Books

My Mom was a huge reader. She always had a pile of books on her night stand and another pile next to the front door ready to be returned to the library and to pick up the next pile. She always had a long list of books reserved online from the library. Whenever I wanted to read a good book I always asked her. I've recently wanted to read books again, instead of research journals, but I felt a little lost not knowing what to read since Mom is not here to give me suggestions. I think I will have to log back into Goodreads and see what my cousin Brittney likes and use her as my suggestion box.

The Provo City Library is where our wedding reception was in America.

Jensen Grandparents

I adore my Jensen Grandparents. My Grandma died when I was in Kindergarten. We were living in Orem, I had started Kindergarten 2 weeks earlier and I had just made my first school friend, when my Grandpa called to ask if we would move in with them and help take care of Grandma, she had breast cancer. Of course I was so excited! I love my Grandparents and the chance to be with them all the time was so exciting! My Grandfather still worked at Hill Air Force Base, so someone had to stay with Grandma. I remember many times my Aunt Sally and her kids and Uncle Geoff babysitting (taking us to the park) me and Corey while my Mom took Grandma to the hospital for chemotherapy. Since Grandma died in January 1980 she was part of the original DNA testing for breast cancer at the now Huntsman Cancer Insititute. Mom said they would occasionally test her over the years, but we do not have the breast cancer gene. 

In the summer of 1967 Grandpa volunteered to work hazard pay in Vietnam. I was told his job was to be Radar O'Reilly from MASH. But Grandma was so mad she took my Mom and her siblings to Waterton for the summer.  

 Grandpa in Vietnam 

 Grandma in Waterton

To make up for this summer Grandpa met Grandma in Hawaii for a vacation.

It's pretty rare for Grandpa to be in a picture because he was always the one taking the pictures.

Grandpa in the backyard

Grandma in the backyard

Grandma in the upstairs living room

Grandpa in Waterton (different year)

This is my favorite picture! 

Both of them holding hands in Waterton. 

Great-Grandparents

 While looking through the digitized slides I found pictures of my Great-Grandparents. I have already posted my Great-Grandpa Fredrick Young Jensen Jr's patriarchal blessing. Since I was so young when he died I don't know much about him. I do know that he was a famous sheep shearer and was scandalized by my Great-Grandma Madora LaVerna Rogerson before they were married because she wore a dress in the 4th of July parade that showed her ankles. Apparently this caused a major rift in their relationship so much so that he went to work at Yellowstone for the rest of the summer. 

   

Since my Mom's family spent every summer in Waterton and stayed in my Spackman Great-Grandparents' cabin there are many pictures. I have already posted about Great-Grandma Amy Clarissa Neel Spackman's patriarchal blessing. 

  

Mom said that Grandma Amy stayed with them off and on after Grandpa Spackman died. This was at the Vernal Dinosaur Museum.

Digitized Slides

My Jensen Grandparents, like all people in the 1960's, put their pictures on slides. My brother was here a couple of weeks ago and found a bag full of slides with a machine that converted them to digital pictures. Here are the ones of my Mom with immediate and extended family:

 I think these shoes are back in style.

 

 My Mom was in the BYU Marching Band. One of her favorite activities at BYU she did.

 Looks like my Mom and her cousins cold in Waterton while my Grandma fished in a dress.

 I think this is the only pregnancy (with me) pictures I've ever seen of my Mom.