This morning in the hospital, mom and dad were reminding each other of Bishop Everton. Apparently he had spent some time in the hospital. Mom and dad went to visit with him. Mom: “he was so upset with those beds.” Dad: “He was on a roll. He hated those mattresses and they needed to get one of his mattresses up there for him.” Bishop Everton was also the person who quipped about Tylenol that he “takes two Tylenol and imagines that the headache goes away.” As an older kid, he always made me smile, because Sister Everton would control the timing and the conversation, but Bishop Everton would get a little subversive comment in there every once in a while.
Mom on chewing gum
Mom has never been a big fan of gum. Dad isn’t far behind her, but he has a weakness for Juicy Fruit and used to chew it to stay awake when driving on trips. Mom’s great opposition came courtesy of Grandmother Keetch. She used to say: “A gum-chewing girl and a cud-chewing cow. There is a difference somehow: The thoughtful look on the face of the cow.”
Dad set apart as a missionary by Joseph Fielding Smith
He told us while we were talking about Joseph Fielding Smith.
Date Nut Pinwheels
I have half of the recipe done. The rest will have to wait until tomorrow. What makes me smile is how worn the recipe card is and Mom’s calculations. Apparently a single batch was not enough for Christmases past, and a double batch was too much, but one and half batches was just right.
Who Keeps Him Up
Who keeps him up. Mom’s opinion of a wife to a General Authority.
The old house, mouse and dad’s father
Storing Flour
Mom told us at lunch that Grandpa would get flour in the fall and store it in the attic. Then when they needed more flour, they went up to the attic to get it. Apparently it was a great place to keep the flour, because it stayed dry and good all through the year.
Bunderson Reunion 2012
Hanging out at Renee’s bunk house.
Nanny the Deer
Grandpa Bunderson kept a deer. Mom figures that it was abandoned and the fawn was kept in the chicken coop in the orchard. Mom figures Uncle Arden remembers more about it.
Uncle Lyman and Grandpa Bunderson
After the reunion today, Uncle Lyman was telling Keith about getting a drink at the store before they would go out farming. Grandpa would count out his change and send Uncle Lyman into the store to get a drink called Oso.
Uncle Lyman also mentioned Grandpa killing horseflies with the end of his cane and how Grandpa had a stroke while the two of them were out in the field. Uncle Lyman saw him slump and so he went running to him and got him in the car and got him home.