johnalden
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Saturday, November 16, 2013
On 0ct 4, 2013 I had my 90th birthday. I didn't expect to live so long, but since I'm still here I'll plan for next year. First, since Garth is resting his pastures next year I need more cattle to stock my hills, so hope to buy 10 more stock cows this winter. Next, Dennis and Helen have never been on a cruise so we hope to sign up for a 15 day trip to Scandinavia
Russia on June 22 to July 6, 2014. It's cheaper with a group of four.
We have been assigned as family history specialists in our ward so we are busy learning to use the computer at the family search library. So far we have added some pictures of our family to the records, made a few corections and found some interesting history information such as, Robert Wright Baxter had four wives and one of them, Jane McKinnon had been married to Archibald McPhail and they adopted a daughter who went with her to Randolph Utah. She also had a son named John M. Baxter from her marriage to Robert Wright Baxter but she couldn't get along with the other wives so moved to Randolph with her McKinnon brothers. Her husband Archibald died near the crossing of the Bear River after he had been rescued with the Willey hand cart group at South Pass.
I have used my family search records to locate some of my old friends but found that they have all died. We have attended several Veterans Day programs this week and discovered that the world war 2 veterans are becoming very scarce.
At age 93 I decided to take another trip over Ione's objections. We traveled to Managua, Nicaragua
to visit our daughter Helen and her husband Dennis who are on a 18 month mission. We used a wheelchair at the airport which worked wonders and arrived in good shape. For 4 days we toured the mission and found the climate to be just perfect. We returned home on 24 January 2017 to one foot of new snow and very cold weather. We went back to feeding the cow herd and even fed a bail to the 12 horses which are having a hard time digging in the deep snow. Paul does all the work while I drive the tractor.
Russia on June 22 to July 6, 2014. It's cheaper with a group of four.
We have been assigned as family history specialists in our ward so we are busy learning to use the computer at the family search library. So far we have added some pictures of our family to the records, made a few corections and found some interesting history information such as, Robert Wright Baxter had four wives and one of them, Jane McKinnon had been married to Archibald McPhail and they adopted a daughter who went with her to Randolph Utah. She also had a son named John M. Baxter from her marriage to Robert Wright Baxter but she couldn't get along with the other wives so moved to Randolph with her McKinnon brothers. Her husband Archibald died near the crossing of the Bear River after he had been rescued with the Willey hand cart group at South Pass.
I have used my family search records to locate some of my old friends but found that they have all died. We have attended several Veterans Day programs this week and discovered that the world war 2 veterans are becoming very scarce.
At age 93 I decided to take another trip over Ione's objections. We traveled to Managua, Nicaragua
to visit our daughter Helen and her husband Dennis who are on a 18 month mission. We used a wheelchair at the airport which worked wonders and arrived in good shape. For 4 days we toured the mission and found the climate to be just perfect. We returned home on 24 January 2017 to one foot of new snow and very cold weather. We went back to feeding the cow herd and even fed a bail to the 12 horses which are having a hard time digging in the deep snow. Paul does all the work while I drive the tractor.
Friday, June 8, 2012
7 June 2012
Today we celebrated our 66th wedding anniversary by going to the Ogden Chuck-A-Rama with Fred and Debra's family. They asked how we got together and ended up getting married. Ione had answers
about our dating and our short courtship but I didn't tell my part of the story.
We were both born and raised in the Hyrum First Ward. Ione's father, Rulon Wright, was my Deacon advisor so we occasionly had Deacon parties at their house. He had two little daughters who were
usually sent to bed while the boys whooped it up. Since I was almost 4 years older than Ione we
didn't pay any attention to each other.
Then one day while I was home on leave from the Army, I noticed the cutest girl in town. She was prettier than anyone who I had dated so I begain to make plans to take her out. After getting discharged from the army in October 1945, we started going steady and were engaged at christmas time that year.
Her mother wanted time to prepare for the wedding so we sat a date between spring and summer quarter at USAC. After getting married in the Logan temple, we had dinner at the Bluebird, then had a reception that night at Ione's grand parents home. We were both dead tired that night but took off for a long weekend honeymoon.
Now 66 years later we have had 4 children, 20 grand childen and 50 great grand children. What a wonderful life and we are still able to go to work each day and enjoy the fruits of our labor. We think that we have the best family in the world and know that our parents would be very proud of them.
Today we celebrated our 66th wedding anniversary by going to the Ogden Chuck-A-Rama with Fred and Debra's family. They asked how we got together and ended up getting married. Ione had answers
about our dating and our short courtship but I didn't tell my part of the story.
We were both born and raised in the Hyrum First Ward. Ione's father, Rulon Wright, was my Deacon advisor so we occasionly had Deacon parties at their house. He had two little daughters who were
usually sent to bed while the boys whooped it up. Since I was almost 4 years older than Ione we
didn't pay any attention to each other.
Then one day while I was home on leave from the Army, I noticed the cutest girl in town. She was prettier than anyone who I had dated so I begain to make plans to take her out. After getting discharged from the army in October 1945, we started going steady and were engaged at christmas time that year.
Her mother wanted time to prepare for the wedding so we sat a date between spring and summer quarter at USAC. After getting married in the Logan temple, we had dinner at the Bluebird, then had a reception that night at Ione's grand parents home. We were both dead tired that night but took off for a long weekend honeymoon.
Now 66 years later we have had 4 children, 20 grand childen and 50 great grand children. What a wonderful life and we are still able to go to work each day and enjoy the fruits of our labor. We think that we have the best family in the world and know that our parents would be very proud of them.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
4 wheel flip
On monday 12 Sept. I borrowed Garth's 4-wheeler to check out the feed in the South pasture. I found 12 head of Summer's dry cows but the feed is gone. I open the gate to let them into the new pasture and new pond. While opening the gate by the road the 4-wheeler flipped me on the steep hill. I got a bloody nose , cut on my face and a very brused right hip. No broken bones and I could manuver very good that day. Now I have just one week to recover and fly to Nebraska.
We think we have sold Becky's house and will close on the 22th. Then we will travel with them to Denver and try to buy them a new house. Houses are much higher in the Denver area , so will have to dig up some extra money
We think we have sold Becky's house and will close on the 22th. Then we will travel with them to Denver and try to buy them a new house. Houses are much higher in the Denver area , so will have to dig up some extra money
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Eastern Europe
Sunday, August 7, 2011
trip to eastern europe
Instead of leaving for Eastern Europe on the12th of July, I ended up recovering at home from another bladder cancer operation performed by Dr Ryan Larsen. We cancelled our trip with Grand Circle and hope that our insurance will reimburse for most of the cost. Things are back to normal again, with the first crop hay in the stack yard, thanks to lots of help by son-in-law Dennis Lee. He enjoyed using my new round bailer.
After two weeks of down time I am now back to normal and doing my own chores. We attended the Martin Harris pagent in Clarkston and the new show is a great musical.
After two weeks of down time I am now back to normal and doing my own chores. We attended the Martin Harris pagent in Clarkston and the new show is a great musical.
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