This is my mother. She left me when I was just 14 years old. I saw her a few times from teenage through the typical college years (although I didn’t have typical college years) and then she passed away before I married or had children. She was a wonderful woman that I know I would talk to her often if she were alive, but I really never got the chance.

The most current entries are things I would tell her and only her ... because they aren’t meant to be heard, just vented (if she were alive). The majority of this blog are letters she wrote to me (and a few to my sisters) during the years that we were apart.

Friday, July 20, 1990

July 20, 1990

Dear Betsy,

I want you to know what an inspiration you are to me.  I am so proud of you.  My Betsy has been to the Temple.  Now I am going to church this Sunday and pay my tithing.  I wear my garments except I need some bottoms in the blend material.  Earl will go with me.  He is a wonderful husband.  I want to get my Temple Recommend and be able to go to the temple.  It has been so many years.  I read my scriptures every day.  We have prayer together and that helps so much.  I have been a little dpressed lately and for no reason.

We went to Circleville this morning and got 4 videos for the library.  e are watching one.  We stopped at McDonalds and had a breakfast sandwich.  It was good.  I had a bowl  of shedded wheat at 5 AM so I am hungry.  I can't sleep at night anymore.  I am up usually around 3 AM.  I read during this time.  Today at the library I got a book on heart failure which is brand new ... It looks good.  Please send me your address.  I lost it somehow. It is very hot and humid here.  It gets hot up here in the loft.  Our air conditioner helps and the fan but it is hard to get that ool air up here.  We love it up here so much.  The view is so pretty.  We are pulling weeds and going to plant some flowers for ground cover.  I want a small pine tree for in front of the house.  We need fill dirt but money is tight so it will have to wait.  My feet are very hot this afternoon.  They got that way in town.  I have to wear support that come below the knee.  That get hot also but keep the swelling down.  I wrote Kirstie the other day.  I hope she is well.  Oh, I cut out an article on asthma that I will enclose with this letter.  Could you send me a post card or something from the Washington Temple.  I would surely appreciate it very much.  I would love to come to Washington DC and go through the temple with you.  So I'll have to save a lot of money.  How much did it cost you to come here?  How many miles is it? 
Well, Earl's granddaughter will be married soon.  All his family will be there from Toledo.  She is only 18 and John is 20.  They have a lovely house to rent.  We went there this AM.  John is busy painting it.

My tummy get bloated so much with gas and I don't know why.  I see the doctor next week and hopefully he will have an answer.  I have never had a tummy before.  I only weight 128#  and I am dieting so I don't gain anymore weight.  It is hard to take off at my age plus  I can't exercise and walk anymore.  My legs cramp up a lot.  But I manage to get my work done and enjoy life as much as possible.  Life is wonderful with Earl.  He is so good to me.  I love him dearly.  I hope he lives a long life. 

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