I "POaST" about my life -- 1968

In overlooking my 1968 Diary I seem to be a little, no ALOT - Boy CraZy!

 I really like this comment; "Urlene is still short, but a dang lot of fun!"  I report that I watch 4-H on TV every saturday morning.  That was me wanting to belong to the older kids and mom and what they did and talked about ALWAYS, from when they lived in Colorado!

  I document my bedtime almost every night - being somewhere between 9 - 11 PM!

  I also appear to be failing P.E.!!!

Jan 11 1968 Telegram started our year off with the message that Timmy "Warrant Officer Tim McCoy had been shot down as a result of hostile action and is wounded."

Daddy still lives and works at the Horse Riding Stable referred to as Double T Stables on 4701 E. McDowell Rd. in Phoenix

Judyann, Tom and Marsha are spending lots of time together.  They go to to Young alot.  I know Tom is getting into trouble, Judyann covers for him, I'm sure of it!  I am not included when Tom gets to go.  Different kind of trip!  Tom graduated from High School he is also 18 now!  He did not attend graduation, he left immediately for Colorado to wrangle cattle on the Mesa North of Montrose.

Tami, Myself and Tim when they visit Mesa

Linda, Mark (Stahls), Karen Rogers and Myself! Halloween

Mark and Linda lived in the Apts behind us.  They had a skunk named "Flower".  I thought that was absoulutly ridiculous. One time we started a fire in the play log cabin they had.  We used to like to ride bikes on our motocross hills and chase the lizards and horny toads.  Such entertainment!  We were a small little neighborhood group we did everything together.  Brandon came to stay at his grandmothers and Ricky was the son of the Owner of the park.  We all did lots of stuff together we really liked to be the "MONKEES" and sing and be groupies.  I can't imagine whose Idea that was!

I built a SNOWMAN! at Aunt Els

she has a cat named George super scary had his own chair and could pull the string in the bathroom on to use the toilet as a liter box! I HATE CATS!

Urlene and I got to go on Vacation with Mom it was a blast.  We went to see Aunt El and we went to Blanding.  I love Urlene.  We are more like sisters. I think mom was probablly sorry she said yes to us, because we never stopped talking or giggling and I know that she was about to go crazy. No movies to watch when you traveled back then!!! Believe it or not we actually saw the places where we drove. I still love going for rides. On our way back into the city on I17 mom got pulled over for ...."Drunk Driving"!    I'm sure she was tired, the only driver and us two giggly girls.  We just gave her the hardest time about that all the way home and for the rest of her life! 

This is on the Grand Mesa in Colorado Vaca with Mom

Watchmen

Quickly two bits of background ...

ONE...This is George or a cat that looks just like him!  Im not going out to the garage right now to look for attain scan and display a picture I have of George getting his own toilet paper!  (maybe later!)  This cat ran the house.  My Aunt had the bathroom rigged for this cat.  She had no children thus - this was her child.  This cat had a chair in the living room, a seat in the kitchen and I kid you not it's own roll of toilet paper in the bathroom!  I was petrified of this cat as a child. He was a spoiled, scary cat.
TWO...So okay it's 2008 January we've just left some wonderful friends, a family that through example has taught compassion, tradition and the importance and blessings of reading the scriptures as a family.  This month they send their 3rd son on a mission.  This family have watched over and guarded their little ones as to all things spiritual, I admire that. 

Ok that's the background to my inspiration, which goes like this!!!!

We arrived at the daughter-in-laws parents house for warmth and a good nights sleep and then to go forward, returning home after a quick trip out of state. My daughter in laws parents have a cat!  We were all in the living room sleeping. Sleeping bags everywhere.  I could hear it. Then I could see the shadows of it roaming around in the room.  The Christmas was still up, it would weave under it through the branches and behind the couch.  I tried to wake someone, to get someones attention.  I want to protect them and keep them safe "wake up the cat is here!" I would cry!!!   I am trying to protect you wake up! They all ignored me, they snored and grunted and continued to sleep.  I on the other hand exhausted and wanting to sleep, could not because their is a cat on the loose.  I moved to the couch, then to the corner, then to the recliner.  I situated myself there, with just my face exposed in case I nodded off!  I thought of Auntie and her cat how he was possessed and would scratch and hiss if I went anywhere near him or her or his territory.  I thought of this family we had just visited and their son who so many were praying for and watching over.  Then it came to me. We have in our lives people who Watch over us, guardians or WATCHMEN.  Tonight I would be one for my family, keeping them safe from this unruly oh so scary CAT!

In the Old testament it teaches about Watchmen who watch over Israel.  Thus I have a base.  On 911 I totally remember wanting to hear the voice of a Watchman.  That was what I longed for.  David R Stone in 1009 said "But we also have our spiritual hurricane guardians, those whose calling it is to watch and warn, helping us avoid spiritual damage, destruction, and even death. Our watchmen on the tower are known to us as apostles and prophets."  It is taught in the scriptures that the a Prophet is a watchman!!!  How cool is that.  That night in that chair in the living room in the dark I felt an itsy bitsy tad bit ...  how it might feel to want to teach, protect and guard our family and loved ones from the scary things that come out from the darkness at us. I am grateful to know of parents and leaders, families and a Prophet who warn, guard and look after us here in the dark.