Fred's Journal - August 1987

August 1, 1987
Didn’t do much today. Went out to Cedar Mt and turned the windmill on. The water in the troughs was down. Also caught the horse for the kids and took them for ride down the lane. Happy is really a good horse. Wish he was younger. He is 22 years old.

August 2, 1987
Today is Sunday. I woke up in the night with a cramp in my stomach which put me in the bathroom nearly all day so didn’t get to church. It was Earl and Lola’s farewell prior to their mission. They are going to Ireland. Delma said they really did a good job. Ted came down last night with a video that was made a year ago by Lynda, Larry’s wife. It was my first time seeing it. The thing was really good.

August 3, 1987
Went to the field today and pulled some old wire from the fence on the east side of the Elm Huffines field. After I got what was enough, I came home and sat in the shade. The weather is hot and dry. I’d like to see it rain and cool things off.

August 4, 1987
Carl went to extraction, but Toni being here made us want to stay home. Later Ty and I went up to the field to hunt squirrels. We only saw one so that’s all we got. He is a good shot with a shotgun. They are going home tomorrow.

August 5, 1987
Toni and kids stared for home about 9:00 this morning. We will miss them a lot but school will start in a week or so, so it’s time to get started. Delma and I went to extraction today but the tape we have is terrible so didn’t get to many names. Toni just called to say she got home. I’m going Home Teaching at 7:30 tonight.

August 6, 1987
Carl and I went to the field today. I have the line for our fence pushed. Harold Beckstrand came with the Carling cat and did the job for us. He is a cousin of ours. After this, Delma and I got our things together and went fishing to Paiute Res. We caught three fish by 6:00 when it started to rain. It really did. We had a terrible night. Our camper got a leak in one corner. When we got up the next morning a flood had come down from the Mt.

August 7, 1987
We came home today with six fish. One weighed about 5 lbs. The others about 3 so we had some good fish.

August 8, 1987
Carl and I went up to work on the fence. We took the tractor and post hole digger but the ground was so rocky we only got the cedar posts planted along with the braces.

August 9, 1987
Didn’t do much today. The kids from Arizona came up and we visited with them nearly all day.

August 10, 1987
Greg and I got things together and went fishing to Paiute Lake. We caught one fish today before it started to rain. We got in the back of the truck and talked until after 11:00 then went to sleep. It rained nearly all night along with the wind. The next morning we caught three more so we had four nice fish to bring home.

Wed. Aug 11, 1987
We came home about two o’clock. I dropped Greg off in Meadow at Donna’s place. He said he had a good time. I hope so. I sure did. We met some people from Farrin, Utah. They were in their 80’s. Sure were fine people. We gave them our worms and marshmallows.

Thursday, Aug 12, 1987
Went to the Mts today. Found four of the cows in Otto’s. Got them out. Then saw some of Otto’s in our place but couldn’t catch up with them. I went hunting a few arrow heads. Found two good ones and several not so good or broken ones. I like hunting for the darn things. Got home about 3:30. Found Delma down with her hip. It is really bad.

Friday, Aug 13, 1987
Pounded steel posts up to the field today. Boy is it hard. It takes 10 or 20 pounds to get them in hardly at all. Delma’s hip is a little better today. Hope it continues to improve.

Sat. Aug 14, 1987
We had the Woods cousin party today. Had 28 people there. All the older people like Clark S. Wood, Hazel, Clyde, and Dean were there. We had a good time visiting. The wind had another good day.

Sunday Aug 15, 1987
Went to church today. It was farewell for Bryan Coats. It was very good. He will make a fine missionary. Lawrence and Lula came out toward night. They are sure good people. Also saw Garr Ashby and Doreen. They are our best friends.

Monday Aug 16, 1987
Pounded posts again today. Should have gone on the Mt but didn’t. Hope tings are fine there.

Tuesday Aug 17, 1987
The same thing today we did yesterday, tried to drive our steel posts through the rocks. Didn’t do very well. I have blisters on top of blisters.

Wed. 18th of Aug -87
Was going on the Mt today but Otto, Garr, & Eastgate were going up to put the cows down in the lakes so stayed home again. Went out and turned the windmill off.

Thursday Aug 19 – 87
It started out cloudy today, but that’s about all it did here. It rained on the Mt a little, but that all. Wish it could rain a good steady rain for a day or two so it would do some good. Chasty & Abe came to visit.

Friday Aug 21 – 87
We found we have got our posts too close together therefore we used too many posts. Should have watched it closer. We might have to buy about 55. We are sort that many. Ted and Harvey Gates are going bow hunting today. They might get wet on the Mt today. He has killed a lot of deer with his bow. Hope he has good luck this time.

Aug 22 – 87
Ted got back today & didn’t get a deer. He said he saw a lot of bucks, but the only ones he saw were too small to shoot.

Sunday (Aug) 23 – 87
Went to church. It was good. Talked to all the kids today. Toni & Larry with their families are fine. We do have some fine kids.

Mon (Aug) 24 - 87
Started stringing wire on the fence & am tired. Hope to get it done this week.

Tuesday (Aug) 25- 87
Same thing as yesterday, but stopped at noon and went to Fillmore to extraction.

Wed (Aug) 26 – 87
We are still fencing & it’s hot & dry. Wish it would rain.

Thursday Aug 27, 87
Got all the wire on today so feel good about the whole thing.

Fri Aug 28 – 87
Went on the Mt today. Ted went with me & took his bow but didn’t get even one shot. I get tired going on the Mt. I guess it’s old age.

Aug 28, ‘87
Didn’t do much today so not much to write about.

Sun (Aug) 30 – 87
Went to church again today. One of our Stake High Council talked to us. It was a fine meeting.

Mon Aug 31 – 87
Started putting wire dancers between the posts, also made a gate.