE ALONE TODAY (SATURDAY) LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING. SUN CAME OUT BRIEFLY TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. I SWEPT WALKS. LIGHT SNOW AGAIN IN THE EVENING. JACQUE SHOVELLED THE FRONT WALK. I SWEPT THE WALK FROM PORCH TO WALK. I WORKED ON PREPARATIONS FOR GROUNDWATER LECTURES. CAROL GOT A TELEPHONE CALL FROM MARJORIE AT SUPPERTIME. I WENT TO THE MAILBOX TO MAIL LETTERS.

1981 AT HOME: 2/1-28 FLU: 2/14-17 FEB 2/1 CAROL AND I WERE ALONE ALL DAY (SUNDAY). SNOW ON THE WALKS THIS MORNING, JACQUE SHOVELLED THE FRONT WALK AND I CLEARED SNOW FROM THE WALK TO THE HOUSE AND THE BACK WALK TO THE ASHPIT. I PUT SEED IN THE BIRD FEEDER. I WROTE A LETTER TO KIRK. I STUDIED PROBABILITY CONSIDERATIONS TO GET THE PROBABLE ERROR OF A SINGLE STREAM FLOW MEASUREMENT

2/2 BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. PAVEMENT MOSTLY CLEAR. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH AND CLEANED IN THE SHOP ROOM. CAROL CLEANED THE LANDING NEAR THE BACK DOR WHERE THE PLUMBER TORE THE RUG LOOSE WITH HIS ROTARY MACHINE. THE RUG THERE NEEDS A NEW BACKING. I WENT TO THE MAILBOX TO MAIL A LETTER TO KIRK. I STARTED WORK ON THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2ND SESSION.

2/3 BEAUTIFUL, CLOUDLESS, SUNNY DAY. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND THE NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING, LATER CAROL IRONED. I DID WORK ON PREPARING FOR MY CLASSES AND WENT TO ENGLEWOOD TO GET SOME PHOTOSTAT COPIES. I TOOK A LETTER TO UNITED STATES PURCHASING EXCHANGE OVER TO THE MAILBOX.

2/4 ANOTHER SUNNY DAY, A FEW THIN CLOUDS. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. GINGER WAS WIT US FOR SUPPER, ALSO, CAROL FIXED SOME SLACKS FOR MARJORIE AND SHE AND I PUT A SNAP ON MY YELLOW PAJAMA JACKET. I WENT TO THE BARBERSHOP ON PEARL AND GOT A HAIRCUT FOR $4.50. I TALKED TO SALES ABOUT GETTING A BILL TO ME. HE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING THE PLACE ALONE. I WORKED AL ITTLE ON THE GROUNDWATER CLASS, PREPARATIONS. GINGER SAID CHASE HAD A 3.7 SCHOOL REPORT. THE COMPUTER WRTE “CONGRATULATIONS”

2/5 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL CLEANED OUT THE REFRIGERATOR. SHE GOT CHECKS READY TO PUT IN THE BANK. SUNNY DAY, THIN OVERCAST. I WORKED ON PREPARATIONS FOR MY CLASS

2/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS AND STAYED ALL NIGHT TO KEEP CAROL COMPANY WHILE CHARLES, CHASE AND I WENT TO THE WRESTLING MATCHES. CHARLES, CHASE AND I STARTED OUT AT 7:00 PM. WE HAD TROUBLE FINDING A PARKING LOT BUT FINALLY GOT INTO ONE AT LAWRENCE AND SPEER BLVD. WE GOT INTO OUR SEATS ABOUT 7:55. WE SAW FOUR MATCHES AND GOT HOME AT ABOUT 11:00 PM. CAROL WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES AND I WENT NEARBY TO MORGAN’S DRUG AND JENSEN’S HARDWARE FOR SMALL ITEMS. BIRTHDAY PRESENTS: A RATCHET SCREWDRIVER AND SOME LIGHT GLOVES, CAME TODAY. 2/7 MARJORIE ATE BREAKFAST WITH US OVERCAST, WITH LIGHT SNOW MOST OF THE DAY. IT EVAPORATED AS IT FELL TO LEAVE THE WALKS AND STREETS DRY. PAYMENTS TO AARP AND NARFE SENT IN TODAY. I SPENT 2 HRS ON CLASS PREPARATION.

2/8 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 2:00 PM. MARJORIE LEFT ABOUT 4:00 PM AFTER HELPING CAROL WITH THE DISHES. MARJORIE, CAROL AND I WATCHED SKATING ON TV IN THE AFTERNOON. CHARLES, CHASE AND I WATCHED WRESTLING ON TV IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY.

2/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SKY OVERCAST TODAY, CAROL DID THE WASH. I WORKED ON PREPARATIONS FOR CLASSES

2/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE IRONING. I WORKED ON CLSAS PREPARATIONS. SNOW. MRS COCAGNE CLEARED OUR FRONT WALK.

2/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL CLEANED OUT A CUPBOARD AND WROTE TO JO. 12[degrees] BELOW ZERO LAST NIGHT. SUNSHINE MOST OF THE DAY. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. NO VWWI MEETING TODAY

1981 FEB (CONTINUED) 2/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. BEAUTIFUL, WARM, SUNNY DAY. 52[degrees fahrenheit] AT 4:00 PM. CALLED ROY WINGER ON THE PHONE. CAROL STRAIGHTENED UP SOME MORE CUPBOARDS I COMPLETED THE PREPARATIONS FOR SESSION 4. (THERE WILL BE FIVE SESSIONS)

2/13 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR AND WARM.

2/14 CAROL AND I WERE HERE ALONE ALL DAY (SATURDAY). I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LITTLE THROAT TROUBLE AND SLEPT ALL MORNING. CAROL FINISHED CLEANING OUT THE CUPBOARDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SINK.

2/15 CAROL AND I WERE ALONE ALL DAY (SUNDAY) I WAS DOWN SICK WITH THE FLU.

2/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. CAROL CHANGED THE BED CLOTHES IN THE BASEMENT AND CLEANED THE SHOP ROOM. I SLEPT NEARLY ALL DAY. MY FLU SEEMS IMPROVED

2/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO EVELYN’S TO GET HER HAIR FIXED IN THE AM. IN THE AFTERNOON, CAROL DID THE IRONING. I PUT ON MY CLOTHES FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY AND WENT OUT TO FILL MY BIRD FEEDER. BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY, WARM DAY. SLEPT 2 HOURS IN THE MORNING AND 2 HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON.

2/18 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. GINGER WAS WITH US FOR SUPPER. WARM DAY TODAY. CAROL AND I LISTENED TO THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH ON CHANNEL 4. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING AND TOOK OUT SOME OF THE TRASH. A PACKAGE CAME FROM MOE TODAY.

2/19 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. AT NOON, SHE BROUGHT WITH HER PILLS SHE PICKED UP FOR ME AT MORGAN’S PHARMACY AT EVANS AND DOWNING. THESE WERE PRESCRIBED BY DR HANNA DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION IN THE MORNING. MARJORIE WENT TO SEE SOME SCHOOL PLAYS IN THE EVENING. (MARGO PLAYED JULIET IN ROMEO AND JULIET). 69[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:00 PM-FROM DENVER POST-2/20/81

2/20 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL AND I PUT OUT SOME TRASH THIS MORNING A SHARP SHIN HAWK VISITED OUT FRONT PORCH AT ABOUT 9:45 AM. HE DID NOT STOP. CAROL SEEMS TO HAVE PICKED UP MY FLU YESTERDAY. SHE HAD A RESTLESS NIGHT.

2/21 CAROL AND I WERE HERE ALONE ALL DAY. IT SNOWED DURING THE NIGHT, ABOUT 1 ½ TO 2.0 INCHES. MOST OF IT MELTED OFF THE WALKS. I SHOVELLED OFF WHAT WAS LEFT FROM OUR WALK AND THE COCAGNE WALK. MARJORIE CALLED

2/22 CAROL AND I WERE ALONE ALL DAY. CALLS FROM MARJORIE AND GINGER IN THE MORNING. GINGER SAID CHARLES AND CHASE WERE UNDER THE WEATHER SO THEY WOULD NOT TRY TO COME IN TODAY (SUNDAY). BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, WARM SUNNY DAY. 53[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:30 PM. FEW HIGH THIN CLOUDS. WINDY. CAROL AND I ARE FEELING MUCH BETTER. I HAVE SOME HORSENESS LEFT

2/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO OLINGER’S MORTUARY AT 2775 S. BROADWAY TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL FOR MRS MERIE (CLARA) BARBOUR. HER SON AND DAUGHTER WERE THERE. MRS BARBOUR WAS 91 YEARS OF AGE. I WENT ON THE BUS AND CATHERINE HORLBUTT BROUGHT ME BACK. CICILLY MELLOR MR AND MRS THOMPSON MARCH. HAROLD HOLT AND PATRICIA ELCHELMAYER WERE THERE. WARM, SUNNY-60[DEGREES FAHRENHEIT] AT 4:00 PM.

1981 FEB (CONCLUDED) 2/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS TODAY. MARJORIE HELPED CAROL WITH THE DISHES AT NOON. CAROL IRONED. CAROL WAS NOT FEELING WELL, SO I CALLED DR HANNA IN THE MORNING. HE PHONED A PRESCRIPTION TO MORGAN’S AND MARJORIE PICKED IT UP ON HER WAY HERE AT NOON. CAROL IS FEELING BETTER THIS EVENING. I TOOK MY T.I.-55 COMPUTER OUT TO THE TI PLACE AT 9725 E HAMPDEN TO GET A REPLACEMENT. IT COST ME $17.04. THE OLD MACHINE WOULD DROP OUT OF PROGRAM. WARM, SUNNY DAY. THE DENVER POST SAY 67[degrees fahrenheit] FOR TODAY

2/25 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING. I WENT DOWNTOWN IN THE AFTERNOON. SAW THE CLASSROOM IN THE LAW BUILDING. (THEY WILL MOVE IN ANOTHER BLACKBOARD), WENT TO THE LIBRARY TOT AKE A LOOK AT BLACKSTONES “COMMENTATOR” COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT OWNERSHIP TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH IN THE MORNING. I TOOK LETTERS OVER TO THE MAILBOX. ONE OF THEM WENT TO MOE ON HIS BIRTHDAY. I PRACTICED ON PROGRAMMING THE TI-55 FOR INTERPOLATION. BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR, SUNNY DAY.

2/26 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I GOT THE TRASH READY FOR THE TRASH HAULERS. CAROL MODIFIED SOME CLOTHES FOR MARJORIE. I MADE A CALL TO HAL SIMPSON TO TELL HIM ABOUT SEEING THE CLASSROOM IN THE LAW BUILDING. I WORKED ON AN EXAMPLE FOR [ILLEGIBLE] IN THE CLASS AND DID READING DURING THE DAY. FEB. 27 DENVER POST SAYS 58[degrees fahrenheit] AT 2:00 PM FOR TODAY.

2/27 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS TODAY. WARM AND SUNNY. CAROL MADE OUT A GROCERY LIST AND MARJORIE BOUGHT THE GROCERIES FOR US. SHE BROUGHT THEM WITH HER AS SHE CAME FOR SUPPER. I WORKED ON AN EXAMPLE FOR THE CLASS AND SPENT HALF THE DAY READING.

2/28 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL GOT THINGS FOR THE SALVATION TOGETHER AND READY TO GO. I TOOK BOXES OUT FOR THE TRASHMEN. I WORKED ON PREPARATIONS FOR MY CLASS. BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR, SUNNY DAY.

1981 AT HOME: 3/1-31 TAUGHT GROUNDWATER CLASS-DOWNTOWN DENVER-3/5, 12, 19, 23

MAR 3/1 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US THIS SUNDAY. CHARLES AND FAMILY DID NOT COME N BECAUSE MARGO HAS THE FLU. CAROL HAS THE FLU ALSO. CAROL AND I CALLED MOE TO WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WE TALKED WITH HIM AND VIRGINIA. I WORKED SOME ON CLASS PREPARATIONS, HEAVY CLOUDS IN THE EAST THIS MORNING. SUN CAME OUT ABOUT NOON AND AGAIN AT 5:00 PM. CALL FROM JENKINS, HE HAS BEEN UP AND AROUND SOME. 55[degrees fahrenheit] AT 2:00 PM.

3/2 CAROL DID THE WASH. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. WENT TO BARBERSHOP ON PEARL STREET, SHOP CLOSED. SAW SALES ABOUT BILL. NO BILL. WENT TO THE ENGINEERING SUPPLIES STORE TO GET MATERIALS PREVIOUSLY ORDERED, NO SUPPLIES. HIGH, THIN OVERCAST TODAY, BUT SUNLIGHT CAME THROUGH. CALL TO HAL SIMPSON TO GET NAMES, THEY WILL CALL BACK. CAROL CLEANED THE WORKSHOP.

3/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND IRONED IN THE AFTERNOON. IN THE MORNING, I GOT THINGS TOGETHER TO TAKE TO CLASS. IN THE AFTERNOON, I WENT TO PEARL AND JEWELL TO GET A HAIRCUT. LIGHT RAIN FROM CLOUDY SKIES ALL DAY.

3/4 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US ALL DAY. SNOW LAST NIGHT AND THIS FORENOON. THERE WAS A 2” DEPTH OF WET SNOW IN THE BACKYARD. JACQUE MUST HAVE SHOVELLED A PATH DOWN OUR FRONT WALK. I SHOVELLED THE WALKS FROM THE HOUSE TO THE STREET AND THE BACK WALK OUT TO THE GARAGE, THE SUN BROKE THROUGH ABOUT NOON. I DID SOME WORK ON CLASS PREPARATION. MARJORIE DID NOT GO TO WORK TODAY. I CALLED DR FEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. WE TALKED ABOUT PUBLICATION OF A “LETTER TO THE EDITOR” IT WOULD TAKE AN ENTIRE YEAR, INCLUDING THE SUMMER SESSION TO GET THE MATH NEEDED FOR HANDLING GROUNDWATER PROBLEMS. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING.

3/5 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO THE LAW BUILDING TO TEACH CLASS IN THE MOVEMENT OF GROUNDWATER. THERE WERE 30 STUDENTS. THERE WERE 2 HOURS OF TEACHING AND ANOTHER HOUR FOR QUESTIONS. THE PUMPED WELL WAS THE SUBJECT. DRAWDOWNS WERE COMPUTED AND THE DETERMINATION OF AQUIFER PROPERTIES WAS CONSIDERED. SUNNY DAY, BUT A LOT OF SNOW IS LEFT.

3/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL GOT THE CHECKS READY TO GO TO THE BANK, MARJORIE TOOK THEM. CAROL MADE OUT A GROCERY LIST AND MARJORIE GOT THEM. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO THE FUNERAL FOR ULIS MIZELL. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO THE FUNERAL FOR ULIS MIZELL. HE WAS 88 YEARS OLD. MR CLARE CRAWFORD BROUGHT ME BACK IN HIS DIESEL CAR. HE TELLS ME HE HAS A NEW GRANDDAUGHTER. SUN CAME UP IN THE MORNING, BUT THE CLOUDS GREW THICKER. SNOW STARTED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. I COLLECTED 4 GALLONS OF SNOW WATER FOR CAROL’S IRON. I DID SOME COMPUTING FOR MY CLASS.

3/7 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL CLEANED THE DINING AND LIVINGROOMS. MADE OUT CHECKS FOR NARGE AND AARP. I TOOK THEM OVER AND MAILED THEM AND WENT ON TO “JACK-IN- THE-BOX” TO GET CAROL A CHEESEBURGER FOR THE NOON MEAL. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. LIGHT SNOW MOST OF THE DAY.

1981 MAR (CONTINUED) 3/8 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 1:30 PM. MARJORIE STAYED TO HELP CAROL WITH THE DISHES. SHE LEFT ABOUT 4:00 PM. CAROL AND I GAVE MARGO A SET OF EARRINGS (CUBIC ZIRCONIUM) AND CHASE A $20 BILL TO GET THE JEANS HE HAS BEEN WANTING. SUN CAME OUT AT TIMES TODAY, BUT NO SNOW.

3/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL DID THE WASH, CLEANED THE WORKSHOP AND RAN A DUST MOP OVER THE FLOOR IN MY ROOM. SHE DID A LITTLE CLEANING ON THE FRONT PORCH. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. SUNNY DAY.

3/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND IRONED LATER. I WORKED ON PREPARATION FOR MY NEXT CLASS. CAROL WENT TO THE DIME STORE ON HER WAY BACK FROM THE HAIRDRESSER. SHE GOT SOME HAIRNETS, FACE CREAM, ETC. ALSO, SHE BOUGHT THE LOUIS L’AMOUR BOOK “COMSTOCK LODE” CLEAR, WARM DAY.

3/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. GINGER CAME BAOUT 5:30 PM AND LEFT ABOUT 6:45 PM TO GO TO A CLASS. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING AND MENDED ONE OF MY SHIRTS. I MADE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE CLASS.

3/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE TOOK ME TO THE CENTENNIAL BUILDING AT ABOUT 12:30. I TAUGHT THE GROUNDWATER CLASS FROM 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM AND RETURNED HOME ON THE BUS. WE DISPOSED OF TRASH IN THE MORNING AND CAROL GOT ME READY TO GO TO THE CLASS. CAROL WROTE TO JO AND WROTE A CHECK FOR SOME HARLEQUIN BOOKS. FOG THIS MORNING. SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON

3/13 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WENT TO EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. I WENT TO MORGAN’S AND JENSEN’S. WE TRIED TO GET DATA TOGETHER FOR THE INCOME TAX BUT FOUND SOME OF OUR DATA HAD GONE ASTRY. MUST CALL BANKS TO GET COPIES OF RECORDS. CAROL CALLED MOE AND DOROTHY. DOROTHY TOLD CAROL THAT CAROL NELL (HER DAUGHTER) AND HER HUSBAND ARE MOVING TO EL PASO-LITTLE BILLY IS ALREADY THERE. CAROL NELL SEEMS TO HAVE RECOVERED FROM HER CANCER AND HER DIABETES IS UNDER CONTROL. I WORKED A LITTLE ON THE COURSE MATERIAL

3/14 CAROL AND I WERE ALONE ALL DAY. MARJORIE CALLED AND TALKED TO CAROL-WORKED ON PREPARATIONS FOR MY 3RD CLASS

3/15 CAROL AND I WERE HERE ALONE ALL DAY (SUNDAY) CAROL WROTE LETTERS AND I MAILED THEM (TO MOE, JO, AMVETS, EWING MAYS AND WATER BOARD) I WENT TO “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” TO GET HAMBURGERS. CAROL TALKED WITH MARJORIE AND GINGER ON THE PHONE. (MEXICAN TEENAGER CAME TO THE DOOR LOOKING FOR A 1958 S. LINCOLN?, ABOUT 7:30 PM) CLEAR SUNNY DAY

3/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH AND CLEANED IN THE SHOP ROOM. CAROL IRONED MARJORIE’S PANTSUIT AND DID SOME MENDING. I MADE COMPUTATIONS FOR USE IN THE CLASS. WARM, SUNNY DAY

3/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL IRONED. CAROL AND I WORKED ON OUR INCOME TAX. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. OVERCAST WITH PERIODS OF SUNSHINE.

3/18 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL IRONED. CAROL GOT AN ANNIVERSARY CARD READY TO SEND TO MOE AND VIRGINIA. PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH PERIODS OF SUNSHINE WHEN THE SUNSHINE CAME FROM BEHIND THE CLOUDS. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS

1981 MAR (CONCLUDED) 3/19 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL GOT ME READY TO GO DOWN AND MEET MY CLASS. CAROL PAID THE TELEPHONE COMPANY. BILL LOUIS CAME IN THE AFTERNOON. MY CLASS MET IN THE JUDICIAL BUILDING ROOM 210 FROM 10:00 TO 4:00 PM. MR CLARE CRAWFORD CALLED IN THE MORNING.

3/20 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WENT TO RILEY’S TO GET OUR INCOME TAX DONE. IN THE AFTERNOON, WE WENT TO EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. RAIN IN THE EVENING

3/21 CLOUDY TODAY. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL MADE FRUIT SALAD AND POTATO SALAD FOR TOMORROW. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. CAROL TALKED TO MARJORIE AND GINGER ON THE PHONE. IT SNOWED ALL DAY.

3/22 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CAROL SPENT THE FORENOON COOKING. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT SOMEWHERE AROUND 2:30, MARJORIE LEFT ABOUT 5:00 PM AFTER HELPING CAROL WITH THE DISHES. I WOUND THE CHIMING LCOCK AND MADE SOME COMPUTATIONS FOR USE FOR THE COMING MONDAY CLASS.

3/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE TOOK ME DOWN TO THE CENTENNIAL BUILDING TO MEET THE CLASS. CAROL PRESSED MY SUIT. THE CLASS WAS HELD ON RETURN FLOW AND PUMP DEPLETION. I CAME BACK ON THE BUS. CAROL WASHED THE CLOTHES AND CLEANED THE WORKSHOP, CONGRATULATED JERIS DANIELSON HIS STATEMENTS TO THE POST. CAROL TYPED A LETTER TO THE POST FOR ME. SUNNY DAY

3/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND THE NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND IRONED IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. I WORKED ON AN OUTLINE FOR THE LAST SESSION ON APRIL 2.

3/25 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL IRONED. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. JO CALLED TO SAY THEY WERE BACK IN EL PASO, TEXAS.

3/26 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE WASHED THE DISHES FOR CAROL AFTER THE EVENING MEAL. CAROL CLEANED OUT HER STOVE. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS

3/27 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. PARTLY CLOUDY, WIND IN PM.

3/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL CLEANED OUT THE COFFEE MAKER. SNOW ALL DAY. I PAID 2 BOYS $2.00 FOR SHOVELLING MY WALK. MOE CALLED. CAROL TALKED TO HIM. HE WILL BE HERE ON APRIL 2 AND WILL REACH HERE IN THE EVENING. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS

3/29 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US FOR SUPPER. CHASE AND MARGO WILL STAY THE NIGHT WITH US. SUN CAME OUT. SNOW MELTED. CAROL FIXED MEALS AND CLEANED SNOW FROM FRONT SIDEWALK (SUNDAY)

3/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US UNTIL CHARLES CAME FOR THEM ABOUT 10:30 AM. GINGER AND MARJORIE CALLED TO TELL US THAT PRESIDENT REAGAN HAD BEEN SHOT. THREE OTHERS WHO WERE ALSO WITH HIM WERE ALSO SHOT. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. REPORTS CAME ON TV THAT THE BULLET HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM PRESIDENT REAGAN - DOING WELL.

3/31 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL CLEANED THE BACK AND MIDDLE BEDROOMS TO PREPARE FOR MOE’S VISIT. I WENT TO PEARL STREET FOR A HAIRCUT AND TO ENGLEWOOD FOR PHOTOSTATS. CAROL IRONED. I WORKED ON CLASS PREPARATIONS. WE GOT A CALL FROM CHRIS HAGLUNG TO TELL US THAT AL’S WIFE HAD A BREAK TUMOR. WE MADE A CALL TO JEAN. (AL HAGLUND WAS BILL’S FRIEND). KERRY CAME OFF 4TH IN FENCING. KIRK DOES NOT PLAN TO GO TO COLLEGE.

1981 AT HOME: 4/1-30 4/2-5 MORRIS VISITED TAUGHT CLASS: 4/2 (5TH AND LAST) 4/8 VWWI MEETING 4/16 USBR RETIREE LUNCHEON APR 4/1 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. I MADE A CALL TO THE “READER’S FORUM” OF THE DENVER POST. THEY WERE TO CALL BACK. NEVER DID. I MADE A CALL TO FT COLLINS. FEAD WILL BE BACK MONDAY. TALKED TO PATSY BACON; SHE TELLS ME THAT ED SCHULTZ HAS DIED. I WENT TO THE “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR HAMBURGERS AND CHEESEBURGERS. CAROL CLEANED THE LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM. PATSY BACON CALLED LATER FROM FT COLLINS TO TELL ME THAT SOME CREDIT WOULD BE GIVEN FOR THE GROUNDWATER COURSE.

4/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL GOT ME READY TO GO DOWN AND MEET MY CLASS. MARJORIE TOOK ME DOWN TO THE CENTENNIAL BUILDING AT 13TH AND SHERMAN CLASS MET FROM 1 TO 4 PM. THIS IS THE LAST CLASS. I COME BACK ON THE BUS. CAROL CLEANED THE KITCHEN. WAS A SUNNY DAY.

4/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. SHE BROUGHT GROCERIES FOR US. AFTER BREAKFAST, MOE TOOK OUR CAR AND WENT TO HIS APPOINTMENT AT MARTIN MARIETTA. HE RETURNED ABOUT 4:00 PM. HE AND MARJORIE PRESENTED CAROL AND ME WITH AN AM-FM RECEIVER SET. RAIN AND SNOW TODAY. I WORKED ON A REVIEW FOR ASCE.

4/4 MARJORIE STAYED LAST NIGHT WITH US. MOE WAS WITH US, ALSO. SEEMED GOOD TO HAVE THE CHILDREN WITH US AGAIN ALSO. SEEMED GOOD TO HAVE THE CHILDREN WITH US AGAIN. MARJORIE WENT TO WORK AND MOE TOOK OUR CAR AND WENT ON SOME ERRAND OF HIS OWN. HE WAS BACK BY ABOUT 10:00 AM. MOE AND MARJ WENT OUT ON THE TOWN IN THE EVENING. CAROL AND I SPENT MOST OF THE DAY TALKING TO MOE. SUNNY MOST OF THE DAY. CAROL TYPED A REVIEW ON A PROPOSED ASCE PAPER AND I TOOK IT TO THE MAILBOX AND MAILED IT.

4/5 MARJORIE STAYED THE NIGHT WITH US LAST NIGHT. MOE AND I WENT TO THE CAMERON METHODIST CHURCH FOR THE MORNING SERVICES. IN THE AFTERNOON MOE AND I WENT TO SEE PHIL AND BERNIE BRIGHT BECAUSE MOE’S LEAVING TIME CONFLICTED WITH THE REDEDICAION SERVICE FOR PHIL AND BERNIE AT JOHN COLLINS CHURCH. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR SUPPER. SHE TOOK MOE TO THE AIRPORT FOR HIS RETURN TO TENNESSEE. WARM, SUNNY DAY

4/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH, WE MAILED OUR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS AND SENT CHECKS TO AARP AND NARFE. CAROL CLEANED THE WORKSHOP ROOM. I MADE A CALL TO DR FEAD. HE SUGGESTS WE ALLOW MAKE UP FOR ONLY ONE MISSED CLASS. WARM, SUNNY DAY.

4/7 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL IRONED AND MENDED. I WORKED ON SOME EXAMPLES FOR MAKEUP FOR THOSE WHO HAD TO MISS SOME OF THE MEETINGS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SUN BREAKING THROUGH ABOUT HALF THE TIME.

4/8 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE IRONING. CAROL CALLED JO TO TELL HER OF MARK’S PLANS. SHE ALSO CALLED MRS HAGLUND. CAROL PUT UP A SACK LUNCH AND MARJORIE TO WASSENHAAR AND ME TO THE VWWI MEETING. I COMPLETED EXAMPLES TO CLASS SESSION 3.

4/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL SPENT THE MORNING PUTTING WINTER THINGS AWAY. I COMPLETED PREPARATION OF MAKE-UP PROBLEM FOR THE GROUNDWATER CLASS AND GOT READY TO TAKE THE DOWN IN THE MORNING.

1981 APR (CONTINUED) 4/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. CAROL DID SOME STRAIGHTENING OF SOME DRESSER DRAWERS. I WENT TO THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE IN THE MORNING TO DELIVER SOME MAKE-UP PROBLEMS AND TO GET CORRECT NAMES OF CLASS MEMBERS. I TALKED TO HAL SIMPSON. IN THE AFTERNOON, I MAILED LETTERS. ONE WAS TO DR FEAD, WITH COPIES OF CLASS MEETING SCHEDULES. CAROL AND I DISPOSED OF TRASH

4/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL CLEANED OUT THE REFRIGERATOR. I THINNED OUT TULIPS IN THE GARDEN AND RAKED THE OLD STALKS OFF.

4/12 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO CAME ABOUT NOON TO EAT THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL WITH US. CAROL SPENT THE MORNING COOKING. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 2:00PM. MARJORIE LEFT ABOUT 5:00 PM.

4/13 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL AND DROPPED BY FOR A SNACK ABOUT SUPPERTIME. CAROL DID THE WASH, CHANGED 3 BEDS AND DID SOME CLEANING. I WORKED IN THE YARD, I RAKED THE FRONT YARD = STARTED FILLING SOME HOLES IN THE BACKYARD. CAROL GOT A CALL FROM LOUISE AND SHARON. SHARON WILL BE HERE 5/12

4/14 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL AND SUPPER. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER, BUT EVELYN WAS IN COLORADO SPRINGS SO SHE DID NOT GET HER HAIR FIXED. CAROL TOOK THE DRAPES DOWN IN THE BACK BEDROOM AND WASHED THEM AND STRAIGHTENED OUT THE MIDDLE BEDROOM CLOSET. MARJORIE TOOK CAROL AND ME TO THE TEXAS INSTRUMENT OFFICE IN THE AFTERNOON TO ENABLE ME TO GET A REPLACEMENT FOR THE TI-55 THAT HAS BEEN FALLING OUT OF PROGRAM. I GOT A REPLACEMENT.

4/15 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. MARJORIE TOOK CAROL DOWN TO GET HER DRIVER’S LICENSE RENEWED. CAROL IRONED THE BEDROOM DRAPES. I MOWED THE LAWN. I ALSO COMPLETED SOME COMPUTATIONS. THE TI-55 REPLACEMENT I GOT YESTERDAY ALSO FALLS OUT OF PROGRAM AT TIMES.

4/16 MARJORIE BROUGHT SOME GROCERIES. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT WITH CRAWFORD TO THE USBR RETIREES LUNCHEON AT THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL. I ALSO MADE SOME ADDITIONAL COMPUTATIONS FOR THE CASE WHERE THERE IS AN ANCESTRAL CHANNEL WHICH WILL ALTER THE REUTNR FLOW PATTERN. I GOT THE HOSES RIGGED UP AND CAROL WATERED THE LAWN.

4/17 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EAST EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. CAROL AND I GOT THE TRASH COLLECTED FOR THE TRASHMEN. I STUDIED THE POSSIBILITY INTEGRAL RECURRENCE FORMULA. (SOME GROUNDWATER FACTORS CAN BE EVALUATED WITH THEIR AID)

4/18 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL WASHED SOME WINDOWS IN THE BACK BEDROOM. I SPENT MOST OF THE DAY SORTING OUT AND DISPOSING OF ACCUMULATED MAIL.

4/19 EASTER. MARJORIE PLUS CHARLES AND FAMILY CAME ABOUT NOON AND TOOK THE SUNDAY MEAL WITH US. CAROL HAD PREPARED TURKEY, CHICKEN AND HAM. WE HAD POTATO SALAD, MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY, CREAMED CORN, GREEN BEANS, ASPARAGUS AND CRANBERRY SAUCE. ALSO TOAST AND BUNS, COFFEE, PEPSI AND GREEN JUICE (KOOL-AID). MARJORIE WAS WITH US UNTIL 5:30 PM. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT A LITTLE AFTER 2:00 PM. MORRIS CALLED. WE LISTENED TO HANDEL’S “MESSIAH” FROM LINDSBORG, KANSAS. SLOW DRIZZLE ALL DAY.

1981 APR (CONTINUED) 4/20 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL PUT OUT THE WASH. I WENT TO THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE IN THE MORNING TO GET MAKEUP PROBLEMS PAPERS. I SPENT A PART OF THE AFTERNOON LOOKING THEM OVER. LATER I SPENT SOME TIME STUDYING THE [function] FUNCTION. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON

4/21 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND DID NOT GET BACK UNTIL ABOUT 11:30 (EVELYN DECIDED SHE NEEDED A GENERAL OVERHAUL) I WORKED ON THE PROBLEM OF COMPUTING A TABLE OF THE [FUNCTION] CURVE, BUT WITHOUT MUCH LUCK. NO RAIN TODAY.

4/22 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL AND I WASHED THE WINDOWS IN THE BACK BEDROOM. I WASHED THEM ON THE OUTSIDE. CAROL WROTE LETTERS AND I MAILED THEM. CALLED WHEELER ABOUT SOME CEMENT WORK TO BE DONE. HE IS TO SEE US TOMORROW AFTERNOON. I PLOTTED A GRAPH OF THE [function] FUNCTION AND INKED IT IN. I TALKED TO HAROLD SIMPSON. HE HAS NO MAKEUP WORK. WE TALKED ABOUT FORGETTING THE CERTIFICATES. I WILL TALK TO DR FEAD. (DAD’S BIRTHDAY)

4/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I PUT UP THE CURTAINS IN THE BACK BEDROOM. CAROL IRONED. I WORKED ON UNANSWERED MAIL. I DID SOME CHECKING ON THE [function] GRAPH. WHEELER DID NOT SHOW UP. A CALL INDICATED HE WOULD SEE US TOMORROW AFTERNOON. (HE IS A CONCRETE MAN. CAROL AND I TOOK THE CURTAINS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE BEDROOM.

4/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I GOT THINGS READY FOR THE TRASH HAULERS. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. MR WHEELER CAME BY TO LOOK AT THE SIDEWALKS. HE WANTS $2100. I CALLED TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN LUBBOCK. I WILL SEND MY TI-55 DOWN THERE. I CALLED HE LOCAL OFFICE, TOO, TO TELL THEM THE REPLACEMENT TI=55 HAD NOT WORKED OUT. I WROTE A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

4/25 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL AND I WASHED THE WINDOWS IN THE MIDDLE BEDROOM. CAROL WASHED THE FRONT PORCH. I TOOK THE MATS AROUND, REPAIRED THE HOSE, WATERED MY COLUMBINES AND ASPARAGUS, AND DUG DANDELIONS. I WROTE A LETTER A LETTER TO TEXAS INSTRUMENTS AND CAROL TYPED IT. I WORKED ON A REPORT TO DR FEAD ABOUT COMPLETING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CLOSING OUT THE GROUNDWATER CLASS. I PHONED WHEELER TO TELL HIM TO GO AHEAD WITH THE CONCRETE WORK ($2100)

4/26 CAROL FIXED ME PANCAKES FOR SUNDAY SUPPER AND DID HOUSEWORK. I WORKED ON THE LETTER TO DR FEAD. I WENT TO THE “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” TO GET SANDWICHES FOR CAROL’S SUPPER.

4/27 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. CAROL TYPED THE LETTER TO DR FEAD. I WENT TO ENGLEWOOD TO GET COPIES AND STOPPED BY THE POST OFFICE TO MAIL THE TI-55 TO TEXAS INSTRUMENTS. (I INSURED THE PACKAGE FOR $50, BUT MUST HAVE LEFT THE SLIP THERE. MY LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WAS ATTACHED TO THE SIDE OF THE TI-55 PACKAGE. CAROL HAD TYPED THE LETTER FOR ME ON SUNDAY. WE TALKED WITH MARGO. SHE WAS SORE FROM HER “MARCH OF DIMES” WALK.

1981 APR (CONCLUDED) 4/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WAS UNABLE TO GO TO THE HAIRDRESSER. SHE WAS UNDER THE WEATHER. CAROL DID ALL THE IRONING. CAROL AND I REPLACED THE GLASS IN THE STORM DOORS WITH SCREENS. I WORKED ON SOME LETTERS WITH REQUESTS FOR MONEY.

4/29 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL FINISHED CLEANING THE MIDDLE BEDROOM. SHE AND I REHUNG THE CURTAINS AND WRED THE FRONT LAWN. I WENT TO ENGLEWOOD TO GET SOME PRINTS. WENT TO THE CAMERA SHOP TO SEE BILL LEWIS’S PAINTINGS. NOT THE RIGHT SHOP. WENT TO HE ENGLEWOOD HARDWARE TO SEE ABOUT NEW BATTERIES FOR OUR GRASS TRIMMERS. THEY WILL NEED THE MODEL NUMBERS TO SEND FOR THEM. WENT TO THE POST OFFICE TO PICK UP THE INSURANCE SLIP I FORGOT MONDAY. THE POSTMASTER HAD IT! REAL SERVICE!

4/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I WASHED WINDOWS, CLEANED AND INSTALLED THE SCREEN IN THE FRONT BEDROOM. I MOWED THE LAWN, I WENT OVER TO PEARL STREET TO GET A HAIRCUT. I ALSO TALKED TO MR SALES ABOUT SENDING US A BILL. WARM, PARTLY CLOUDY DAY. CAROL CLEANED THE FRONT BEDROOM.

1981 AT HOME: 5/1-31 5/10-11 RODGER BRADUAWAY VISITED MARCHED IN PARADE: 5/30 5/15-19 SHARON BIRDSONG VISITED

MAY 5/1 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. I CUT THE LAWN AND TRIMMED THE FRONT LAWN. I WORKED ON A NEW INTEGRAL GIVING THE VOLUME OF STREAM DEPLETION CAUSED BY A WELL OUT TO THE TIME. WE WENT TO SALES OIL TO GET A TIRE PUMPED UP. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. I WENT TO JENSEN’S TO SEE ABOUT SOME WINDOW SHADES.

5/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US ONLY FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WASHED THE CURTAINS FOR THE LIVING ROOM WINDOWS. SHE ALSO WASHED THE STORM WINDOWS AND THE DOOR AND FRENCH WINDOWS. I HELPED TAKE OUT THE STORM WINDOWS AND PUT THEM BACK, THIS TIME WITH THE SCREENS IN PLACE. WE LISTENED TO “LOGENDRIN” PART II ON THE FM SET GIVEN TO US BY MOE AND MARJORIE. I TRIMMED THE BACK LAWN.

5/3 CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE, MARGO AND MARJORIE WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CHASE WAS NOT FEELING WELL BUT PUT AWAY A PRETTY GOOD MEAL. CAROL DID COOKING. SHE AND I WATERED THE FRONT LAWN AND THE SOUTH STRIP ON TEH BACK LAWN BEFORE WE SAT DOWN TO EAT, THEN IT RAINED! MARJORIE STAYED TO HELP CAROL WITH THE DISHES. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT AT ABOUT 1:15 PM. I DID A LITTLE PREPARATION FOR THE VISIT OF GRIFFIN TOMORROW.

5/4 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. MP CRAIG H GIFFEN CAME TO TALK ABOUT GROUNDWATER ITEMS NEEDED TO PREPARE AN APPLICATION FOR A DOMESTIC USE PERMIT. WE WENT TO THE LUTZ RESTAURANT FOR THE NOON MEAL AND SPENT A LITTLE MORE TIME ON IT IN THE AFTERNOON. CAROL AND I HAD DUSTED AND PUT UP THE COUCH BEFOREHAND.

5/5 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. CAROL WROTE A LETTER TO JO AND WASHED THE DINING ROOM CURTAINS. A CALL CAME FROM C.A. GIFFEN. HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE ORGANIZATION WHO HANDLES MY TEXT. I GAVE HIM A TELEPHONE NUMBER. I SPENT SOME TIME ON WATER USAGE FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES. WE HA A RAIN LAST NIGHT. A LITTLE MERE FELL, THIS AFTERNOON. I MADE A CALL TO DR FEAD. HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE FINAL CLASS SETTLEMENT YET.

5/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL AND I WASHED THE DINING ROOM WINDOWS AND MOVED THE STORM WINDOWS UP TO PUT THE SCREENS ON. WE PUT UP CURTAINS IN THE DINING AND LIVING ROOM. CAROL HAD WASHED AND IRONED THEM. I SOUGHT FOR A SOLUTION TO A GROUNDWATER FLOW PROBLEM. WHERE THE AQUIFER EXTENDS FAR BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE CASING (FOUND IT). CALL CAME FROM JO-THEY HAVE ARRIVED IN IDAHO. MT ST HELENS IS NOT GIVING TROUBLE. RAIN TODAY-WE DID NOT WATER.

5/7 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL WASHED AND IRONED THE KITCHEN WINDOW CURTAINS. WE WASHED THE WINDOWS, PUT THE SCREENS DOWN AND PUT THE CURTAINS BACK UP. CAROL WROTE TO JO. I WROTE A LETTER TO GIFFEN AND TOOK THE LETTER OVER TO THE MAILBOX. I TOOK TIME TO ORGANIZE SOME OF MY GROUNDWATER DATA.

5/8 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I GOT THE TRASH READY FOR THE TRASHMEN. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE ENGLEWOOD SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. WHILE WE WERE THERE WE PUT CHECKS IN THE BANK. CAROL CLEANED THE CUPBOARDS IN THE BREAKFAST NOOK. ON OUR WAY TO ENGLEWOOD WE STAYED AT ENGLEWOOD PRESS. I BOUGHT 2 100 SHEET TABLETS OF COMPUTATION PAPER AND 4 ERASERS FOR $5.97. CAROL WROTE LETTERS AND I MAILED THEM.

1981 MAY (CONTINUED) 5/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL DID CLEANING IN THE LIVING ROOM. RAIN ALL DAY. CAROL SWEPT THE FRONT PORCH. I WORKED ON SOME CORRESPONDENCE, IT WAS OUR WATERING DAY BUT WE DID NOT NEED TO WATER. DAVID AND CAROLINE CALLED, RODGER WILL BE WITH US TOMORROW.

5/10 JEAN CALLED. CAROL TALKED TO JEAN, KERRY, TRACY AND KIRK. MOE CALLED WHEN WE WERE AT GINGER’S PLACE. WE WERE INVITED OUT TO GINGER’S. MARJORIE TOOK US OUT AND WE ATE THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL WITH THEM. (WE ATE ONE OF CHARLES’ TURKEYS) WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME ABOUT 3:30 PM. RODGER WAS WAITING FOR US. MARJORIE TOOK HIM OUT FOR SUPPER. SUNNY DAY.

5/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL PUT OUT THE WASH, CHANGED THE BED IN THE MIDDLE BEDROOM. RODGER LEFT ABOUT 8:30 AM. I CALLED MY SISTER RUTH TO SAY THAT RODGER (HER GRANDSON) SHOULD BE WITH HER SOON. IT WAS ABOUT 1: PM, SHE SAID HE WAS ALREADY THERE. RAIN TODAY.

5/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL DID THE IRONING. SHARON CALLED, SHE WILL BE WITH US FRIDAY NIGHT. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. I WEEDED IN THE GARDEN. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. I MAILED LETTERS. I PLANTED COVER SEEDS IN THE LAWN.

5/13 LIGHT RAIN TODAY. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WENT TO DR HANN’S OFFICE FOR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK UPS, LATER, WE WENT TO MORGAN’S PHARMACY TO GET CAROL’S PRESCRIPTION FILLED (BLOOD PRESSURE TABLETS) THE DOCTOR WAS PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF HIS TESTS. I CALLED WASSENAAR TO TELL HIM I WOULD NOT BE AT THE VWWI MEETING. I HAD CALLED BOB COMBS EARLIER.

5/14 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL CLEANED UP THE DINING AND LIVING ROOMS. SHE AND I SHAMPOOED THE RUGS IN THESE TWO ROOMS.

5/15 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL SCRUBBED THE KITCHEN FLOOR AND RAN THE VACUUM ON THE BACK STAIRS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN, I DUG MORE WEEDS OUT OF THE GARDEN. CALL FROM SHARON BIRDSONG TO SAY SHE WOULD BE IN AT 10:18 PM ON BRANIFF FLIGHT 71. MARJORIE WILL GET HER AND BRING HER HERE. MARJORIE WILL STAY THE NIGHT WITH US. I MAILED THE GAS METER READINGS TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

5/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. SHARON BIRDSONG WAS WITH US UNTIL 4:00 PM WHEN GINGER CAME BY TO TAKE HER OUT TO HER HOME TO SPEND THE NIGHT, LIGHT RAIN ALL DAY. REPAIRED TI-55 ARRIVED.

5/17 CAROL SPENT THE MORNING GETTING EATABLES READY. MARJORIE CAME ABOUT 11:00 AM. CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE, MARGO AND SHARON CAME ABOUT NOON. WE ATE THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL SHORTLY AFTER THEY ARRIVED. MARJORIE HELPED CAROL WITH THE DISHES. CHARLES BROUGHT SOME PERCH, CRAPPIE AND CATFISH FILLETS. THEY ARE NOW IN THE FREEZER. MARJORIE TOOK SHARON OUT FOR SUPPER. LIGHT RAIN ALL DAY.

5/18 SHARON WAS HERE, MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND THE NOON MEAL. IN THE EVENING MARJORIE TOOK SHARON TO THE “ORGAN GRINDER” FOR SOME PIZZA. IT RAINED ALL DAY. I CALLED MOODY ABOUT SOME INCOME TAX RULES. I STUDIED FROM LOTKH.

1981 MAY (CONTINUED) 5/19 MARJORIE CAME FOR BREAKFAST AND TOOK SHARON BIRDSONG TO THE AIRPORT TO CATCH HER PLANE. SUN IS OUT THIS MORNING. SHARON CALLED FROM DENTON, TEXAS TO SAY SHE WAS HOME. I CUT THE LAWN IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. I MAILED LETTER FOR CAROL (PAYMENT FOR WATER TELEPHONE COMPANY, ALSO TO JO, MOE, KATHY AND MARK.) I READ SOME MORE IN LOTKA. CAROL TOOK ME OVER TO ROSEDALE SCHOOL AND I VOTED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. CAROL DID NOT FEEL ABLE TO CLIMB THE STAIRS. CAROL DID THE WASH, CHANGED THE BED IN THE MIDDLE BEDROOM AND CLEANED THE SHOPROOM.

5/20 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL DID THE IRONING. I TRIMMED THE LAWN TODAY WHILE CAROL SWEPT UP. CLOUDY IN MORNING, SUNNY IN AFTERNOON.

5/21 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I TIED UP MAGAZINES. I WATERED THE LAWN AND DID MORE TRIMMING, ALSO WATERED FLOWER BEDS, GRAPEVINES AND GARDEN PLOT. I USED THE POTATO FORK TO PROVIDE AERATION IN THE BARE SPOTS. I FOUND THESE SPTS TO BE BARE BECAUSE DISCARDED BUILDING MATERIAL WAS BENEATH THEM.

5/22 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL CLEANED OUT THE LINEN CLOSET. SHE AND I GOT TRASH READY FOR THE TRASHMEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME SUNSHINE. I READ SOME IN LOTKA AND VOLTERRA.

5/23 MARJORIE WAS HERE FOR BREAKFAST. (SHE WORKED TODAY-SAT) CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY. WE GOT BACK ABOUT 10:30 AM. SOME FLOWERS CAME FOR MARJORIE. I HUNTED WORMS TO GO FISHING TOMORROW. I FOUND ABOUT 5.

5/24 CHARLES AND CHASE CAME BY EARLY AND TOOK ME TO A GRAVEL PIT [ILLEGIBLE] OF HERE TO FISH. I GOT A GOOD RAINBOW TROUT. CHARLES AND CHASE WERE BETTER FISHERMEN, WE HAVE 2 TO EAT. WE LEFT HERE AT 7:00 AM AND RETURNED ABOUT 11:00 AM, CAROL PREPARED A SUNDAY MEAL OF ROAST CHICKEN AND TURKEY, MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY, PLYS OTHER GOOD DISHES. GINGER, MARGO AND MARJORIE ARRIVED ABOUT 11:30 AM. CAROL DID THE WATERING. CALL FROM CLIFF JENKINS.

5/25 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL AND SUPPER. I ATE ONE OF THE FISH I CAUGHT AT SUPPERTIME. CAROL DID THE WASH, MARJORIE DID HE IRONING. I WENT TO ASBURY STREET TO TAKE A PICTURE OF MT EVANS. I WORKED ON THE MATHEMATICS OF THE “LAFFER CURVE”

5/26 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. I WENT TO PEARL STREET IN THE AFTERNOON FOR A HAIRCUT ($4.50) RAIN IN THE EARLY PART OF THE AFTERNOON. I READ SOME FROM VITO VOLTERRA.

5/27 MARJORIE WA WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL CLEANED UP THE NORTH SHELVES IN THE FURNACE ROOM AND SWEPT THE WALK WHEN I TRIMMED THE LAWN IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. I HAD CUT THE LAWN IN THE MORNING. CAROL AND I READ IN THE EVENING. CALL FROM JOE LANGER, I WILL MARCH IN THE PARAGE AND CARRY ONE OF THE GLAGS. I WATERED THE FLOWERS AND GRAPEVINE. OUR WATERING DAY BUT IT RAINED LAST NIGHT.

5/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. HARD RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CAROL CLEANED UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE FURNACE ROOM. I COMPLETED TRIMMING THE LAWN AND CUT THE BACK LAWN. I GOT OUT THE LADDER AND USED IT TO FIND A RUBBER BALL SEALING OFF ENTRANCE TO THE DOWNSPOUT FOR THE EAVESTROUGH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PORCH.

1981 MAY (CONCLUDED) 5/29 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. CAROL AND I DISPOSED OF TRASH IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CALL TO WINK SPENCER. (MANY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ARE OUTSIDE DENVER AND SO HAVE NO CLAIM ON DENVER’S WATER SUPPLY.)

5/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. SHE TOOK ME TO 13TH AND LINCOLN IN HER CAR SO I COULD MARCH IN THE PARADE. I MADE THE MARCH. WE HAD THE COLORS, FOUR MEN AND ONE WOMAN. WHEN THE PARADE WAS OVER, MARJORIE BROUGHT ME BACK HOME AND STAYED FOR THE NOON MEAL. CLEAR AND SNUNY IN THE MORNING, SOME CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. LETTER CAME IN FROM LINUS PAULING.

5/31 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE (SUNDAY) SHE AND I DISCARDED MATERIAL FROM BASEMENT SHELVES AND REARRANGED THE REMAINING MATERIALS. LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CAROL TALKED TO MARJORIE AND GINGER ON THE PHONE.

1981 AT HOME: 6/1-30 6/11-12 HOUSE PAINTED OUR 56TH WEDDING ANNIV: 6/25 6/17 - VWWI MEETING 6/22-29 MORRIS AND FAMILY VISIT 6/27 KATHY LEFT JUN 6/1 AARP CHECK, IRS SECOND PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED TAX AND 2ND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION POLL MAILED THIS MORNING (NOTE: MAILED AT 9:15 AM-NEW PICKUP TIME IS 9:50 AM) MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. I WENT TO ENGLEWOOD TO GET PRINTS. BUS FARE RAISED. 70[cents] EACH WAY.

6/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. I WATERED THE LAWN, FRONT AND BACK, PLUS THE FLOWER GARDENS. CAROL DID THE IRONING, CAROL MADE OUT A CHECK TO DR HANNA AND I MAILED IT

6/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL FINISHED CLEANING UP THE FURNACE ROOM. I WENT TO THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE TO GET COPIES OF COURT DECISIONS, HEAVY, BLOCK CLOUDS AND RAIN. FIVE TORNADOS IN DENVER TODAY.

6/4 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. WE CLEARED OUT A PLACE IN THE GARAGE AND CARRIED THINGS OUT FOR THE SALVATION ARMY. SUNNY DAY. CAROL GOT CALLS FROM DOROTHY, LOUISE AND SALLY TO KNOW IF WE ARE ALL RIGHT (TORNADO SCARE) CAROL CALLED JEAN. I LOOKED OVER THE DECISION BY W SHIVERS-SPECIAL WATER JUDGE. MARJORIE TOOK OUR CHECKS TO THE BANK AND DEPOSITED THEM. CALL FROM MOE

6/5 MARJORIE WAS US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I GOT OUR CONTRIBUTIONS READY FOR THE TRASH HAULERS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. WE GOT MATERIAL READY FOR THE “SALVATION ARMY” AND THEY CAME BY FOR IT. CAROL SWEPT OUT THE GARAGE.

6/6 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. WE WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. I CUT THE FRONT LAWN. SUNNY DAY WITH SOME CLOUDS. MARJORIE CALLED.

6/7 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO CAME ABOUT 10:30 AM AND WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CHASE AND I MOWED THE BACK LAWN. CHARLES TOOK THE CLIPPINGS WE GOT TODAY AND I GOT YESTERDAY FOR HIS LIVESTOCK. MET NEIGHBORS IN MACELROY’S PLACE: CONNIE AND COLLIN 6/8 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. SHE AND I WATERED THE LAWN. I MADE MEASUREMENTS AS DESCRIBED BY THE WATER BOARD. FOUND THAT OUR SPRINKLER GROUPS PUT OUT A 1” DEPTH IN 30 MINUTES, WHEN FULLY OPEN, WE SENT A CARD OFF TO VIRGINIA FOR HER BIRTHDAY. PARTLY CLOUDY DAY. 80[degrees fahrenheit] AT 8:00 PM. MARJORIE IRONED,

6/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. CAROL DID THE IRONING, FIXED MY BLUE JACKET AND CHANGED THE BUTTONS ON A BLOUSE FOR MARJORIE. I SPENT SOME TIME ON WRITING A LETTER. I TRIMMED THE GRAPEVINES SO WE COULD GET ALONG THE WALK.

6/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR MEALS. CAROL DID HOUSEWORK AND WROTE LETTERS. I MAILED THEM. I FIXED THE BACK SCREEN DOOR SPRING, I TRIED TO GET A NEW ONE AT KROONENBERGS, NO LUCK. CAROL AND I TOOK THE WINDOW SHADE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE BEDROOM. WE MUST GET A NEW SHADE (39” WIDE) PARTLY CLOUDY DAY. SPRINKLE OF RAIN IN AFTERNOON. ALMOST ENOUGH TO WET THE WALKS. STERLING HORTON CAME TO TALK ABOUT PAINTING THE HOUSE WE GAVE HIM THE JOBS.

1981 JUN (CONTINUED) 6/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. STERLING HORTON AND A CREW OF 2 MEN CAME TO PAINT THE HOUSE AND GARAGE. THEY GOT MOST OF THE WORK DONE, BUT WILL COME BACK TOMORROW. CAROL GOT A BIRTHDAY CARD FROM JO. WE CALLED VIRGINIA TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER.

6/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THREE MEALS. GINGER CALLED, THEY ARE LEAVING FOR THE TRIP TO IOWA AND BOSTON. CHASE AND MARGO WILL STAY IN IOWA WITH GREAT GRANDMOTHER MELTABARER, CHARLES AND GINGER WILL GO ON TO BOSTON. CHARLES HAS A MEETING TO ATTEND THERE. HORSE STEPPED ON MARGO’S TOE AND BROKE IT LAST NIGHT. THEY TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE IT SET. HORTON AND CREW FINISHED THE PAINTING AND LEFT ABOUT 11:30. I WORKED ON A LETTER. CAROL GOT BIRTHDAY CARDS FROM MOE AND VIRGINIA. RUTH AND DOROTHY. I PAID HORTON $950.00 BY CHECK.

6/13 CAROL’S BIRTHDAY. SHE GOT MANY CARDS. I GAVE GER TWO NEW PANS SHE HAD WANTED. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL AND SPENT THE AFTERNOON UNTIL ABOUT 4:00 PM WITH US. SHE BROUGHT PRESENTS INCLUDING A NEW BATHROOM RUG, TOWELS AND CLOTHING. I SWEPT UP SOME OF THE FLAKED PAINT THE PAINTER’S HAD REMOVED. CALLS CAME FROM JO, DOROTHY AND MOE. CAROL DID SOME CLEANING IN THE BASEMENT.

6/14 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE (SUNDAY) CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. I PICKED UP AS MUCH AS I COULD OF THE PAINT FLAKES LEFT FROM THE HOUSE PAINTING. WE WATERED THE FLOWER BEDS AND THE GARDEN. I PULLED WEEDS IN THE GARDEN, CAROL SWEPT UP PAINT FLAKES FROM THE ALLEY SIDE OF THE GARAGE. SHE SWEPT AND WASHED THE PORCH. CAROL WORKED ON THE BASEMENT SCREENS. THE PAINT IS STILL A LITTLE TACKY. CAROL CLEANED OUT THE REFRIGERATOR. CALL CAME FROM GINGER TO SAY THEY WERE IN BOSTON.

6/15 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH, A TABLE CLOTH CAME FROM VIRGINIA. I TRIED TO GET THE OLD COMMODORE CALCULATOR FIXED UP TODAY BUT NO LUCK. PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOL.

6/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL IRONED AND MENDED. I CUT THE LAWN. BILL AND DAUGHTER PAULA CAME TO VISIT. FRANK SALES DROPPED BY FOR A VISIT. CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. I SENT COPIES OF MY DISCUSSION OF THE LEE, QUAZI AND DANIELSON PAPER TO FRANK SARLES, DR FEAD AND MORRIS SKINNER.

6/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. CAROL FIXED A MEATLOAF FOR ME TO TAKE THE VWWI MEETING. I CONDUCTED THE MEETING AS COMMANDER AND FIRST VICE COMMANDER WERE ABSENT. VISITORS WERE FENNER, SARLES, GODELMANN. WALLACE ROE IS RECENTLY MARRIED. WE HAD REPORTS FROM THE RECENT CONVENTION. MARJORIE TOOK WASSENAAR AND ME TO THE MEETING. WARM AND SUNNY

6/18 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL CLEANED THE HOUSE, REMOVED ELECTRIC BLANKETS AND WASHED A BEDSPREAD. I TRIED TO FIX A CONNECTION FROM THE GUTTER TO THE DOWNSPOUT - HAD TROUBLES - SOLDER WOULD NOT STICK - FINALLY USED RIVETS. GOT UP ON A LADDER AND FOUND A SPIKE DRIVEN ACROSS - RIGHT OVER THE DOWNSPOUT LOCATION. FINALLY GOT THE CONNECTION IN PLACE BUT WAS UNABLE TO FINISH THE JOB. CAROL SWEPT WALKS = BASEMENT WINDOWS. I MAILED LETTERS. LETTER FROM GIFFIN.

1981 JUN (CONTINUED) 6/19 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I CHANGED THE BED DOWNSTAIRS. SHE DUSTED. CAROL AND I WENT TO EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. I WENT TO JENSEN’S TO GET A WINDOW SHADE AND TO MORGAN’S FOR A PRESCRIPTION. THE SHADE HAD BEEN CUT TOO SHORT SO CAROL AND I PUT IT ON OLD ROLLER.

6/20 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I WATERED LAWN, FLOWER BEDS, GRAPES AND GARDEN. MARJORIE TOOK CAROL TO ENGLEWOOD WHERE THEY BOTH GO THEIR HAIR FIXED. CALL CAME FROM JEAN. ALL THE CHILDREN WERE THERE SO WE GOT TO TALK TO JEAN, KERRY, TRACY AND KIRK. CAROL VACUUMED ALL THE RUGS. CAROL AND I MADE OUT BIRTHDAY CARDS FOR KATHY AND TRACY. WE SENT A CARD TO MARY PFLEGHAAR. I MAILED THEM EXCEPT FOR KATHY’S AS SHE WILL BE HERE. VICKI BORROWED MY 4 SPRINKLER SET.

6/21 CAROL DID THE WASH AND MARJORIE DID THE IRONING. CAROL AND MARJORIE GAVE ME A NEW STRAW HAT FOR FATHER’S DAY. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL AND FOR SUPPER. OVERCAST TODAY. I TOOK OUT TRASH, READ AND RESTED.

6/22 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. WARM, SUNNY DAY-UP TO 85[degrees fahrenheit]. I SENT COPIES OF MY LEE QUAZI, DANIELSON DISCUSSION TO NORM EVANS, DAN SUNADA AND HUBERT MOREL. SEYTOUX. I WIELDED THE HAND VACUUM ON THE FRONT AND BACK STAIRS CARPETS. CAROL TOOK CLOTHES FROM THE MIDDLE BEDROOM CLOSET DOWNSTAIRS AND SCRUBBED THE KITCHEN FLOOR. I DUSTED OFF THE PIANO AND HELPED CAROL WITH THE DISHES. CAROL MADE POTATO SALAD AND FRUIT SALAD. CALL FROM MOE TO STATE THE WOULD BE HERE ABOUT 6:00 PM TOMORROW.

6/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE BROUGHT FRIED CHICKEN FOR SUPPER. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. CAROL PREPARED DEVILED EGGS AND ICEA TEA. WE GOT A CALL FROM GINGER TO TELL US THEY HAD ALL RETURNED SAFELY FROM THEIR TRIP EAST. MOE, VIRGINIA, KATHY AND MARK DROVE UP IN THEIR NEW DODGE. CAROL AND I CALLED MARY PFLEGHAAR AND SAND “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” TO HER. SHE SAID HER BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY.

6/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. SHE TOOK MOE, VIRGINIA, KATHY AND MARK TO THE “ORGAN GRINDER” FOR SUPPER. MOE, MARK AND I CUT THE LAWN. MARJORIE TOOK MOE AND KATHY TO A SHOW. HOT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

6/25 CAROL AND ROBERT’S 56TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. MORRIS, VIRGINIA, KATHY, MARK, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE, MARGO AND MARJORIE WERE WITH US FOR SUPPER. MOE AND I WENT TO HUGH M WOODS (4995 S SANTA FE DR) TO GET GUTTER DOWNSPOUT FITTINGS. I GOT A RUBBER HAMMER. KEN SHRIVER WAS OVER IN THE AFTERNOON. HE SENT US ROSES. THE ABOVE GROUP BOUTH US AN ELECTRIC ALARM CLOCK.

6/26 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. SHE TOOK MOE, VIRGINIA, KATHY AND MARK TO THE “ORGAN GRINDER” FOR SUPPER. IN THE AFTERNOON, MOE A+ I WENT TO HTHE SHEET METAL SHOP TO GET THE THREE ALUMINUM FRAMES, ALUMINUM SCREEN AND SCREEN CORD HE HAD ORDERED PREVIOUSLY.

6/27 MARJORIE BROUGHT GROCERIES AND ARRIVED JUST BEFORE NOON. MOE AND VIRGINIA TOOK KATHY TO MEET HER DELTA FLIGHT TO RETURN TO HER HOME. MARJORIE WENT OUT IN HER CAR. WE HAD THE NOON MEAL WHEN ALL RETURNED IN HE AFTERNOON. MOE INSTALLED 3 VENTILATION SCREENS TO CLOSE THE ATTIC OPENINGS. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE EVENING MEAL. AFTERWARDS, MARJORIE, MOE AND MARK WENT TO A SHOW.

1981 JUN (CONCLUDED) 6/28 MOE, VIRGINIA, MARK AND I WENT TO THE MORNING SERVICES AT CAMERON METHODIST CHURCH. THE REVEREND HAMLYN PREACHED THE SERMON (MORRIS’ FRIEND). MOE, VIRGINIA, MARK AND CAROL WENT IN MOE’S CAR AND MARJORIE AND I WENT IN HER CAR TO CHARLES AND GINGER’S PLACE FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I RETURNED WITH MARJORIE IN HER CAR, WHILE MOE, VIRGINA AND MARK WENT TO COLORADO SPRINGS TO SEE MR AND MRS PHIL BRIGHT. KATHY CALLED FROM NORTH CAROLINE TO SAY THAT SHE WAS SAFELY HOME.

6/29 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. MOE, VIRGINIA AND MARK LEFT ABOUT 8:50 AM TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME. CAROL DID THE WASH. I WATERED THE LAWN. MARJORIE IRONED, I TRIMMED OUT SOME OF THE GRAPEVINE BRANCHE STHAT HAD TO BE CUT TO REPAIR THE GUTTER ON THE GARAGE.

6/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL IRONED. I WENT TO THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE TO GIVE THEM 10 COPIES OF MY DISCUSSION OF THE LEE QUAZI, DANIELSON PAPER. FROM THERE I WALKED TO THE STATE OUSE WHERE I TALKED WITH ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVID ASCHKINASI ABOUT THE EFFECT OF GROUNDWATER LAWS AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS. (SEE CARD FILE FOR CARD) WHILE THERE FORMER STUDENTS BILL PADDOCK AND WENDY WEISS ALSO DROPPED BY. I GOT OFF THE BUS AT BROADWAY AND EVANS, WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND CAME HOME. IN THE MORNING I WORKED WITH THE GRAPEVINES, HE (ASCHKINASI) SAID THE PARAGRAPH HEADINGS ARE SUPPLIED BY THE “REVISOR OF STATUTES”

1981 AT HOME: 7/1-31 7/8 VWWI MEETING KIRK’S VISIT: 7/22-31 7/16 USBR RETIREE LUNCHEON

JUL 7/1 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL WROTE LETTERS AND I MAILED THEM. SHE ARRANGED THINGS IN THE REFRIGERATOR TO GET BETTER USE OF SPACE AND CLEANED IT OUT. I MOWED THE FRONT LAWN IN THE MORNING AND THE BACK LAWN IN THE AFTERNOON. I DID SOME CLEANING OUT OF DEAD BRANCHES FROM THE GRAPEVINE.

7/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. CAROL SEWED SNAPS ON MY PAJAMAS AND SORTED OUT MAGAZINES IN THE LIVING ROOM AND BAKED AN APPLE PIE. WE SIGNED CHECKS AND MARJORIE TOOK THEM DOWN AND PUT THEM IN THE BANK. I DID SOME MORE WORK ON THE GRAPEVINE TO GET OUT THE BRANCHES THAT WERE CUT OFF WHEN THE DOWNSPOUT WAS FIXED. CLOUDY AND A LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING. LETTER FROM KERRY, MOE CALLED.

7/3 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL _ I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES IN THE AFTERNOON (2:30 PM CAROL TOOK ME TO THE ENGLEWOOD PRESS TO GET AN ALMANAC, THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE. CAROL CLEANED OUT SOME CUPBOARD. WE PUT THINGS OUT FOR THE TRASH HAULERS, BUT NO TRASH HAULERS. I TRANSPLANTED SOME COSMO’S NEAR ASHPIT.

7/4 MARJORIE BROUGHT ARBY’S FOR THE NOON MEAL AND REMAINED WITH US UNTIL AFTER SUPPER. CAROL CLEANED OUT MORE CUPBOARDS. CALL FROM GINGER ADVISES THAT THEY WILL NOT BE HERE TOMORROW. AT ABOUT SUNSET (8:31 PM) TWO CHIMNEY SWIFTS APPEARED. ONE WENT DOWN THE THEATRE CHIMNEY _ THE OTHER WENT ON.

7/5 CAROL AND I WERE ALONE TODAY (SUNDAY). WE SLEPT LATE, CAROL AND I WATER THE LAWN AND FLOWER BEDS. I WATCHED WRESTLING ON TELEVISION 11:00-12:00. CLEAR, WARM DAY. THERMOMETER READ 88[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:50 PM. ONE SWIFT APPEARED AND WENT DOWN THE CHIMNEY AT 8:35 PM.

7/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE HAD SHOE TROUBLES. CAROL DID THE WASH. GINGER BROUGHT CHASE AND MARGO ABOUT 9:00 AM TO STAY THE DAY WITH US. CHARLES CAME FOR THEM ABOUT 3:30 PM, BUT THEY DID NOT GET AWAY UNTIL AFTER 4:00 PM. I WROTE A LETTER TO KERRY.

7/7 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL IRONED AND MENDED. I RENEWED NAT’L GEOGRAPHIC SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR MOE. CHARLES AND MYSELF. I TRIMMED THE FRONT LAWN. IT RAINED THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A HOT FORENOON. CAROL SAYS 98[degrees fahrenheit] AND PAPER CONFIRMED IT. PAYMENTS TO AARP AND NARFE MAILED.

7/8 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE TOOK ME DOWN TO THE VDW HALL FOR THE VWWI MEETING. CAROL IRONED. I ATTENDED THE VWWI MEETING. WE DID NOT WATER TODAY, I ATTENDED THE VWWI MEETING. WE DID NOT WATER TODAY BECAUSE OF YESTERDAY’S RAIN. COOLER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY.

7/9 MARJORIE CAME FOR 3 MEALS. I TRIMMED GRAPEVINES IN THE MORNING SO WE COULD GET DOWN THE BACK WALK. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO A NOON LUNCHEON WITH JOHN PATTERSON AND DAN RAVIL. (FORMERLY RABINOWITZ) (PHILLIPE’S EATING HOUSE) CAROL SWEPT OFFF THE FRONT PORCH AND CLEANED THE FRONT DOOR WINDOW. LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES NOT AS HOT AS EXPECTED GAVE PATTERSON AND RAVIL COPIES OF MY SOUTH PLATTE CORRELATION PAPER.

7/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I DISPOSED OF TRASH. CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVAN’S SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. I WENT TO JENSEN’S. POST CARRIER THREW OUT PAPER SO IT HIT OUR THERMOPANE WINDOW. CAROL WAS SITTING ON THE SOFA AT THE TIME. I HEARD THE BLOW AND CAME UP FROM THE BASEMENT. I CALLED THE POST AND THEY PROMISED TO TAKE ACTION TO SEE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I MAILED A REQUESTED COPY OF MY DISCUSSION OF LEE, QUAZI, DANIELSON PAPER.

1981 JUL (CONTINUED) 7/11 MARJORIE CAME ABOUT 2:00 PM, TOOK CAROL TO THE HAIRDRESSER AND STAYED FOR SUPPER, SHE TOOK ME TO THE LOCAL GROCERY FOR LIVER SAUSAGE. CAROL AND I DID THE WATERING. CALL CAME FROM SHARON BIRDSONG WHILE MARJORIE AND CAROL WERE GONE. LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING. LISA MICK (COCAGNA) CAME OVER TO SHOW US HER WEDDING PICTURES YESTERDAY.

7/12 MARJORIE AND GINGER’S FAMILY WERE NOT WITH US TODAY (SUNDAY). WARM DAY 81[degrees fahrenheit] AT 4:00 PM. CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. MORE RAIN CAME LATER.

7/13 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE STAYED WITH US INTL ABOUT 7:45 PM. CHARLES BROUGHT CHASE AND MARGO OVER ABOUT 7:00 AM. GINGER CAME FOR THEM ABOUT 4:30 PM. CHASE AND MARGO MOWED AND TRIMMED THE LAWN. I CUT GRASS OUT OF THE GARDEN PLOT, THEY TOOK 2 PLASTIC GRASS FOR THE HORSES. LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHASE AND I HARVESTED ABOUT 2 ½ GALLONS OF RAINWATER FOR THE STEAM IRON FROM WATER CAUGHT IN A PAN UNDER THE EAVE SPOUT LAST NIGHT.

7/14 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL IRONED. CAROL WROTE A LETTER TO JO. I WROTE LETTERS TO “OUTDOOR LIFE” WITH A CHECK FOR RENEWAL, ANOTHER TO JACK FRIEO, DIRECTOR-COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE, OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED SALE OF THE SOUTH TAMARAC WILDLIFE AREA. I MAILED THE 3 LETTERS. I WENT TO “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” TO GET HAMBURGERS FOR THE NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I REPLACED THE DINING ROOM LIGHTS. I USED THE POTATO FORK TO TEST THE LAWN AND DECIDED IT DID NOT NEED WATER AFTER LAST NIGHT’S RAIN. I WATER THE FLOWER BEDS. JACQUE AND GUY REPORT THAT ONE CHIMNEY SWIFT WENT DOWN THE CHIMNEY AT 8:10 PM.

7/15 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST/ THEY STARTED REPAVING LINCOLN STREET FROM EVANS NORTH TODAY. CAROL DID THE IRONING. I COMPLETED A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR. CAROL TYPED IT. I MAILED IT ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS INCLUDING A COPY TO DR FEAD. I WENT TO “JACK-IN- THE-BOX” FOR SANDWICHES FOR THE NOON MEAL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND AGAIN AT NIGHT. ONE SWIFT WAS SEEN GOING DOWN THE CHIMNEY TONIGHT. I SMOOTHED THE FRONT LAWN WITH THE “SCOTT SILENT MOWER”

7/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST/ CAROL CLEANED THE MIDDLE =B ACK BEDROOMS AND MADE UP THE BEDS. MR CLAIR CRAWFORD CAME BY AND TOOK ME TO THE USBR RETIREES LUNCHEON AT A RESTAURANT OVER ON THE WEST SIDE. WE PICKED UP RAY WILLIAMS ON THE WAY (I PAID FOR ALL THREE) PAVING WAS FINISHED TODAY. MOE CALLED TO SAY KAREN HAD COME THROUGH HER OPERATION VERY WELL AND THAT THE DOCTOR SEEMED UNWORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE. AFTER LEAVING WILLIAMS OFF AT HIS HOME, CRAWFORD TOOK ME TO HIS HOME WHERE I SAW PICTURES OF THE CRAWFORD FAMILY. ONE SWIFT CAME ITO THE CHIMNEY AT 8:25 PM.

7/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. WE DISPOSED OF TRASH IN THE MORNING. LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. CAROL SENT A PAYMENT TO THE WATER BOARD. I SENT A LETTER WITH VOTSE TO ASCE. I TOOK THEM TO THE MAILBOX. CAROL SAW A SWIFT GO DOWN A CHIMNEY.

7/18 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL. SHE CAME ABOUT 10:30 AM TO TAKE CAROL TO THE HAIRDRESSER. CAROL CALLED MOE AND KAREN ANSWERED THE PHONE. SOME TEST RESULTS WILL BE READY MONEY. CAROL CALLED JEAN TO LET HER KNOW OF THE CALL TO MOE. I TALKED WITH KIRK, HE WILL BE WITH US NEXT WED.

1981 JUL (CONTINUED) 7/19 MARJORIE WAS [NOT] WITH US THIS SUNDAY. CHARLES AND FAMILY HAD GUESTS SO THEY WERE NOT WITH US EITHER. CAROL TALKED TO MARJORIE ON THE PHONE. RAINED AT SOMEWHERE ABOUT 1:00 AM. LIGHTNING CAUSED CLOCK TO MISFUNCTION THE SWIFT CAME DOWN THE CHIMNEY AT 8:20 PM YESTERDAY, AND 8:27 PM TONIGHT.

7/20 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. SHE AND I WATERED THE LAWN AND FLOWERS. MARJORIE DID IRONING AFTER SUPPER, I WATCHED FOR THE SWIFTS, BUT DID NOT SEE ANY. I DID SEE A NIGHTHAWK. CAROL CALLED VIRGINIA ABOUT KAREN. NO RESULTS FROM TESTS YET.

7/21 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. SHE BROUGHT GROCERIES FOR US AT SOMEWHERE AROUND 5 O’ 6 O’ CLOCK PM. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER (EVELYN) IN THE AM. LATER SHE DID THE IRONING. I WENT TO THE LAW BUILDING TO GET PHOTOSTATS AND TO THE LIBRARY TO GET AN ADDRESS. I MADE A CALL TO SKYLINE ELECTRIC CO. IN THE MORNING ABOUT FIXING A SWITCH. THEY WILL PROBABLY BE HERE THURSDAY. I CALLED MORGAN’S PHARMACY TO GET A PRESCRIPTION FILLED. NO CALL FROM DRUG STORE YET. THEY ARE PAVING EVANS FROM BROADWAY EAST. TWO SWIFTS. CAME DOWN THE CHIMNEY-ONE AT 8:11 PM AND ONE AT 8:25 PM.

7/22 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST, MARJORIE WENT TO THE AIRPORT TO PICK KIRK UP AND BRING HIM HERE. I MAILED A LETTER TO THE TELEPHONE COMPANY. WENT TO “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR SANDWICHES FOR THE NOON MEAL. CAROL CLEANED THE BATHROOM AND SCRUBBED THE KITCHEN FLOOR, ALSO DUSTED AND RAN THE VACUUM SWEEPER IN THE DINING AND LIVING ROOMS. WE VISITED WITH KIRK IN THE EVENING.

7/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS, IN THE AFTERNOON, MARJORIE TOOK KIRK TO THE DENVER MINT. GINGER CAME BY FOR KIRK ABOUT 5:30 PM. HE MAY BE OUT THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. CAROL AND I DID THE WATERING. DID NOT SEE THE SWIFTS TODAY. MARJORIE BROUGHT GROCERIES.

7/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I GOT TRASH READY FOR TRASHMEN. CAROL AND I PEALED APPLES AND CAROL FRIED THEM. MARJORIE BROUGHT SOME ARBY’S FOR SUPPER AND WE ATE THE FRIED APPLES. WEATHER UNSETTLED. PARTLY CLOUDY AND GUSTY WINDS. TORNADO REPORTED AT PROSPECT VALLEY. CAROL WROTE TO JO AND I MAILED IT.

7/25 MARJORIE WAS OVER FOR A WHILE IN THE AFTERNOON TO BRING SOME EGGS AND TO PICK UP SOME MACARONI AND CHEESE CAROL HAD FIXED. CAROL FIXED A POTATO SALAD. I TRIMMED THE GRAPEVINE AND PULLED WEEDS OUT OF THE LAWN. I TOOK LETTERS TO AARP PUBLIC SERVICE AND HARLEQUIN BOOKS TO THE MAILBOX. I ALSO TOOK AN ENVELOPE WITH 3 PICTURES TO HILLARD AT BARRACKS 1282. RAIN LAST NIGHT, COOL TODAY.

7/26 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE, MARGO AND KIRK CAME ABOUT 11:00 AM FOR THE SUNDAY MEAL CAROL HAD PREPARED. CHARLES AND GINGER LEFT ABOUT 2:00 PM. CHASE AND MARGO WILL STAY THE NIGHT WITH US. MARJORIE TOOK CHASE, MARGO AND KIRK TO ELITCH’S GARDENS, GOOD RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHASE AND KIRK CUT THE BACK LAWN. CAROL AND I WATERED THE FRONT LAWN. I PULLED WEEDS IN THE LAWN AND FLOWER GARDENS, RAIN DURING NIGHT

7/27 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. MARJORIE TOOK KIRK TO CINDERELLA CITY IN THE EVENING. GINGER CAME FOR CHASE AND MARGO ABOUT 5:30 PM. CAROL WASHED CLOTHES, I FINISHED PULLING WEED. KIRK AND I STRAIGHTENED OUT THE ASHPUT BRICKS (HAS BEEN HIT 3 TIMES BY CARS) KIRK, CHASE AND MARGO WENT OVER TO THE ANTIQUE CARLOT ON BROADWAY. MARJORIE TOOK KIRK TO SEE SOUTH HIGH - MARJORIE, MORRIS, BILL (KIRK’S FATHER), GINGER AND KIM WENT THERE.

1981 JUL (CONCLUDED) 7/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. MARJORIE TOOK KIRK TO THE “ORGAN GRINDER” FOR SUPPER. THEN THEY PLANNED TO GO TO THE OBSERVATORY. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND IRONED IN THE AFTERNOON. I WORKED ON SOME “PART [ILLEGIBLE]” COMPUTATIONS. MR SHRIVER CAME BY AND TOOK KIRK AND ME TO THE FORNEY OLD CAR MUSEUM. TWO SWIFTS ENTERED THE CHIMNEY THIS EVENING AT ABOUT 8:20 PM.

7/29 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. CAROL, KIRK AND I GOT UP AT 2:30 AM TO WATCH THE WEDDING OF CHARLES AND DIANA ON TELEVISION. KIRK SLEPT SEVERAL HOURS AFTER BREAKFAST. IN THE AFTERNOON HE TOOK THE BUS TO BROOMFIELD TO VISIT A SCHOOL HE IS INTERESTED IN.

7/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS KIRK AND I WENT TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND TO “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” TO GET GROCERIES AND SANDWICHES. GINGER PICKED KIRK UP ABOUT 4:00 PM TO TAKE HIM TO A BASEBALL GAME IN THE EVENING. JEANINE COCAGNE BROUGHT OVER SOME POSTCARDS AND BOOKLETS TO TELL US ABOUT HER VISIT TO EUROPE. SHE VISITED ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND AND ITALY.

7/31 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. AFTR WORK SHE WILL GO OUT TO GINGER’S PLACE TO BRING KIRK BACK. CAROL WASHED KIRK’S THINGS TODAY. CAROL AND I DISPOSED OF TRASH. I READ AND RESTED. JEAN CALLED.

1981 AT HOME: 8/1-31 8/12 VWWI PICNIC 8/20 USBR RETIREES LUNCHEON AUG 8/1 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. MARJORIE TOOK KIRK TO THE AIRPORT. CAROL TOOK THE SHEETS OFF OF KIRK’S BED AND REMADE IT. CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO CAME ABOUT 6:30 PM. THEY HAD SUPPER WITH US. CHASE AND MARGO WILL STAY THE NIGHT.

8/2 MARJORIE, CHARLES AND GINGER CAME AT ABOUT 11:00 AM. ALL WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 2:30 PM. MARJORIE LEFT ABOUT 5:00 PM. CHASE AND MARGO CUT AND TRIMMED THE LAWN. THEY TOOK 2 SACKS OF GRASS FOR THE HORSES.

8/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH, MARJORIE DID PART OF THE IRONING, MARJORIE WENT TO THE BANK AND PUT OUR CHECKS IN FOR US. THE ELECTRICIAN CAME (SKYLINE ELECTRIC) AND REPLACED A SWITCH IN MY STUDY AND REPLACED A SWITCH IN THE SHOP ROOM WITH AN ESCUTCHEON PLATE WITH A PLUF. I WORKED ON MY RECORDS GETTING REFERENCES CAUGHT UP. WE SENT RUTH A BIRTHDAY CARD.

8/4 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. SHE AND I WATERED THE LAWN, I WENT OVER THE FRONT LAWN WITH THE LAWNMOWER TO SMOOTH IT DOWN. TWO SWIFTS WENT DOWN THE CHIMNEY TOGETHER AT ABOUT 8:15 PM I SAW A NIGHTHAWK, ALSO. I WENT TO “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR SANDWICHES FOR THE NOON MEAL. WE CALLED JEAN. SHE HAS NOT HEARD FROM KIRK.

8/5 MARJORIE WAS WITH US ONLY FOR SUPPER. CAROL IRONED. I PAID A BILL TO NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION FOR RENEWAL OF THE MAGAZINE. CAROL WROTE A LETTER TO GENERAL ELECTRIC TO RENEW THE SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE STOVE AND REFRIGERATOR. CAROL WROTE A LETTER TO JO. I WROTE A LETTER TO MOE AND VIRGINIA AND MAILED THEM. I WALKED UP TO PEARL STREET TO GET A HAIRCUT, TALKED TO SALES WHILE I WAS THERE.

8/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CHARLES BROUGHT MARGO ABOUT 8:00 AM TO STAY THE DAY WITH US. HE CAME FOR HER ABOUT 5:30 PM. CAROL AND MARGO DID THE DISHES. AFTER THE NOON MEAL, I DID A LITTLE WORK ON MY RECORDS. I WATCHED FOR THE SWIFTS BUT DID NOT SEE THEM, BUT DID SEE A NIGHTHAWK. IN THE EVENING I CALLED FRED CORNWELL IN RESPONSE TO HIS INVITATION. CAROL AND I WILL NOT BE WITH THEM ON THE 16TH FOR REASONS I EXPLAINED.

8/7 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN AND WE DISPOSED OF TRASH. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO LUNCH WITH MESSRS SPEER AND WEAKLY. SPEER SUGGESTED THAT I MIGHT WISH TO HELP THEM ON ARCH DAM DESIGNS. I REPAIRED MAGNIFIER CASE, OBSERVED 7:45 TO 8:15 PM. ONE SWIFT CAME IN AT 7:55 PM. SUNSET AT 8:07 PM.

8/8 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL MADE OUT CHECKS TO NARFE AND AARP AND I MAILED THEM TOGETHER WITH A GOLDEN WEDDING CARD TO JEAN AND FRED CORNWELL, CAROL AND I WENT TO THE EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. SAW 4 SWIFTS GO DOWN THE CHIMNEY ABOUT 8:10 PM.

1981 AUG (CONTINUED) 8/9 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US THIS SUNDAY. CAROL PREPARED MEALS. GINGER CALLED, CAROL WROTE THE “SILVERLINE” SONG FOR MARJORIE. RAIN LAST NIGHT AND TODAY. I PUT A PAN UNDER THE DOWNSPOUT AND REPLENISHED OUR SUPPLY OF SOFT WATER FOR THE IRON. MARGO CALLED ME TO TELL ME WRESTLING WAS ON. BLESS HER HEART! WE COLLECTED MORE WATER FOR THE IRON. THE CONTAINERS ARE NOW FULL.

8/10 MARJORIE WAS WIH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH AND MADE A STEW. RAINED LAST NIGHT AND ALL DAY TODAY. I WATERED THE FLOWER BEDS AND THE GRAPEVINE THAT ARE UNDER THE EAVES. I PUT NO WATER ON THE LAWN. LETTER CAME FROM TRACY. CAROL AND I WROTE ONE BACK AND I MAILED IT. (IT WILL BE PICKED UP AT 9:50 AM TOMORROW), KIRK WAS AT THE AIRPORT. HIS RETURN FROM WYOMING. MARJORIE WENT TO THE AIRPORT TO SEE HIM.

8/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR SUPPER ONLY. (SHE HAD TO GET HER CAR FIXED AND IS NOW USING OURS.) CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. IN THE AFTERNOON, SHE DID THE IRONING. I LOOKED UP DATA IN THE MORNING AND SPENT THE AFTERNOON PULLING WEEDS OUT OF THE LAWN. I MAILED LETTERS TO SKYLINE ELECTRIC AND AAA. MARJORIE CALLED JEAN - KIRK IS THERE (JEAN SAYS THAT NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SLIP A WORD IN EDGEWISE ALL DAY). CLOUDY WITH A BIT OF RAIN.

8/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO THE CUSHING PARK IN ENGLEWOOD TO ATTEND THE BARRACKS 3149 VWWIE PICNIC. ROWE WAS THERE WITH HIS NEW WIFE. JOE LANGER WAS THERE.I WENT ON THE BUS. WASSENAAR BROUGHT ME BACK IN HIS CAR. IN THE AFTERNOON, CAROL AND I DEGROSTED THE FREEZER. SHE HAD MOST OF THE WORK DONE, BUT I HELPED HER TO REPACK THE FREEZER. LIGHT RAIN. WE HAD TO EAT HE PICNIC LUNCH UNDER SHELTER.

8/13 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL CLEANED OUT THE REFRIGERATOR. WE TOOK PAPERS OUT TO THE ASHPIT. CAROL FIXED UP HER RECORD BOOK. I PULLED WEEDS FROM THE LAWN IN THE MORNING. I WROTE A CHECK FOR $25.00 TO THE NCPAC AND TOOK IT TO THE MAILBOX. I TRIMMED THE GRAPEVINE IN THE AFTERNOON AND WATERED IT. WE DID NOT WATER THE LAWN OR FRONT FLOWER BEDS, AS THEY SEEMED WET ENOUGH. CAROL ORDERED SOME BARBELL WEIGHTS FOR CHASE’S BIRTHDAY AND SOME THINGS FOR MARJORIE FROM WARDS CATALOG (1980), FROM THE 1981 WARDS SALE CATALOGUE AND THE SPRING AND SUMMER CATALOGUE

8/14 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL AND I GOT THINGS READY FOR THE TRASHMEN. WE WENT TO THE ENGLEWOOD SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. MARJORIE RETURNED OUR CAR TO US TODAY. SHE HAS HER CAR BACK.

1981 AUG (CONTINUED) 8/15 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE, CAROL DID HOUSEWORK. I WORKED ON A NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION. I MAILED LETTER TO MOE AND HILLARD WITH PARADE PICTURES. THE ONE TO MOE CARRIED A BLURB BY BUCHWALD. CAROL WROTE A LETTER TO JO. THE POSTMAN TOOK IT THIS MORNING, SAW ONE CHIMNEY SWIFT COME IN.

8/16 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 2:15 PM. MARJORIE WAS WITH US UNTIL ABOUT 5:00 PM. CAROL DID THE COOKING. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. I SPENT MOST OF THE EVENING REPAIRING ONE OF MY SPRINKLER HEADS.

8/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH, ALSO IRONED +MENDED. CHARLES BROUGHT CHASE+ MARGO TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH US. WORKED ON AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM ALL DAY.

8/18 MARJORIE CAME ABOUT 7:00 AM AND HAD BREAKFAST WITH US. KEN SHRIVER CAME ABOUT 8:30 AM TO TAKE MARJORIE TO THE AIRPORT. MARJORIE CALLED LATER TO SAY SHE WAS IN ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING. CHASE AND MARGO CUT AND TRIMMED THE LAWN FOR US. GINGER CAME FOR THEM ABOUT 5:30 PM. THEY TOOK 3 SACKS OF GRASS WITH THEM. I WATCHED FROM 7:45 TO 8:15 PM AND SAW NO SWIFTS, THERE WERE 3 OR MORE BIRDS BELIEVED TO BE NIGHTHAWKS AND TWO OTHERS BELIEVED TO BE NIGHT HERONS.

8/19 CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. SHE FINISHED THE IRONING. CAROL ALSO CHANGED THE TWO BACK BEDS WHERE CHASE AND MARGO SLEPT. I PILLED WEEDS GROWING ALONG THE WALKS. I DID SOME READING IN MY BOOK ON FRENCH.

8/20 CAROL SWEPT UP THE GRASS I LEFT FROM TRIMMING THE LAWN YESTERDAY. CRAWFORD CALLED AND HE, WILLIAMS AND ANOTHER MAN CAMY BY AND WE WENT TO THE USBR RETIREES LUNCHEON AT THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL. IT WAS WILLIAMS CAR SO I PAID FOR HIS LUNCHEON. THEY BROUGHT ME HOME AFTERWARD, CAROL GOT ME READY.

8/21 CAROL AND I WENT TO THE ENGLEWOOD SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. WHILE THERE I WENT TO THE POST OFFICE FOR A ROLL OF STAMPS. ON THE WAY BACK WE WENT TO MORGAN’S PHARMACY FOR A REFILL OF BLOOD PRESSURE PILLS FOR CAROL. MR SHRIVER WENT TO THE AIRPORT TO PICK MARJORIE UP AND BRING HER HOME. THEY ARRIVED HERE AT 2:15 PM (MARJORIE HAD BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE FLAMING FORFE DAM I HAD WORKED ON) MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR SUPPER. SHE LEFT ABOUT 6:00 PM FOR THE APARTMENT.

8/22 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL AND I SACKED UP OUR CONTRIBUTION FOR THE TRASHMEN. THEY COME EVERY FRIDAY NOW. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN (IT RAINED A LITTLE AFTERWARD) CAROL TALKED TO MARJORIE ON THE PHONE. I RAN THE MOWER OVER THE FRONT LAWN TO SMOOTH IT OUT. I WORKED ON THE ARMSTRON PROBLEM.

1981 AUG (CONCLUDED) 8/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. SHE BROUGHT SOME ARBY’S. GINGER CALLED TO SAY THEY WOULD NOT BE WITH US TODAY. SHE WILL BRING CHASE AND MARGO TO STAY THE DAY TOMORROW HOWEVER I MADE SOME COMPUTATIONS FOR THE ARMSTRONG PROBLEM.

8/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. GINGER BROUGHT CHASE AND MARGO TO STAY THE DAY WITH US. THEY CAME SHORTLY AFTER 8:00 AM. CHARLES CAME FOR THEM ABOUT 5:20. CHASE AND MARGO CUT THE LAWN AND TRIMMED IT FO US. THEY TOOK ONE SACK OF GRASS WITH THEM FOR THE HORSES. I DID COMPUTATING AND PLOTTED UP SOME RESULTS OF COMPUTATIONS.

8/25 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE ORNING AND I RONED LATER. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. WE WENT OVER AND VOTED ON THE FIREMAN’S PAY QUESTION. I TRIED TO PROGRAM THE TI-55 FOR SOME COMPUTATIONS, BUT WITHOUT MUCH LUCK, ONE SWIFT CAME IN ABOUT 7:52 PM. I MAILED LETTERS TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND TO THE COMMITTEE ON LARGE DAMS.

8/26 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND THE NOON MEAL. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING AND DID MENDING. CAROL STRAIGHTENED OUT THE CLOSET IN THE MIDDLE BEDROOM. CAROL BAKED A PIE. THIS IS CHASE’S BIRTHDAY. WE CALLED HIM ON THE PHONE AND SANG TO HIM. I WORKED ALL DAY ON THE ECONOMY PROBLEM. HAD TROUBLE PROGRAMMING THE TI-55 COMPUTER. CALLED KAES = HE STRAIGHTENED ME OUT. PROGRAMMING WAS SUCCESSFUL.

8/27 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL SWEPT THE FRONT PORCH AND DID OTHER CLEANING. I WORKED MOST OF THE DAY ON THE ECONOMY PROBLEM. I MAILED THE BOOK “FAIR BLOWS THE WIND” TO KERRY AND CARD TO WARDS

8/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I DISPOSED OF TRASH AND WENT TO THE NEW EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN, GRAPES, GARDEN PLOT AND FLOWER BEDS. I COMPLETED THE COMPUTATIONS ON THE ECONOMY PROBLEM AND AM MUCH PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS.

8/29 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. I WENT TO THE MAILBOX WITH MY CHECK, TO THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY AND CAROL’S LETTER TO HARLEQUIN. CAROL TYPED A LETTER FROM ME TO JUDGE SHIVERS. CAROL SORTED OUT CARDS AND STRAIGHTENED UP PRESSER IN MIDDLE BEDROOM. I WORKED ON A LETTER TO SENATOR ARMSTRONG.

8/30 CAROL DID COOKING, MARJORIE PLUS CHARLES AND FAMILY CAME FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. MARJORIE CAME ABOUT NOON, CHARLES AND FAMILY CAME ABOUT 12:30 AND LEFT ABOUT 2:00 PM. MARJORIE LEFT ABOUT 5:00 PM, LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

8/31 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN AND FLOWER BEDS. CAROL DID THE WASH. CAROL AND I WASHED THE CAR. I MAILED MY LETTER TO JUDGE SHIVERS. CAROL CLEANED THE SHOP. LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

1981 AT HOME: 9/1-30 9/9 VWWI MEETING SEP 9/1 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER AND TO THE DIME STORE IN THE MORNING. CAROL IRONED AND MENDED. I WORKED ON THE ECONOMY PROBLEM.

9/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL TYPED A LETTER TO SENATOR ARMSTRONG FOR ME. I MAILED THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE IRS ESTIMATED TAX. A CHECK TO NARFE AND A LETTER TO JO. I MOWED THE FRONT LAWN. I WENT TO “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR SANDWICHES AT ABOUT 11:00 AM. CAROL AND I REPAIRED WORN PLACES IN HER DINING ROOM RUG.

9/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. (20 MIN. SCHEDULE.) CAROL SACKED UP PAPERS AND STRAIGHTENED UP THE BUFFET. I CUT THE BACK LAWN. I MAILED A LETTER TO JACK RED DELL ABOUT CHIMNEY SWIFTS. I COMPLETED A DRAWING AND TOOK IT TO ENGLEWOOD FOR 4 PRINTS.

9/4 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I DISPOSED OF TRASH. SOMEONE SHOVED MY TRASH CAN INTO MY INCINERATOR, WHICH IS A PART OF MY FENCE. CAROL AND I WENT TO EVANS SAFEWAY FOR GROCERIES. I WORKED ON THE ECONOMY PROBLEM. OUR COFFEE MAKER QUIT WORKING LAST NIGHT. WE ARE NOW USING AN OLD PERCOLATOR. CAROL AND I PREPARED CHECKS AND MARJORIE PUT THEM IN THE BANK. JEANINE BROUGHT MARJORIE’S FLAMING GORGE BOOK BACK.

9/5 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL CLEANED SOME DRESSER DRAWERS. I FINISHED THE LETTER TO SENATOR ANDERSON WITH COPY TO LAFFER, TOOK THEM TO THE MAILBOX AND MAILED THEM BEFORE THE 9:50 AM PICK=UP TIME. I DUG WEEDS OUT OF THE FLOWER GARDEN NORTH OF THE PORCH. CAROL TALKED TO DOROTHY. SHE HAD BEEN ROBBED BUT RETURNED HOME IN TIME TO SAVE MOST OF HER POSSESSIONS. WEBER IN THE NEXT BLOCK SOUTH OF HERE WAS ALSO ROBBED RECENTLY.

9/6 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. MARJORIE CAME WITH CHASE AND FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. THEY ARRIVED ABOUT 11:00 AM - THEY HAD STAYED THE NIGHT WITH MARJORIE, CHARLES AND GINGER COME SOON AFTER AND WE WATCHED WRESTLING FROM 11:00 AM TO NOON ON STATION 2. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. I TRIMMED AROUND THE FRONT FLOWER BEDS. RAIN TONIGHT. CAROL COOKED.

9/7 MARJORIE WAS WITH US ALL DAY, SHE DID ALL OF THE IRONING AND CAROL DID THE WASH. I TOOK AARP AND NARFE LETTERS TO THE MAILBOX, AND GOT SOME OF MY RECENT COMPUTATIONS TOGETHER AND BOUND UP.

9/8 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. CAROL DID MENDING FOR MARJORIE AND CLEANED HER PLASTIC COAT. I WENT TO THE “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR HAMBURGERS FOR SUPPER.

9/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL PREPARED LUNCH AND I WENT TO THE VWWI BARRACKS 3149 MEETING IN VFW HALL, 1500 BLOCK ON S BROADWAY. MARJORIE TOOK ME IN HER CAR AND WE PICKED UP BUDDY WASSENAAR ON THE WAY. IN THE MORNING I MAILED LETTERS TO DR FEAD, BLIND VETS, HOSPITALIZED VETS, PARAPLEGIC VETS, AND AN INDIAN FOUNDATION. CAROL AND I WATERED LAWN. WARM, SUNNY DAY. I WENT TO SEE WEBER, WHO WAS RECENTLY ROBBED FOR 2ND TIME.

1981 SEP (CONTINUED) 9/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST SUPPER. CAROL COOKED A STEW. I SPENT MUCH OF THE DAY LOOKING UP A DENTIST, I COULD GO TO TO GET MY DENTURES REBASED. WARM, SUNNY DAY.

9/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I DISPOSE OF TRASH-THE TRASHMEN DID NOT COME. CAROL AND I TRIMMED THE GRAPEVINES AND TRIMMED ALONG THE SOUTH FENCE, MARJORIE GOT GROCERIES FOR US. WE TALKED TO MRS DEHAVEN (NEIGHBOR) AND TO MRS MORRELL ABOUT ROBBERS. I WROTE TWO LETTERS TO AWRA AND THE POLICEMAN'S BALL FUND, CLEAR, WARM DAY.

9/12 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. CAROL STRAIGHTENED UP THE CHEST OF DRAWERS IN THE MIDDLE BEDROOM. SHE BAKED A PIE AND MADE POTATO SALAD. I MAILED THE LETTERS WRITTEN YESTERDAY, THEN I WENT TO THE “INTERNAT’L” FOR LIVER SAUSAGE AND EGG PLANT. ON THE WAY BACK, I PICKED UP THREE SANDWICHES FOR CAROL AT THE “JACK-IN- THE-BOX”. BRIGHT SUNNY DAY.

9/13 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. AND THE EVENING MEAL. GINGER CALLED TO SAY THEY WOULD NOT BE WITH US. MARJORIE BROUGHT ARBY’S FOR THE NOON MEAL.

9/14 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE STAYED UNTIL ABOUT 8:00 PM TO FINISH THE IRONING. SOME RAIN THIS EVENING. CAROL DID THE WASH AND PUT CLEAN SHEETS AND PILLOWCASES ON OUR BED. SHE ALSO DID SOME CLEANING IN THE SHOP ROOM. I WORKED ON THE ECONOMICS PROBLEMS AND DID SOME WORK ON MY RECORDS. I MAILED THE $5.00 CHECK TO NARFE (LOCAL) I CUT THE FRONT LAWN.

9/15 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. I WATERED WENT TO THE LAWN. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING.

9/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL CLEANED OUT MORE DRESSERS. I WENT TO PEARL STREET FOR A HAIRCUT. STOPPED BY TO SEE SALES. HE IS ALONE IN HIS SHOP AND DOESN’T HAVE MY BILL MADE UP YET. I WORKED ON THE ECONOMICS PROBLEM. TALKED TO FEE ON THE WAY BACK. MARJORIE SHOWED UP WITH HER CAR TO BRING ME BACK FOR THE NOON MEAL I MOWED THE BACK LAWN.

9/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. AROL WROTE TO JO, DOROTHY, EATER SEALS, PARALYZED VETS AND WARDS. I MAILED THEM. CAROL AND I FIXED MY 25 FT TAPE AND MEASURED FOR SOME CABINETS. I WORKED ON THE ECONOMICS PROBLEM. I MET OUR NEW NEIGHBOR, MILLS, WHO LIVES IN 1954 S, LINCOLN. BEAUTIFUL DAY, BUT GETTING COOL. 9/18 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL PUT BOOKS AWAY IN THE METAL CABINET IN THE FURNACE ROOM. CAROL PAID BILLS AND I MAILED THE LETTERS TO PUBLIC SERVICE, WATER BOARD, KOREAN RELIEF LETTER AND NCPAC. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. WE DISPOSED OF TRASH. I DID A LITTLE WORK ON THE ECONOMICS PROBLEM. CAROL SAW ONE SWIFT GO DOWN THE CHIMNEY ABOUT 7 PM MARJORIE BOUGHT GROCERIES FOR US.

1981 SEP (CONTINUED) 9/19 MARJORIE WAS NOW WITH US TODAY. CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. CAROL DUSTED THE FURNITURE AND RAN THE VACUUM SWEEPER OVER THE RUGS. SHE ALSO SWEPT THE FRONT PORCH. I WORKED ON THE ECONOMICS PROBLEM, BILL LEWIS CAME IN THE AFTERNOON TO SHOW ME SOME OF HIS NEW PAINTINGS. I WENT TO THE “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR SANDWICHES FOR THE NOON MEAL. (THE ABOVE COMPUTATIONS WERE FINISHED). MAILED PAYMENT TO MOUNTAIN BELL.

9/20 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. MARJORIE CAME AT ABOUT 11:00 AM FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CHARLES AND FAMILY CAME A LITTLE AFTER NOON-THEY HAD FIRE TROUBLE (BARN BURNED) AFTER DINNER, CHARLES, CHASE, MARGO AND I PICKED GRAPES. THEY HAVEN’T JUST BECOME RIPE. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 2:30 PM. MARJORIE LEFT ABOUT 5:00 PM. MARJORIE, GINGER AND HER FAMILY GAVE US A NEW COFFEE PERCOLATOR. BEAUTIFUL DAY.

9/21 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE IRONED UNTIL ABOUT 7:45 PM. CAROL DID THE WASH IN THE MORNING. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. I DID SOME MORE WORK ON THE ECONOMICS PROBLEM. I MAILED LETTERS TO AWRA AND A WARRANTY CARD TO HAMILTON BEACH FOR THE NEW COFFEE MAKER. I PICKED SOME GRAPES FOR CAROL TO TAKE WITH HER TO THE HAIRDRESSER TOMORROW.

9/22 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING. I WORKED ON THE ECONOMICS AND SUCCEEDED IN PROGRAMMING THE TI-59 FOR A CASE ACCOUNTING FOR THE EFFECT OF SALES COMPETITION. WARM, SUNNY DAY.

9/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WROTE NOTES OF THANKS FOR THE NEW COFFEE MAKER. I TOOK THESE OVER AND ALSO A CHEQUE TO THE HAIRDRESSER AND MAILED THEM. I CALLED WHEELER ABOUT MY WALKS. HE WILL BE HERE ON THE 29TH. I ALSO CALLED ROSS COLLINS AT ORNAMENTAL IRON AT 1155 S CHEROKEE (744-7195) TO ASK ABOUT HAND RAILING. HE SAID TO LEAVE HOLES IN CONCRETE FOR ANCHOR BOLTS. I SPENT THE AFTERNOON ON AN ECONOMICS CASE. MARJORIE LEFT AT 6:45 PM. CALLED “COLORADO GAS FURNACE SERVICE” THEY WILL BE HERE TO SERVICE FURNACE ON SEPT 29.

9/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS, CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN WHERE IT NEEDED WATER. MARJORIE TOOK ME TO THE CORNER OF EVANS AND UNIVERSITY WHERE I BOUGHT TWO ROLLS OF TAPE FOR MY TI=50 AND SOME “CARDS” TO RECORDS PROGRAMS. MOSTLY PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY-LIGHT DRIZZLE THIS MORNING.

9/25 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THREE MEALS. CAROL AND I SHAMPOOED THE RUGS. MARJORIE BOUGHT GROCERIES FOR US. I WORKED ON THE ECONOMICS PROBLEM. WE PUT OUT THE TRASH.

9/26 MARJORIE BROUGHT SOME ARBY’S FOR THE NOON MEAL. SHE WAS ONLY WITH US AT NOON. GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO CAME ABOUT 2:00 PM. THEY WERE WITH US LONG ENOUGH TO MEET MR AND MRS DIENER (MARJORIE’S FRIENDS FROM TEENAGE DAYS). THE DIENERS AND MARJORIE WERE WITH US UNTIL ABOUT 4:30 PM. MARJORIE TOOK THE RECORDER TO CLEO’S AND DON’S PLACE, (MORE FRIENDS FROM TEENAGE DAYS) AND RETURNED TO GET SUPPER WITH US. WE STORED MARJORIE’S TIRES (4) IN THE GARAGE.

1981 SEP (CONCLUDED) 9/27 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. WE WATERED THE LAWN. CAROL DID COOKING IN THE MORNING FOR A BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR MARGO (HER BIRTHDAY WILL BE OCT 3, BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER THEN.). WE HAD A BIRTHDAY CAKE. MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO CAME AT 11:00 AM. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT AT 1:30 PM. MARJORIE STAYED WITH US, LES DIENER AND HIS WIFE CAME FOR MARJORIE ABOUT 5:30 PM TO GO ROLLER SKATING.

9/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. MARJORIE IRONED. I WROTE LETTERS TO KERRY, TRACY, KIRK AND JEAN. I MAILED THEM. CAROL AND I PICKED GRAPES FOR CAROL TO TAKE WITH HER TO THE HAIRDRESSER TOMORROW.

9/29 MARJORIE WAS HERE FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER AND TOOK HER SOME GRAPES. MEN FROM THE COLORADO GAS FURNACE SERVICE CO. CAME TODAY, THEY FOUND THAT THE HEAT EXCHANGER WAS BURNED THROUGH IN OUR OLD “THERMOSPACE” FURNACE, THIS COMPANY HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS, SO NO REPAIR COULD BE OBTAINED. THEY INSTALLED A NEW “THERMO PRIDE” FURNACE FOR $1209. (GEORGE PARKER AND JOHNSON INSTALLED IT.) WE GAVE THEM SOME GRAPES. I WENT TO THE “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR A SANDWICH FOR CAROL’S SUPPER.

9/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WATERED THE LAWN. WE SENT A LETTER TO BOB COMBS WITH A CHECK FOR DUES (VWWI) CAROL SENT A THANK YOU NOTE TO CRAWFORD FOR PICTURES. CAROL SENT A CHECK FOR CALENDAR AND ONE TO THE AMERICAN LEGION FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS. IN THE AFTERNOON, I REPAIRED MY SHOES AND SEWED UP A TORN PLACE IN THE BACK STAIRS CARPET. IT WAS TORN WHEN THEY SLID THE NEW FURNACE DOWN THE STAIRS.

1981 AT HOME: 10/1-31 NEW CONCRETE WALKS BARR LAKE W/ MR SHRIVER: 10/30 10/7 VWWI MEETING OCT 10/1 MARJORIE WAS FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. MR WHEELER CAME TOADY TO PREPARE THE WALKS. THEY GOT THE FRONT WALK POURED AND THE WALK THAT CONNECTS TO IT TO THE STREET. CAROL CHANGED THE BEDDING WHERE WE SLEEP DOWNSTAIRS, PUT ON THE ELECTRIC BLANKET AND MOPPED MY STUDY ROOM AND THE FURNACE ROOM FLOORS. WE WATCHED THE WALK TO KEEP THE CHILDREN OFF, BUT A DOG RAN THE FULL LENGTH OF IT (PROBABLY PORTER. PORTER’S OWNER AND HIS SON WERE OUT ON THE WALK PLAYING WITH A BALL AT ABOUT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED.

10/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL SENT TO AMBASSADOR FOR A HANDBAG, ALSO SENT A BIRTHDAY CARD TO TOM, I MAILED THEM. THE WHEELER MEN WORKED ON THE WALKS TODAY. WE PUT OUT TRASH FOR THE TRASH MEN. MOE CALLED IN THE EVENING. I WROTE A LETTER TO JOHN SPENCER AND MAILED IT.

10/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL. AFTER THIS MEAL SHE TOOK ME TO THE ENGLEWOOD PRESS TO GET A 182 DIARY BOOK, SOME CROSS-SECTION PAPER AND SOME INK FOR MY PARKER PEN. WE THEN WENT TO FONTIUS IN CINDERELLA CITY SHOPPING CENTER WHERE I BOUGHT A PAIR OF DRESS SHOES. LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING SO I DID NOT GET TO CUT THE LAWN, CAROL WROTE A LETTER TO JO AND I MAILED IT. JACQUE COCAGNE CAME OVER AT ABOUT 7:00 PM TO SAY THAT HE HAS JUST SEEN ONE OF THE CHIMNEY SWIFTS GO DOWN THE CHIMNEY.

10/4 CALLS CAME FROM MARJORIE AND GINGER, BUT NEITHER WAS WITH US THIS SUNDAY. MARGO’S BIRTHDAY PARTY WAS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH A SLUMBER PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT. MANY COMESTIBLES WERE CONSUMED. I MOWED THE BACK LAWN. CAROL AND I TRIMMED ALONG THE SOUTH FENCE. I WENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKER (NEE BUDDY AND LLOYDS) TO GET HAM HOCKS AND HONEY. A STOP WAS MADE AT THE “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR SANDWICHES. CAROL FIXED SOME BOILED CABBAGE FOR SUPPER. I MAILED A LETTER FOR CARO TO “ANN ADAMS” FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS.

10/5 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THREE MEALS, CAROL DID THE WASH. MARJORIE IRONED. WHEELER AND HIS CREW POURED CONCRETE FOR THE SIDEWALK TO A POINT NEAR THE BACK GATE. HE LEFT THE FLASHING LIGHTS AT THE TWO ENDS OF THE WALK LEADING TO THE FRONT PORCH. (HE TOLD ME HE HAD OBTAINED THE PERMIT FOR THE WALKS.) CAROL AND I STOOD GUARD OVER THE NEW WALKS TO KEEP THE KIDS AND DOGS OFF. I WORKED OUT THE ECONOMICS PROBLEM.

10/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER (EVELYN JOHNSTON) IN THE MORNING. 42[degrees fahrenheit] LAST NIGHT. WE TURNED ON THE FURNACE TO TAKE THE CHILL OFF THE HOUSE THIS MORNING. THE CONCRETE MAN DID NOT COME BACK TODAY. WHEELER PULLED UP WITH THE TRAILER HOUSES TO HAUL OFF BROKEN CONCRETE. HE WILL BE BACK AT 7:00 AM TOMORROW. CAROL DID THE IRONING. I CALLED MR GOODMAN ABOUT THE HOUSE ACROSS THE ALLEY.

1981 OCT (CONTINUED) 10/7 42[degrees fahrenheit] BY MY THERMOMETER THIS MORNING. THE CONCRETE CREW CAME BACK AT 7:00 AM AND WORKED STEADILY ALL DAY. THEY GOT ALL OF THE CONCRETE LAID EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT STEPS. THEY WILL GET THAT NEXT TUESDAY. CAROL MADE OUT CHECKS TO AARP AND NARFE AND I PUT THEM IN THE MAILBOX. THE POSTMAN TOOK THEM. CAROL FIXED ME AL UNCH AND I WENT TO THE VWWI VETERANS MEETING. I PUT $5.00 INTO THE MESSENGER FUND. MARJORIE TOOK WASSENAAR AND ME. MARJORIE WAS HERE FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I WATCHED TO KEEP THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE NEW CONCRETE. I TALKED TO WHEELER ABOUT FROST. THE WEATHER PREDICTIONS FOR COLD BY SATURDAY. HE SAID THAT IF THE CONCRETE WORK GOES BAD, HE WILL COME BACK AND REPLACE IT.

10/8 46[degrees fahrenheit] THIS MORNING BY OUR THERMOMETER. A 76[degrees] MAXIMUM WAS SEEN. MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO LEARN SHE HAS SHINGLES. CAROL DID HOUSEWORK. I WENT TO THE “INTERNATIONAL MARKET” AND THE “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR EATABLES. I TOOK A LETTER CAROL WROTE TO THE MAILBOX. PARTLY CLOUDY DAY.I CALLED PARKER AT COLORADO GAS FURNACE HE WILL COME TO FIX FURNACE ITEMS NEXT TUESDAY. FROM THE POST FOR OCT 9 1981 - MINIMUM FOR OCT 8 - 55[degrees fahrenheit] AT 11:00 PM; MAXIMUM 76[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:00 PM.

10/9 50[degrees fahrenheit] THIS MORNING. DENVER POST FOR OCT 9 GIVES 51[degrees fahrenheit] AT 1:00 AM, 55[degrees fahrenheit] AT 2 PM. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE DID NOT WORK TODAY. SHE BOUGHT GROCERIES FOR US. CAROL CALLED GINGER, GINGER AND MARGO MAY BE WITH US TOMORROW. GINGER IS NOT FEELING WELL. CHARLES AND CHASE ARE HUNTING. I MAILED A LETTER FOR CAROL. WE DISPOSED OF TRASH AND PUT OUT PAPERS AND MAGAZINES. I TESTED THE WEST GARAGE DOORS. THEY OPEN WITHOUT HITTING THE CONCRETE. FROM POST FOR OCT 10 1981 FOR FRIDAY OCT 9 - 50[degrees fahrenheit] 6-9AM, 66[degrees fahrenheit] 3 TO 4.

10/10 MARJORIE, GINGER AND MARGO WERE WITH US THIS SATURDAY FOR DINNER AND SUPPER. CAROL PREPARED A STEW FOR SUPPER. MARJORIE BROUGHT ARBY’S FOR DINNER (NOON_ CAROL SENT A LETTER TO HARLEQUIN. MARJORIE TOOK MARGO SHOPPING AND THEY BOUGHT SOME CLOTHES. TODAY’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 43[degrees fahrenheit] AT 7:00 AM; MAXIMUM 77[degrees fahrenheit] AT 5:00 (ACCORDING TO POST FOR OCT 11, 1981)

10/11 WARM CLEAR DAY. I WALKED UP AND DOWN THE BLOCK FOR EXERCISE. RAN AROUND THE BASEMENT. CAROL COOKED A STEW AND SOME BELL PEPPERS. MARGO CALLED CAROL TO TELL HER OF THE FILM “TOWN OF ALICE” WE WATCHED IT FOR A WHILE. JACQUE AND GUY CAME OVER AND PICKED GRAPES. MAX TEMPERATURE 79[degrees fahrenheit] AT 2-4 PM (POST 10/12/81) 10/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST = NOON MEAL. CAROL DID THE WASH. I FIXED THE WEST DOUBLE GARAGE DOORS LEADING TO THE RAMP SO THEY WILL CLOSE. I PUT TWO BOLTS IN THE BOTTOM RETAINER. CAROL AND I TRIMMED THE GRAPEVINE SO WE CAN GET ALONG THE WALK TO THE ALLEY. CAROL AND I PICKED S SACK OF GRAPES FOR VICKI. CAROL TOOK THEM TO HER. MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 44[degrees fahrenheit]-7 AM WHEELER WAS HERE TO PULL UP THE 2” x 4” WOOD PIECES HE HAD USED FOR FORMS

1981 OCT (CONTINUED) 10/13 50[degrees fahrenheit] THIS MORNING AT 6:15 AM. CAROL IRONED. CAROL WROTE A LETTER TO JO, SHE PUT IT ON OUR MAILBOX. I SWEPT OFF THE SIDEWALKS, REPAIRED THE STAPLE ON THE GARAGE DOOR AND MOUNTED A HAND HOLD ON THE WALL AT THE BACK STAIRS. MARJORIE TOOK ME TO PORTER’S HOSPITAL TO SEE GINGER. SHE IS GLAD CHARLES AND CHASE HAVE RETURNED HOME. LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. I BROKE UP CONCRETE PIECES COMING FROM CONCRETE THAT HAD SPILLED OVER THE FORMS.

10/14 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. GINGER WAS OPERATED ON THIS MORNING AT PORTER’S HOSPITAL FOR GALLSTONES. MARJORIE TOOK CAROL OVER TO THE HOSPITAL ABOUT 9:00 AM. CHARLES WAS THERE WITH CHASE AND MARGO/ AFTER THE OPERATION WAS OVER, CHARLES BROUGHT CAROL, CHASE AND MARGO TO 1936 S LINCOLN ST. CAROL FIXED SANDWICHES AND COFFEE FOR THEM. MARJORIE TOOK CHASE AND MARGO TO CASTLE ROCK TO THEIR SCHOOL. MARJORIE TOOK CHASE AND MARGO TO CASTLE ROCK TO THEIR SCHOOL. MARJORIE FIXED A NOON MEAL FOR HERSELF AND ME. OVERCAST DAY. LIGHT RAIN. AFTER SUPPER, MARJORIE TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL AND I WENT TO GINGER’S ROOM. SHE WAS AWAKE BUT SEEMED UNDER SEDATION. SHE HAD HAD A HARD TIME, BUT THOUGHT SHE WAS GETTING BETTER. MARJORIE BROUGHT ME HOME.

10/15 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. (EVELYN) OVERCAST DAY. LIGHT RAIN FALLING. AFTER THE NOON MEAL, KEN SHRIVER TOOK ME TO PORTER’S HOSPITAL TO SEE GINGER. SHE HAD TROUBLE WITH CRAMPS IN THE INCISION AREA BUT WAS FEELING IMPROVED (12 STONES ½” SQUARE) WE TALKED FOR A LITTLE TIME, THEN SANDY (CHARLES SISTER) CAME AND WE LEFT. AFTER SUPPER, MARJORIE AND CAROL WENT TO SEE GINGER. THEY TOOK THE FLOWERS THAT HEAN SENT. IN THE MORNING. I TURNED THE CEDAR CHEST OVER AND BEGAN ITS REPAIR. IN THE AFTERNOON, I WENT TO KROONENBERGS TO GET CASTERS, A DRILL AND GLUE. CALLS CAME FROM CRAWFORD AND FROM GROERGE PARKER, THE FURNACE MAN. HE WILL BE HERE IN THE MORNING.

10/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. THE TRASH MEN CAME AND TOOK WHAT WE PUT OUT. CAROL AND I REPAIRED THE CEDAR CHEST THAT WILL GO FROM MARJORIE TO MARGO. IN ADDITION TO REPAIRS WE FITTED IT OUT WITH CASTORS WITH WIDE, WHITE PLASTIC WHEELS. WE FINISHED SHORTLY BEFORE SUPPERTIME. GINGER CALLED CAROL TO THANK US FOR THE FLOWERS. SHE IS FEELING MUCH IMPROVED. SHE HAS BEEN UP TODAY TAKING CARE OF HER FLOWERS. NEITHER THE CONCRETE MAN NOR THE FURNACE MAN SHOWED UP. PARTLY CLOUDY DAM - SOME SUNSHINE. LETTER CAME FROM SPENCER. LETTER CAME FROM LAFFER.

10/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR DINNER AND SUPPER. IN THE MORNING CAROL AND I DID SOME MORE WORK ON THE CEDAR CHEST. MARJOROE TOOK CAROL TO SEE GINGER AT NOON AND TOOK ME TO SEE GINGER IN THE EVENING. CHARLES, CHASE AND MARGO WERE ALSO THERE. TO ME, GINGER IS LOOKING BETTER, BUT SHE WAS GIVEN FOOD TODAY AND HAD TROUBLE WITH GAS PAINS. CAROL WROTE TO JO, PUBLIC SERVICE AND SEVERAL OTHERS - I MAILED THEM. PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY.

10/18 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US THIS SUNDAY. CARO DID COOKING. I TOOK A BATH, CHANGED CLOTHES, POLISHED SHOES, READ PAPER, ETC. SUNNY DAY - 32[degrees fahrenheit] AND SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. MAILED A LETTER TO RUTH. A CALL FROM MARJORIE TOLD US SHE IS NOT FEELING WELL AND MAY NOT GO TO WORK TOMORROW. LOW 35[degrees fahrenheit] 3-5 AM, HIGH 61[degrees fahrenheit]-4 PM.

1981 OCT (CONTINUED) 10/19 MARJORIE WAS ILL SO WAS NOT WITH US. THE DOCTOR TOLD GINGER SHE COULD GO HOME TOMORROW. CAROL PUT OUT THE WASH. I TOOK A WALK FOR EXERCISE AND TRIED FILLING THE GAP LEFT ALONG THE WALKS BY THE CONCRETE MEN. I WROTE A LETTER TO OLDA HURLBURT AT ORD, NEBRASKA. TODAY, SHE IS MAKING UP A NEW ORD HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY.

10/20 POST SAYS: MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY 41[degrees fahrenheit] 7:00 AM MAXIMUM 74[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3 TO 4 PM. MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS, CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. WHEELER CAME IN THE MORNING TO PUT IN THE FRONT STEPS. THEY FINISHED THEM IN THE AFTERNOON. FURNACE MAN CAME TODAY TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS IN OPERATION OF A NEW FURNACE. I WENT TO PEARL STREET TO GET A HAIRCUT ($4.50). I ALSO TALKED TO SALES. CAROL IRONED. POST SAYS: “MIN 41[degrees fahrenheit], MAX 74[degrees fahrenheit] FOR TODAY. WIND AND RAIN BEGAN ABOUT 10:00 PM.

10/21 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING. I MAILED A CHECK ($2100) TO WHEELER FOR THE CONCRETE WORK. CAROL AND I USED BLANKETS, CLOTH, PAPERS AND PLASTIC SHEETS TO PROTECT THE FRONT STEPS FROM FREEZING AS WEATHER PREDICTION IS FOR 27[degrees fahrenheit] TONIGHT. JO CALLED TO SAY SHE AND TOM ARE IN APATA, TEXAS. GINGER CALLED, MARGO HAS THE FLU. CHASE IS IN BED WITH SORE RIBS FROM FOOTBALL. CHILLY, OVERCAST DAY. 36[degrees fahrenheit] (NOON TO 7 PM) 33[degrees fahrenheit]-10 PM.

10/22 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL WROTE LETTERS TO JO AND RUTH. WE SENT A BIRTHDAY CHECK TO GINGER. I CALLED GINGER IN THE MORNING. SHE IS IMPROVING, MARGO HAS THE FLU, BUT INSISTED ON GOING TO SCHOOL. CHASE’S RIBS ARE STILL SORE FROM FOOTBALL. CHARLES IS OK. CAROL WASHED THE GLASS FOR THE STORM DOORS AND WE PUT THEM UP. I TOOK A SPADE AND FILLED IN THE TRENCHES LEFT ALONG THE FRONT WALK BY THE CEMENT MEN. CAROL AND I PUT THE STORM WINDOWS DOWN. OVERCAST AFTER BEING CLEAR EARLY. MAX 39[degrees fahrenheit] (4:00 PM) MIN 28[degrees fahrenheit]

10/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I DISPOSED OF GARBAGE, WE APPLIED TURPENTINE AND OLIVE OIL TO MARGO’S CEDAR CHEST AND LUBRICATED THE WHEELS. CAROL SWEPT THE FLOOR AND PORCH AND BACK SIDEWALK. VICKI BROUGHT HER CHILDREN OVER FOR A VISIT. SHE BROUGHT A POUND OF BUTTER FOR A GIFT. SHE HARVESTED SOME GRAPES. MARJORIE BOUGHT GROCERIES FOR US. I USED A SPADE TO FILL IN THE TRENCHES. I PUT THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER THE WINDOW IN KIM’S ROOM. WE CALLED CHARLES’ FOLKS. MARGO AND GINGER ARE IMPROVED, CHARLES AND CHASE HAVE GONE HUNTING

10/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL. SHE BROUGHT ARBY’S. SHE TOOK ME TO CINDERELLA CITY TO EXCHANGE A PAIR OF SHOES-NO LUCK. MARJORIE BOUGHT A PAIR OF SNEAKERS FOR CAROL. CALLED AND SANG ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ TO GINGER. SHE HAS RECEIVED THE CHECK WE SENT, OVERCAST - MIN 28[degrees fahrenheit], MAX 61[degrees fahrenheit].

1981 OCT (CONCLUDED) 10/25 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US THIS SUNDAY. CAROL AND I SET THE CHECKS TO STANDARD TIME (EXCEPT FOR THE LIVING ROOM CLOCK.) I RAISED WINDOWS AND CAROL CLEANED DUST FROM THE WINDOW SILLS. I WENT TO JACK-IN-THE-BOX, FOR A SANDWICH FOR CAROL. SUN CAME OUT TODAY. CHARLES AND CHASE RETURNED FROM THEIR HUNT THEY DID NOT GET A DEER. LOW TEMP 24[degrees fahrenheit] AT 5:00 AM, HIGH TEMP 53[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:00 PM.

10/26 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I TOOK THE COVER OFF THE FRONT STEPS THIS MORNING. (TEMPERATURE OF 52[degrees fahrenheit] MEASURED UNDER COVER AT 10:30 AM) CAROL DID THE WASH, MARJORIE IRONED. CAROL WASHED THE BLANKET AND PLASTIC SHEETS WE USED ON THE STEPS. I TOOK THE BRICKS BACK AROUND TO THE ASHPIT AND ATTACHED THE BACK IN THE GARAGE. MAX TEMP 69[degrees fahrenheit] (NOON TO 1:00 PM)

10/27 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. SHE FINISHED THE IRONING AND WASHED PLASTIC SHEETS. MR REED COLLINS CAME TO MEASURE THE NEW STEPS FOR HANDRAILS. I LAID THE BRICKS BACK FOR THE WALK WEST OF THE ASHPIT. WE AIRED OUT THE HOUT AS IT WAS WARM TODAY. CALL MADE TO CSU AT FT COLLINS. TALKED TO PATSY BASON ABOUT COMPLETING THE STATE ENGINEER’S SEMINAR, LOW 50[degrees fahrenheit]-5 AM.

10/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID MENDING AND MADE A STEW. I MAILED LETTERS TO ASCE AND A BIRTHDAY CARD TO KAREN. I WENT TO THE LOCAL GROCERY FOR A CABBAGE AND TO “JACK-IN-THE-BOX” FOR A CHEESE SANDWICH FOR CAROL. I REMOVED SOME FORMS AND PUT THEM ON STAKES TO KEEP THEM DRY. KEN SHRIVER CALLED, WE WILL GO TO BARR LAKE ON FRIDAY FOR A BIRTH TRIP. 70[degrees fahrenheit] LOW, 43[degrees fahrenheit].

10/29 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. WARM DAY 70[degrees fahrenheit]-MAXIMUM TEMP 74[degrees fahrenheit] AT 1:00 PM MINIMUM TEMP. 48[degrees fahrenheit] AT 6:00 AM CAROL FIXED SOME JELLO. SHE SWEPT THE FRONT PORCH AND WALKS, ALSO RAN THE VACUUM SWEEPER OVER THE LIVING AND DINING ROOM RUGS. WE GOT TRASH READY FOR THE TRASH HAULERS. I SORTED OUT LETTERS, I MAILED A CHECK TO FIELD AND STREAM.

10/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. KEN SHRIVER CAME AT 7:30 AM, WE WENT TO BARR LAKE TO SEE BIRDS. WE GOT BACK ABOUT NOON. BARR LAKE IS VERY LOW. GINGER CAME ABOUT 7:45 AM. CAROL, MARJORIE, GINGER, MR SHRIVER AND I ATE OUT NOON MEAL. CHARLES CAME ABOUT 2:30 PM AND HAD SOMETHING TO EAT. LIGHT OVERCAST AND WINDY IN THE MORNING, HEAVY OVERCAST AT 4:30 PM. AT BARR LAKE WE SAW MALLARD DUCKS, CANADA GEESE, MEADOWLARKS, MAGPIES, KILDERS, GOLD FINCHES, PINE SISKINS, HORNED LARKS AND A TURKEY VULTURE.

10/31 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL. SHE BOUGHT GROCERIES SO SHE DID NOT ARRIVE UNTIL 1:00 PM. SHE TOOK ME TO CINDERELLA CENTER TO GET MY BLACK SHOES EXCHANGES. THE ONES I BROUGHT BACK ARE 8-W. A LETTER WITH A CHECK WAS SENT TO AAA FOR INSURANCE PREMIUMS. A LETTER WAS RETURNED TO THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION. THE HALLOWEENERS CAME AROUND. MARJORIE AND CAROL PASSED OUT THE TREATS. MARJORE STAYED THE NIGHT.

1981 AT HOME: 11/1-30 11/11 VETERAN’S DAY PARADE MEETING AT FED CTR: 11/20 11/18 VWWI MEETING NOV 11/1 MARJORIE WAS WITH US LAST NIGHT. SHE TOOK SUNDAY BREAKFAST AND DINNER WITH US. CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US FOR THE MIDDAY MEAL, ALSO. WE PUT MARGO’S CEDAR CHEST IN CHARLES CAR TRUNK, PADDED WITH BLANKETS. BY TELEPHONE, WE LEARNED THAT IT HAD ARRIVED SAFELY AND THAT MARGO AND GINGER WERE PUTTING MARGO’S THINGS IN IT. MARJORIE, GINGER AND MARGO WENT THROUGH THINGS MARHORIE HAD IN THE CEDAR CHEST AND GAV MARGO WHAT OF THEM SHE WANTED.

11/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH AND CLEANED THE SHOP ROOM. CAROL WROTE DOROTHY A BIRTHDAY CARD AND WROTE JO A LETTER. I SPENT THE MORNING TRIMMING THE GRAPEVINE BACK SO WE COULD USE THE WALK. CAROL HELPED ME IN THE AFTERNOON. WE GOT A CALL FROM MOE. HE PLANS TO GET HERE ON DEC 28 AND RETURN ON JAN 4 1982. A WARM PLEASANT DAY. WE PUT PAPERS AND MAGAZINES OUT AND DISPOSED OF TRASH. 60[degrees fahrenheit] AT 4PM.

11/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. I TOOK A SPADE AND FILLED IN SOME MORE RANCHES [ILLEGIBLE] TO THE NEW SIDEWALKS, WE PREPARED BIRTHDAY LETTERS AND CARDS TO JEAN GLOVER AND WILLIAM BIGELOW. I MADE AN ESTIMATE OF THE AUTO FUEL OBTAINABLE FROM WASTE PAPER. I USED THE TAMPER TO SMOOTH OUT THE LAWN ALONG THE WALK. MARJORIE CAME AT SUPPERTIME-SHE DID NOT EAT HERE, BUT TOOK OUR CHECKS AND LEFT, SHE CALLED LATER TO SAY THE CHECKS WERE IN THE BANK AND THAT SHE HAD THE DEPOSIT SLIPS. CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING.

11/4 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. I MAILED LETTERS TO EVELYN WM BIGELOW AND DARK FLORAL. A BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR DAY. CAROL BROUGHT OUR CHECKBOOKS UP TO DATE. I WORKED ON ACCUMULATED LETTERS. I WEIGHED MAGAZINES TO INCLUDE IN MY ESTIMATE OF THE YEARLY PAPER SUPPLY.

11/5 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I I PULLED GRASS OUT OF THE GARDEN AND PUT IT IN SACKS. IN THE AFTERNOON, BILL LEWIS SPENT ABOUT 2 HOURS WITH US. HE HAS BEEN HAVING HEART TROUBLE.

11/6 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE BOUGHT GROCERIES FOR US THIS EVENING. CAROL AND I GOT TRASH READY FOR THE TRASH HAULERS. CAROL AND I WORKED ON GETTING THE BACK YARD READY FOR WINTER. I SPADED AND RAKED THE GARDEN IN THE MORNING. WE CUT THE GRASS IN THE AREA NORTH OF THE GARAGE AND CLEANED OFF THE BRICK SIDEWALK NEAR THE ASHPIT. I MAILED 3 LETTERS IN THE MORNING, THEY WENT TO JEAN, COMMITTEE ON LARGE DAMS, VIET VETS MEMORIAL AND NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK. AN OLD CONDENSED MILK CAN EXPLODE IN THE CUPBOARD TO GIVE CAROL MUCH WORK TO DO. AT SUPPER TIME SHE SPILLED BEANS.

11/7 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL CALLED GINGER TO FIND OUT HOW MARGO’S ARM IS DOING. (SHE HAS A CRACKED WRIST BONE.) SHE IS DOING BETTER. CHARLES AND CHASE WERE HUNTING PHEASANTS. CAROL IS MAKING UP HER CHRISTMAS LIST. I SPENT THE DAY SORTING OUT OLD MAIL (MOSTLY FROM PEOPLE WANTING MONEY. LIGHT RAIN-PM. I MAILED LETTERS TO NARFE AND AARP, DENVER POST, NAT’L CHILDREN’S FUND.

1981 NOV (CONTINUED) 11/8 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. CAROL SPENT THE MORNING FIXING OUT HER CHRISTMAS LIST. I TOOK LETTERS OVER TO THE MAILBOX. THEY WERE TO THE NAT’L AUDUBON SOCIETY. LINUS PAULING INSTITUTE AND CCKBA (CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS). SUNNY DAY. I COMPLETED DISPOSED OF OLD MAIL. I TOOK A WALK TO BOTH ENDS OF THE BLOCK. SAW A SHARP SHIN OR COOPER’S HAWK AND 2 CROWS. MARGO CALLED. THE CAST ON HER WRIST KEEPS HER FROM WRITING WELL. CHARLES AND CHASE SHOULD BE BACK FROM THEIR PHEASANT HUNTING TRIP BY 9:00 PM (SUNDAY)

11/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. SHE GOT SOME OF HER CHRISTMAS ORDERING DONE, I MAILED 3 LETTERS: NRA, TWO TO DAV, ONE TO AMERICAN VETERANS AND ONE TO THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLIND, ALSO ONE TO SWISS COLONY. I WORKED ON THE REVIEW OF A PROPOSAL ON STREAM WIDTHS TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. MADE CALL TO THE RECLAMATION BUREAU FOR A COPY OF A REFERENCED DEVELOPMENT BY FLOWER AND FLOREY. NO REPLY, YET. SUNNY DAY.

11/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING. SHE FINISHED THE IRONING IN THE AFTERNOON. A CALL TO MR COLLINS THAT OUR FRONT PORCH RAILS WILL BE INSTALLED TOMORROW. A CALL TO THE RECLAMATION BUREAU INDICATES THAT A COPY OF THE 1951 GLOVER-FLORY STREAMBED PROFILE IS BEING SENT. I SPENT TIME HUNTING FOR MY VISUAL ACUITY TEST CHART. WITH NO RESULTS. I ALSO BEGAN WORK ON A SEAL TO PREVENT HEAT LOSS FROM MY STUDY ROOM INTO THE FRONT STAIRWAY. CAROL AND I MADE PREPARATIONS FOR MY PARTICIPATION ON THE PARADE TOMORROW.

11/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE TOOK THE MORNING OFF AND TOOK ME DOWN TO THE PARADE. WE DID NOT MARCH AS BARRACK 1282 HAS DECIDED AGAINST IT AT THEIR LAST MEETING. JOE LANGER HAS DEVELOPED LEUKEMIA. MARJORIE AND I RODE IN THE PARADE WITH BOB COMBS. CAROL CALLED WARDS TO ORDER CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. SHE SPENT MUCH OF THE MORNING LOOKING FOR FAMILY DATA SHE CAME AND PUT UP THE HANDRAILS (THIS WAS THE SON) WE PAID HIM $140.00 AND GOT A RECEIPT. I CALLED TO CSU AND TALKED TO PATSY BACON. DR FEAD IS IN CANADA TO ATTEND HIS MOTHER’S FUNERAL. PATSY SAID HIS PART HAS BEEN DONE. I WILL CALL THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE TOMORROW. CAROL AND I CALLED JEAN TO WISH HER A “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”

11/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL SPENT THE MORNING POSTING UP HER RECORD BOOK AND THE AFTERNOON GETTING OUT SOME FAMILY TREE DATA FOR CHASE TO USE AT SCHOOL. I CALLED HAL SIMPSON AT THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE. HE WILL [ILLEGIBLE] WHY CSU HAS NOT BEEN PAID. WROTE A LETTER TO WALTER U. GARTSKA AND LEFT IT IN OUR MAILBOX FOR THE POSTMAN. MAXIMUM TEMP FOR YESTERDAY - 63[degrees fahrenheit] AT 3:00 PM. MINIMUM TEMP TODAY 34[degrees fahrenheit]-7 AM.

11/13 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL MADE OUT A GROCERY LIST FOR MARJORIE TO GET GROCERIES. CAROL AND I PUT OUT THE TRASH BUT IT WAS NOT PICKED UP. WE CALLED RUTH TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON THE FAMILY HISTORY. CAROL FIXED A BLOUSE FOR MARJORIE. I CALLED PATSY BACON AT CSU TO SAY I WAS STILL FOR DATA FROM THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE. I CALLED MR SHRIVER - HE IS IMPROVING. THE COPY OF THE GLOVER-FLOREY DEVELOPMENTS CAME TODAY AND I PUT IN SOME WORK ON THEM. SUNNY DAY.

11/14 MARJORIE WAS AT WORK (SAT) AND NOT WITH US. CAROL RECEIVED SOME PACKAGES FROM WARDS. WITH THE GLOVER-FLOREY PAPER, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS WITH A REVIEW OF A PAPER FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ON STREAM WIDTH PROFILES. SUNNY DAY

1981 NOV (CONTINUED) 11/15 CAROL BAKED A PIE AND A CAKE AND PREPARED OTHER FOOD FOR OUR SUNDAY NOON MEAL TODAY. MARJORIE ARRIVED ABOUT 11:30 AM. CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO ARRIVED ABOUT NOON. ALL WERE WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 3:00 PM. MARJORIE BOUGHT GROCERIES FOR US. SUNNY DAY. CLIFF JENKINS CALLED.

11/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE STAYED AFTER SUPPER TO IRON. CAROL DID THE WASH. I TOOK 4 LETTERS TO THE MAILBOX IN THE MORNING. THESE WERE TO: GENERAL ELECTRIC, JO, PUBLIC SERVICE CO AND TO THE BANK FOR MORE CHECKBOOK FILLERS. WITH CAROL’S TYPING HELP I COMPLETED THE REVIEW FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. HAL SIMPSON CALLED FROM THE STATE ENGINEER’S OFFICE TO INVITE ME TO GO TO THE FEDERAL CENTER WITH THEM ON FRIDAY.

11/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND DID IRONING AND SOME MENDING WHEN SHE RETURNED. CAROL AND I COMPLETED THE REVIEW OF A PAPER BY PARKER ON STREAM WIDTHS FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. THE REVIEW, THE PROPOSAL, INCLUDING THE TEXT AND TWO REPRINTS OF RECENTS PAPERS BY PARKER WERE MAILED TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. I TOOK THE ENVELOPE OVER TO THE MAILBOX. CLEAR, WARM DAY.

11/18 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DD MENDIN FOR MARJORIE. CAROL ORDERED NEW MATS FOR THE FRONT AND BACK DOORS, ALSO A MATTRESS COVER FOR THE BED DOWNSTAIRS. I MAILED A L LETTER TO AMBASSADOR IN THE MORNING. CAROL GOT ME FIXED UP TO GO TO THE VWWI BARRACKS 3149 MEETING. (WE HAD A “POTLUCK” MEAL AND CAROL FIXED ME SCALLOPED CORN. I PRESIDED AT THE MEETING AS THE COMMANDER AND VICE-COMMANDER WERE AWAY. I CALLED DR FEAD TO TELL OF A CONVERSATION WITH HAL SIMPSON. I CALLED JOEY VISE ABOUT COLOR GUARDS IN PARADES.

11/19 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WORKED ON A FAMILY HISTORY MOST OF THE DAY. SHE ALSO PREPARED A STEW. I PUTTERED AROUND. WARM, CLEAR DAY.

11/20 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DISPOSED OF TRASH AS I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO THE FEDERAL CENTER. CAROL PAID BILLS AND FINISHED TYPING THE FAMILY HISTORY. BOB LONGENBAUGH CAME BY TO TAKE ME TO THE FEDERAL CENTER TO ATTEND A MEETING ON DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS. NINETEEN PEOPLE WERE THERE. PROBLEMS AND WORK TO GET SOLUTIONS WERE DESCRIBED. HAL SIMPSON WENT OUT WITH US. BOB BROUGHT ME BACK AROUND 4:00 PM. (WE HAD STARTED OUT AT 9:00 AM) CAROL MADE OUT A GROCERY LIST FOR ME TO USE. MARJORIE BOUGHT THEM AND BROUGHT THEM AT SUPPER TIME.

11/21 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US TODAY. CAROL WROTE 7 LETTERS AND I MAILED THEM (TELEPHONE BILL, WATER BILL, ONE TO RUTH, ONE TO JO, CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN, EWING, AMVETS) CAROL POLISHED TWO ANTIQUE SILVER CUPS AND I HAMMERED OUT DENTS. I READ AND RESTED. CLIFF JENKINS CALLED

11/22 CAROL AND I WERE HERE ALONE ALL DAY (SUNDAY). CAROL BAKED A CAKE. WE WERE BOTH TIRED SO WE RESTED.

11/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH. I FIXED MY ENGINEER’S TAPE. I TOOK OUT PAPERS, MAGAZINES AND TRASH, MARJORIE TOOK ME TO EVANS AND UNIVERSITY WHERE I BOUGHT 2 COMPUTERS AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR CHASE AND MARGO. CAROL CLEANED UP THE WORKSHOP.

1981 NOV (CONCLUDED) 11/24 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. FOR THE NOON MEAL SHE WENT OUT WITH JOY, LOIS AND BETTE JEAN. (THESE SHE HAS KNOWN SINCE GRADE SCHOOL) CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND DID THE IRONING AFTER SHE RETURNED.

11/25 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL AND I READ AND RESTED. GINGER CALLED TO INVITE US OUT FOR SUNDAY. I MAILED LETTERS. SUNNY DAY, SNOW TONIGHT. I FIXED UP A COLOR NEGATIVE OF THE DECORATIVE DAY COLOR GUARD FOR MARJORIE TO SEND TO FRANK HILLIARD OF BARRACKS 1282.

11/26 THANKSGIVING DAY. MARJORIE BROUGHT HAMBURGERS FOR THE NOON MEAL AND LEFT AFTER SUPPER. WE CALLED MOE AND TALKED TO VIRGINIA AND KAREN. THEY ARE WELL. CAROL MADE OUT A GROCERY LIST FOR MARJORIE AND MADE OUT A CHECK FOR THE CAR LICENSE, I SWEPT THE WALK- THERE WAS ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW. CAROL MARJORIE AND I READ AND RESTED.

11/27 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL CLEANED OUT KITCHEN CUPBOARDS. I TOOK THE CHECK FOR THE CAR LICENSE TO THE MAILBOX, I WALKED TO KEWELL AND PEARL TO GET A HAIRCUT. CAROL AND I SANDED PARTS OF THE BOTTOM OF THE DINING ROOM TABLE AS MARJORIE HAS BEEN GETTING SOME SNAGS FROM IT. WE CALLED MOE AND TALKED TO VIRGINIA AND KAREN. ALSO, DAY SUNNY, BUT CHILLY.

11/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. MARJORIE BROUGHT ARBY’S FOR THE NOON MEAL. LIGHT SNOW LAST NIGHT. CAROL MADE AN ICE-BOX CAKE. CAROL AND DISPOSED OF TRASH. WE WASHED OUT THE BIRD FEEDER. I PUT FEED IN IT AND HUNG IT UP. IN THE AFTERNOON, WE READ AND RESTED. SUNNY DAY. VICKI LEFT KEYS WITH CAROL. I GAVE THEM TO STEVE WHEN HE CAME WITH A TRUCK LOAD OF FIREWOOD.

11/29 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE. CAROL PREPARED FOOD, MARJORIE CAME AT 11:00 AM AND TOOK US TO CHARLES’ AND GINGER’S PLACE. CHARLES, GINGER, MARJORIE, CAROL AND MARGO GOT THIS FOOD ON THE TABLE AND WE ATE SUNDAY DINNER-THIS WAS OUR THANKSGIVING DINNER. ONE OF CHARLES’ TURKEYS FURNISHED MEAT AND CHARLES ADDED DRESSING. CAROL BOUGHT CHICKEN LIVERS AND THE ICE-BOX CAKE. THERE WERE ROLLS AND MANY SIDE DISHES. IT BEGAN TO SNOW AT ABOUT 3:00 PM, SO MARJORIE BROUGHT USB ACK. THE STORM WAS COMING FROM THE SOUTH AND MARJORIE OUT RAN IT. SHE GOT US BACK AND TO HER APARTMENT BEFORE THE SNOW HIT.

11/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL DID THE WASH, I SPENT ALL MORNING LOCATING A CASE FOR THE CALCULATORS I PLAN TO GIVE CHASE AND MARGO. ALSO IN GETTING AN ORDER OUT FOR THEM FROM TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 9750 E HAMPDEN. IN THE AFTERNOON, I WENT TO MORGAN’S PHARMACY BY BUS TO GET A PRESCRIPTION REFILL FOR CAROL. CAROL CLEANED THE SHOP ROOM AND PUT THE NEW MATTRESS COVER ON OUR BED. CAROL PEELED SOME APPLES AND FRIED THEM FOR SUPPER. 1981 AT HOME: 12/1-31 12/9 VWWI MEETING MORRIS VISITED: 12/28-31 12/16 GROUNDWATER MEETING 12/17 USBR RETIREE LUNCHEON DEC 12/1 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING, IN THE AFTERNOON CAROL FINISHED THE IRONING. I CALLED DON NELSON AT AUDUBON (499-0219) AND AT HIS SUGGESTION, NORM MULLEN OF COLORADO OPEN SPACE COUNCIL ABOUT THE PROPOSED “MINERAL SUPREMACY BILL” BOTH AGREE THAT PRESENT PARKS AND WILDERNESS AREAS MUST KEPT. NO OTHER SUITABLE AREAS ARE LEFT. THE SENATE BILL IS i5-842, SPONSORED BY HAYA KAWA AND JESSE HELMS. THE HOUSE BILL IS: HR-3364 SPONSORED BY SANTANI. SENATORS ARE WM ARMSTRONG AND GARY HART - SENATE OFFICE BLDG - 20510, REPRESENTATIVES ARE KOHOVSEK AND SHROEDER - HOUSE OFFICE BLDG - 20515 WASH DC. NELSON WILL SEND DATA.

12/2 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WROTE CHECKS FOR MAYS AND THE SALVATION ARMY. CAROL GOT INTO THE TRUNK FOR SOME OF MY WINTER THINGS. I WROTE LETTERS TO JESSE HELMS, WM ARMSTRONG AND GARY HART ABOUT THE “MINING SUPREMACY” BILL. I MAILED THESE LETTERS. A CALL FROM GIGBER LET US KNOW THAT CHASE AND MARGO WILL BE WITH US SATURDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS TODAY.

12/3 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL MADE OUT A CHECK FOR THE LAST INSTALLMENT OF OUR ESTIMATED TAX AND I CARRIED IT OVER TO THE MAILBOX AND MAILED IT. IN THE AFTERNOON, CAROL AND I GOT OUR CHECKS READY FOR MARJORIE TO TAKE TO THE BANK FOR US. BRIGHT, SUNNY DAY. I TOOK A WALK DOWN TO THE CORNERS AND BACK.

12/4 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL FIXED A STEW, I WENT TO THE LOCAL GROCERY FOR CARROTS AND CELERY. I MAILED LETTERS TO JO, RUTH AND DONNELLSON OF AUDUBON. I TOOK A WALK UP AND DOWN THE BLOCKS. CLEAR, WARM DAY. WIND FROM THE SOUTH CLEARED AWAY MUCH OF THE SMOG, WHICH HAS BEEN BAD SINCE THE WEATHER HAS COOLED OFF. CAROL DUSTED THE UPSTAIRS.

12/5 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR SUPPER. SHE BROUGHT GROCERIES. EARLIER, I WENT TO “JACK-IN- THE-BOX” FOR SANDWICHES. CHARLES AND GINGER BROUGHT CHASE AND MARGO TO STAY THE NIGHT WITH US. THEY WERE WITH US FOR SUPPER, ALSO. I MADE SEVERAL TELEPHONE CALLS, BUT COULD NOT RAISE ANY BODY.

12/6 MARJORIE, CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO WERE WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 4:00 PM. WARM, BRIGHT, SUNNY DAY. I PUT PADLOCKS ON THE GARAGE DOORS ON THE EAST SIDE. CAROL SPENT THE MORNING COOKING. MARGO PLAYED THE PIANO AND I SANG “CLEMENTINE”

12/7 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH AND CLEANED THE WORKSHOP ROOM. MARJORIE STAYED WITH US UNTIL ABOUT 7:30 PM, IRONING, CLIFF JENKINS CALLED ABOUT 11:30 AM AND WEBER CALLED IN THE EVENING TO GET DETAILS ON THE NEXT VWWI MEETING. I CALLED MR. CLARE MERMAN, HE HAS ALREADY WRITTEN TO OUR SENATORS ABOUT THE IDEA OF GIVING OUR PARKS AWAY. I SPENT MOST OF THE MORNING COMPUTING SOUTH PLATTE GRADIENTS.

12/8 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND DID THE IRONING IN THE AFTERNOON. I DISPOSED OF TRASH IN THE MORNING. IN THE AFTERNOON, I WENT TO KROONENBERGS TO GET A LARGER HANDLE AND INSTALLED IT IN THE BACKSTAIR WAY, I CALLED LARRY CERILLO OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS GROUNDWATER ASSN TO FIND OUT WHERE THE CWGA IS TO BE HELD.

1981 DEC (CONTINUED) 12/9 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR TWO MEALS. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO THE VWWI VETERANS MEETING AT THE VFW HALL, IN THE 1500 BLOCK OF SOUTH BROADWAY. I ACTED AS SENIOR VICE COMMANDER. CAROL WRAPPED TWO PRESENTS FOR ME (ONE WAS FOR WASSENAAR WHO HAD BEEN BUSY TAKING HIS SISTER-IN-LAW TO THE HOSPITAL). IN THE EXCHANGE OF GIFTS I GOT ONE OF THEM BACK. MARJORIE TOOK WASSENAAR AND ME TO THE MEETING. CAROL FIXED A PAIR OF PANTS FOR ME AND 2 BLOUSES FOR MARJORIE. CLEAR, WARM DAY. NEWS OF JOE LANGER’S DEATH CAME AT THE MEETING. HE DIED YESTERDAY

12/10 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL WROTE OUT A CHECK TO THE AAA FOR CAR INSURANCE, I HAD LETTERS TO THE WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION, A FORM LETTER TO SCHROEDER I MAILED ALL OF THESE AND ANOTHER. CAROL WRAPPED PACKAGES, BUT RAN OUT OF NAME CARDS. MARJORIE WILL GET SOME MORE. I WORKED ON AN ESTIMATE OF THE POSSIBLE RECHARGE TO THE LARAMIE-FOX HILLS AQUIFER FROM THE SOUTH PLATTE. CAROL BAKED A PIE. WE GOT A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM JO.

12/11 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL BAKED A CAKE, MADE OUT A GROCERY LIST FOR MARJORIE AND WORKED ON THE FAMILY HISTORY SHE IS TYPING UP. I TOOK OUT THE TRASH FOR THE “GARBOLOGISTS”, TOOK LETTER TO THE MAILBOX AND TOOK A WALK TO THE ENDS OF THE BLOCK. I MADE SOME COMPUTATIONS ON RECHARGE TO THE FOX HILLS AQUIFER, FROM THE SOUTH PLATTE. I FILLED THE BIRD FEEDER. MARJORIE TOOK THE PACKAGE FOR RUTH AND FORWARDED IT BY UPS. SHE GOT US SOME STAMPS. CAROL RECEIVED A CALL FROM MRS MURDIE. SHE WILL BE 90 IN APRIL.

12/12 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR THE NOON MEAL. CAROL DID HOUSEWORK. VERY LIGHT SNOW LAST NIGHT. MARJORIE TOOK ME TO ENGLEWOOD WHERE I GOT A PAIR OF WORK GLOVES. CAROL AND I READ AND RESTED. CLEAR WARM DAY.

12/13 MARJORIE WAS NOT WITH US THIS SUNDAY. SHE CALLED IN THE MORNING. GINGER ALSO CALLED EARLY TO SAY THEY WOULD NOT BE WITH US TODAY. CAROL AND I SPENT THE WHOLE DAY MAKING OUT CHRISTMAS CARDS. I MAILED THE ONES WE COMPLETED. A LIGHT SNOW FELL IN THE EVENING. I FILLED THE BIRD FEEDER THIS AFTERNOON. IT HAS ATTRACTED HOUSE FINCHES AND JUNCOS. I WATCHED WRESTLING ON T.V.

12/14 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL DID THE WASH AND MADE OUT CHRISTMAS CARDS AND CHECKS. I MAILED THEM. WE RECEIVED A BOX OF PECANS FROM JO. I PREPARED SOME NOTES DENVER BASIN DATA AND HELPED CAROL WITH HER CARDS. CAROL CLEANED THE WORKSHOP ROOM. MARJORIE GOT US SOME MORE CHRISTMAS CARDS AND SOME STAMPS, BILL MOODY CALLED TO INVITE ME TO GO WITH HIM TO THE USBR LUNCHEON THURSDAY. I WILL GO. SOME WIND TODAY. THIN SNOW ON THE GRASS WHEN WE GOT UP IN THE MORNING.

12/15 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. CAROL WENT TO THE HAIRDRESSER IN THE MORNING AND IRONED IN THE AFTERNOON. I TRIMMED THE GRAPEVINES BACK SOME MORE SO I COULD SEE THE BIRD FEEDER. I FILLED IT AGAIN THIS MORNING. I READ AND RESTED MUCH OF THE DAY.

1981 DEC (CONTINUED) 12/16 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. CAROL WROTE A LETTER TO JO AND A PAYMENT TO WARDS. I MAILED THEM. CAROL FINISHED WITH THE FAMILY HISTORIES. I BEGAN SORTING OUT COMPUTATIONS FOR THE PARABOLIC AND TRIANGULAR CASES FOR THE PROPOSED PAPER ON THE EFFECT OF AQUIFER PROFILE. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT TO A MEETING OF THE GROUNDWATER ORGANIZATION. MR CARILLO PICKED ME UP AND BROUGHT ME BACK. (WE CAME BACK IN A SNOWSTORM). THE MEETING WAS AT THE COORS AUDITORIUM AT GOLDEN. CAROL SENT SOME MORE CHRISTMAS CARDS. I MAILED THEM.

12/17 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. CAROL GOT ME READY AND I WENT WITH BILL MODY TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION RETIREES LUNCHEON. HE BROUGHT ME BACK ABOUT 2:15 PM. CAROL DID CLEANING IN THE DINING AND LIVING ROOMS. LIGHT SNOW LAST NIGHT, CAROL SWEPT THE FRONT WALK AND I SWEPT THE BACK WALKS AND FILLED THE BIRD FEEDER. SIX HOUSE FINCHES WERE AT THE FEEDER THIS MORNING.

12/18 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CAROL MADE A CHECK OUT TO MARJORIE SO SHE COULD BUY GROCERIES. CAROL SEWED BUTTONS ON FANCY TOWELS MARJORIE HAD MADE, PUT NUTS IN A SACK TO GIVE TO GINGER AND WROTE A LETTER TO JEAN TO SAY WE HAD RECEIVED A PACKAGE FROM HER AND THE KIDS. I MAILED IT. I MADE OUT CHECKS FOR CHARLES AND FAMILY TO GO IN ENVELOPES TO BE HUNG ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE. IN THE AFTERNOON, I WENT TO THE CAPITOL BLDG TO GET THE TEXT OF A PROPOSED LAW. SB-213 (THERE IS SOME MISTAKE AS I DID NOT GET THE RIGHT TEXT). WENT TO THE “JUDICIAL BLDG” TO GET BIOGRAPHIES AND TEXTS OF ENACTED LAWS. BIOGRAPHIES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. GOT TEXT OF COLORADO SPRINGS VS. BENDER. WARM SUNNY DAY. IN THE EVENING, MARJORIE BROUGHT THE GROCERIES.

12/19 MARJORIE CAME IN FOR THE NOON MEAL. CAROL AND I SLEPT TO 7:30 AM. CAROL BAKED A PIE AND WROTE A CHECK TO THE TELEPHONE COMPANY. I MAILED IT. CAROL AND I SET UP THE CHRISTMAS TREE. WE HAD TO REPAIR THE LAMP CORD. CAROL DECORATED THE TREE. IN THE AFTERNOON, I WORKED ON SOME COMPUTATIONS FOR THE DENVER BASIN. SKY COVERED WITH LIGHT CLOUDS ALL DAY, EXCEPT THAT THE SUN SHOWED THROUGH ONCE.

12/20 CAROL AND I SLEPT LATE THIS SUNDAY. MARJORIE CAME ABOUT 3:00 PM. CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO ARRIVED AT ABOUT 5:00 PM. WE ALL ATE ARBY’S THAT MARJORIE HAD BROUGHT. CHARLES AND GINGER LEFT ABOUT 6:30 PM. CHASE AND MARGO STAYED WITH US TO SPEND THE NIGHT. MARGO PLAYED THE PIANO FOR ME WHILE I SANG. CLOUDY DAY. I WORKED ON SOME COMPUTATIONS FOR THE DENVER BASIN.

12/21 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CHASE AND MARGO STAYED THE NIGHT WITH US. CHARLES AND HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, GEORGE CAME FOR THEM ABOUT 10:30 AM. CAROL DID THE WASH. MARJORIE IRONED UNTIL ABOUT 8:30 PM. WE OPENED PACKAGES FROM MOE, JEAN AND RUTH TONIGHT. I WENT TO THE LOCAL GROCERY TO GET CARROTS AND CAROL FIXED A STEW-WHEN MARJORIE LEFT AT 8:30, IT WAS SNOWING WITH AN INCH ON THE GROUND. I TOOK OUT TRASH TODAY. SENATOR ARMSTRONG’S OFFICE SAYS THEY WILL SEND A COPY OF SB-213. TWO POINSETTIAS CAME FROM SHRWER.

1981 DEC (CONTINUED) 12/22 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST. SNOW LEFT 8” ON THE GROUND, I SHOVELLED THE FRONT WALKS AIDED BY THE COCAGNE BOYS.I SHOVELLED THE BACK WALKS AND REFILLED THE BIRD FEEDER. CAROL DID THE IRONING SHE AND I SPENT THE AFTERNOON WRAPPING GIFTS. ED SADLER PAID US A VISIT THIS AFTERNOON. HE IS HOPING TO GO INTO THE FUEL ALCOHOL BUSINESS. CAROL MADE THE BEDS IN THE MIDDLE AND BACK BEDROOMS.

12/23 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. SHE BROUGHT GROCERIES. CAROL CLEANED THE STOVE THE REFRIGERATOR AND SCRUBBED THE KITCHEN FLOOR. IN THE MORNING, I SHOVELLED MORE SNOW, DISPOSED OF GARBAGE AND 17 HOUSE FINCHES WERE AT THE FEEDER. GREY HEADED AND PINK-SIDED JUNCOS HAD BEEN SEEN PREVIOUSLY. I WENT TO PEARL STREET IN THE AFTERNOON TO GET A HAIRCUT. SALES DOES NOT YET HAVE OUR BILL. WARM, SUNNY DAY.

12/24 MARJORIE, CHARLES AND GINGER CAME FOR SUPPER. CHASE AND MARGO WERE HERE ALL DAY. CHARLES AND GINGER BROUGHT THEM OVER ABOUT 8:00 AM. WE OPENED PRESENTS. CHARLES AND FAMILY LEFT ABOUT 9:00 PM. MARGO PLAYED THE PIANO FOR ME AND WE RECORDED A PIECE OF MUSIC. WARM, SUNNY DAY. MARJORIE SPENT THE NIGHT WITH US.

12/25 MARJORIE WAS WITH US ALL DAY AND LEFT ABOUT 8:30 PM WE OPENED OUR PRESENTS TODAY. MR SHRIVER CAME OVER. JO AND TOM CALLED DOROTHY CALLED ALSO MORRY, VIRGINIA, AND KAREN CALLED TO WISH US A “MERRY CHRISTMAS” SUNNY DAY.

12/26 MARJORIE CAME OVER ABOUT 10:30 AM. SHE HELPED CAROL WITH THE BEDS AND THE COOKING AS WE EXPECTED DAVID AND BRIAN TO BE WITH US. THEY HAVE NOT ARRIVED AND, AS IT IS NOW ABOUT 9:30 PM WE BELIEVE THEY HAVE GONE ON TO RUTH’S PLACE IN NEB. IN THE MORNING, I SACKED UP MORE TRASH AND TOOK IT OUT. I PUT MORE SEED IN THE FEEDER. CAROL RAN THE VACUUM SWEEPER IN THE LIVING AND DINING ROOMS. MARJORIE LEFT US TO TAKE LUNCH WITH HER FRIENDS, BUT CAME BACK TO HELP CAROL AND WAS WITH US FOR SUPPER. SHE LEFT ABOUT 7:30 PM.

12/27 MARJORIE CAME ABOUT 10:00 AM. SHE WAS WITH US FOR THE SUNDAY NOON MEAL, BUT LEFT BEFORE SUPPER. MARJORIE DID IRONING. CAROL PUT OUT THE WASH AND CLEAN THE SHOP ROOM. GINGER CAME WITH MARGO IN THE MORNING. CAROL, MARJORIE, GINGER, MARGO AND I WERE TOGETHER FOR THE NOON MEAL. GINGER AND MARGO LEFT SOON AFTER AS GINGER HAD WORK TO DO. LIGHT SNOW TODAY. GUY COCAGNE SHOVELLED MY WALKS FOR ME AND REFUSED PAYMENT FOR IT. I PUT SEED IN THE BIRD FEEDER AND READ MOST OF THE DAY. I CALLED RUTH, DAVID AND BRIAN ARE THERE. JEAN CALLED

12/28 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND NOON MEAL. KEN SHRIVER CAME ABOUT 5:00 OR 5:30 PM AND HE AND MARJORIE WENT TO THE AIRPORT TO PICK UP MOE WHO CAME IN ABOUT 8:30 BY AMERICAN AIRLINES. EVELYN JOHNSTON CAME TO TAKE CAROL TO HER BEAUTY SHOP AND BROUGHT HER BACK ABOUT NOON.

1981 DEC (CONCLUDED) 12/29 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. AT NOON SHE WENT TO LUNCH WITH ETHEL. CAROL MADE APPLE STRUDEL FOR MOE. MOE REPAIRED THE SMOKE DETECTOR AND WE PUT IT ASIDE AS IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. WE TRIED TO FIX THE HUMIDIFIER BUT FOUND IT TO BE IN BAD SHAPE. MOE AND I SPENT ABOUT TWO HOURS IN MY STUDY TALKING ABOUT DENVER BASIN CONDITIONS. HE MADE SUGGESTIONS ABOUT BANKERS BUYING DEVELOPER’S PAPER AND HOUSE PURCHASES BY LAWYERS.

12/30 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS. CHARLES, GINGER, CHASE AND MARGO CAME ABOUT 1:00 PM. THEY TOOK MOE AND WENT TO A MOVIE. (THE MOVIE WAS NO GOOD) AT MARGO’S REQUEST THEY LEFT AND CAME HOME. CHASE AND MARGO RAIDED THE REFRIGERATOR. THEY WENT HOME ABOUT 4:00 PM. MARJORIE AND MOE WENT TO A SHOW LATER.

12/31 MARJORIE WAS WITH US FOR 3 MEALS, SHE BROUGHT GROCERIES AFTER WORK. MOE AND I WENT TO CINDERELLA CITY. EVERYBODY WAS SOLD OUT. I BOUGHT 2 A BATTERIES. MORRIS INSTALLED THEM IN THE SMOKE DETECTOR AND PUT IT ON TOP OF THE METAL CABINET IN THE BACK ENTRY. CAROL MADE A STEW, AN APPLE ROLL AND COOKED A PIE. JEAN AND KIRK CALLED TO TALK TO MOE. WE ALL CELEBRATED NEW YEAR'S EVE BY GOING TO BED AND GOING TO SLEEP. MARJORIE STAYED THE NIGHT WITH US.

APRIL 22 WEDNESDAY 1981 112th day - 253 days follow

Marjorie was with us for breakfast and supper. Carol had washed the windows in the back bedroom. I washed them on the outside. Carol wrote letters and I mailed them. I called Wheeler about some cement work to be done. He is to see us tomorrow afternoon. I plotted a graph of the [function] function and inked it in. I talked to Harold Simpson. He has no makeup work. We talked about forgetting the certificates. I will talk to Dr Fead REG Apr 23 1981 ([Illegible] birthday)

THURSDAY 23 APRIL 1981 113th day - 252 days to follow

Marjorie was with us for breakfast and the noon meal. Carol and I put up the curtains in the back bedroom. Carol did the ironing. I worked on the unanswered mail. I did some checking on the [Illegible] graph. Wheeler did not show up. A call indicated that he would see us tomorrow afternoon. (He is a concrete man) Carol and I took the curtains down in the middle bedroom. REG Apr 24 1981

APRIL 20 MONDAY 1981 110th day - 255 days follow

Marjorie was with us for three meals. Carol put out the wash. I went to the State Engineer's office in the morning to get make-up problems papers. I spent a part of the afternoon looking [Illegible]. Later, I spent some time studying the [function] function. REG Apr 21 1982 Rain in the afternoon

TUESDAY 21 APRIL 1981 111th day - 254 days follow

Marjorie was with us for breakfast and the noon meal. Carol went to the hairdresser in the morning and did not get back until around 11:30. (Evelyn decided she needed a general [Illegible]). I worked on the problem of computing a table of the [function] [Illegible] but without much luck. [Illegible] REG Carol did Marjorie’s ironing REG Apr 23 1981

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