Robert writes home #63 25 Feb 1996


#63
25 Feb 1996

Dear Mother,
                This is the first letter that I’m writing on our new computer and color printer. We’ve been thinking about this for a long time. The old computer is pretty undependable, so we did it. Charlie set it up for us yesterday. We still haven’t been able to install the PAF program, which is the one Janet wants most. It shouldn’t be a problem.
                We’re getting some colder weather again. It snowed on the west hills and there was frost on my windshield this morning. However, my tomato vine is still alive. I picked three tomatoes today…can you believe that?
                In Chowchilla they had a wedding and baptism combination yesterday. The couple were living together and had to be married before they could be baptized. Chowchilla is growing. The new women’s prison has provided jobs for growth plus their missionaries have been pretty successful.
                Today was Los Banos ward conference. Janet said they told them that LB was now the largest ward in the stake. We’ve come a long way in ten years.
                Tennis season has started (There’s no break from athletics. They run our lives). They played Washington Union Friday and swept all divisions. They might have a pretty good team this year. A lot of the basketball team came out.
                Dos Palos had an arm wrestling tournament at the high school. They had Charlie design a logo for tee shirts and they gave the Champions of each weight division shirt with the logo and explanatory writing on it. Charlie also won the Championship for the 195 lb class. They gave him a sweat shirt. He didn’t know why he got a sweat shirt and the others got tee shirts. Maybe it was because he designed the logo, but for whatever reason. He’s happy.  
                It sure was good to get Janet back from the Midwest and visiting her grand kids. She’s getting sick since she came back. I don’t know if it is allergies or something she caught on her visit. She has laryngitis and sore throat.
                Yesterday we had a cooking day. We cook up a lot of stuff then freeze it in meal size portions so we won’t have to cook again for a while. We made Chile Verde, Sweet and sour pork, Tamale pie, Chile beans and pineapple, wheat rolls. I put a plastic bowl with dough in the oven to keep it warm. I was going to turn the oven on for a few seconds to warm the air so it would rise faster. I forgot to turn it off and remembered when I smelled burning plastic. What a mess  The bowl completely melted and caught on fire and it smoked the house when I opened the door. I had to scrape up the plastic as best I could then run it through an oven cleaner cycle before we could use the oven.
                Mariposa was approved for a genealogical library. That’s a big deal. We’ve been trying to get since I first started as Stake Family History coordinator.
                The gospel is true and is going to happen. No matter what obstacles we encounter, have faith and know that the Lord’s plan will come to pass. As John Taylor said, Man might as well stick out his puny arm to stop the mighty Missouri River as to try to stop the progress of Heavenly Father’s plan from coming forth. (Paraphrased) Whatever efforts we give to aid that process will work to our benefit in the future. I’m proud of you for your willingness to serve and your dedication that you'vew shown us as a mother throughout our lives.

Love,

Robert, Janet, Charlie, Sam




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