CGA Journal: Recent Episodes
mike anderson
- CHAPTER 1Ashley - Unique, growing up faster, older sister kaci, spunk, on the move, swim, high dive, takes chances, enjoys the spectacular, smile, fashion sense, radiant00:00:00 - 00:04:47
- CHAPTER 2Garrett - like Ashley. fun loving, cautious at the pool, gets attention at home. spoiled? tears things apart, brings joy,00:04:47 - 00:09:25
- CHAPTER 1intro, weather, etc.00:00:00 - 00:01:28
- CHAPTER 2Kaci - almost 10, sleepovers, outdoors, on the go, athletics, swim race vs. dad, thrill seeker, help at home with Garrett, skating @ spa, piano recital, happy, stylish00:01:28 - 00:08:37
- CHAPTER 3Mike - serious, thinking, studious, reader, swim lessons, helpful, bored or busy, not pleasant when discouraged, ice skating patience, perseverance, not as coordinated as Kaci, baptism in fall, missionary, reluctant to try new things, dog?
- CHAPTER 1Visit from Mark Thompson family00:00:00 - 00:04:52
- CHAPTER 2trip to cache valley for Memorial Day, visits to cemetery, cache junction beanery, newton00:04:52 - 00:07:47
- CHAPTER 3been in slc for 6 years. time flies00:07:47 - 00:08:56
- CHAPTER 4uncle merlin funeral with mike. remembers working for uncle merlin, time at cold spring farm with merlin, never upset or mad. trips to Malta, ID, shooting rabbits, driving grain trucks, cold spring farm was boring00:08:56 - 00:14:01
- CHAPTER 5kaci's piano recital, summer weather00:14:01 - 00:16:42
- CHAPTER 1kaci and mike soccer update, UTANG update CGA did not go to Pease AFB. plan to work less and spend more time at home00:00:00 - 00:06:53
- CHAPTER 2tired of reminding kids what do to, time for some consequences. parenting00:06:53 - 00:08:30
- CHAPTER 3stories about playing sports as a kid. Bantam basketball @ Smithfield armory, softball, newton vs. clarkston rivalry00:08:30 - 00:13:39
- CHAPTER 4differences in growing up in a small town vs life of CGA's kids. remembering having chickens, cows, outdoors a part of growing up. different lifestyle, not better.
- CHAPTER 1in Alabama from fall 1980 until spring 1981. church callings Kathy: RS presidency, CGA: High Council, Eufala Ward00:00:00 - 00:02:33
- CHAPTER 2Typical day, breakfast, scriptures, go to school. Routine00:02:33 - 00:03:42
- CHAPTER 3Going as a family to eufala ward. The little Brute Family, kaci playing piano, kids sharing testimonies at church, kaci playing piano, inviting missionaries over00:03:42 - 00:06:43
- CHAPTER 4memories of going to lake Pippen00:06:43 - 00:07:24
- CHAPTER 1at home talking with Garrett. water, apple juice00:00:00 - 00:02:45
- CHAPTER 2Kaci and mike soccer update00:02:45 - 00:03:42
- CHAPTER 3Garrett likes to play in the street, likes his new bed00:03:42 - 00:04:40
- CHAPTER 4more words with Garrett00:04:40 - 00:05:45
- CHAPTER 5Bedtime stories with Garrett, about his birthday00:05:45 - 00:07:50
- CHAPTER 6remembering Ashley's birthday00:07:50 - 00:08:40
- CHAPTER 7more talking with Garrett, Kathy volunteers at canyon view, might return to teaching in a few years00:08:40 - 00:09:05
- CHAPTER 1mothers day, garrett's birthday. list of gifts for Garrett00:00:00 - 00:04:29
- CHAPTER 2CGA reflects on value of journals, record kept at Garrett's birth. priceless. desire to keep a record and keep a journal00:04:29 - 00:07:30
- CHAPTER 3CGA desires his kids to keep a journal, wishes he had done so when he was a kid.00:07:30 - 00:08:20
- CHAPTER 4plans to go to Disneyland at end of month. Trip to Pease AFB to earn extra cash to pay for Disneyland trip. enjoy traveling00:08:20 - 00:10:00
- CHAPTER 5Sarah and Craig Bozich visit for Craig's brother Eric's mission farewell00:10:00 - 00:12:50
- CHAPTER 1lamb of god program, temple construction, growth of the church00:00:00 - 00:03:40
- CHAPTER 2current events, Falkland Islands, Middle East, Latin America, widespread war?00:03:40 - 00:05:43
- CHAPTER 3separate yourself from things you have no control over. what really matters? perspective. Kathy takes care of kids, priority00:05:43 - 00:08:46
- CHAPTER 4strong marriage, 13 years so far. kids make it worthwhile00:08:46 - 00:10:10
- CHAPTER 5planning summer trip to California, importance of vacations, reflecting on family trips to bear lake00:10:10 - 00:12:47
- CHAPTER 6Boy Scout trips to camp hunt, working at the cold spring farm as a kid, boring and tedious. trips into Ferron. enjoyed growing up in newton, our kids won't grow up in the country. country vs. city00:12:47 - 00:15:20
- CHAPTER 1Panama City trip. overnight travel, Panama Canal00:00:00 - 00:03:32
- CHAPTER 2Thoughts about Panama, poverty, ships & locks00:03:32 - 00:08:20
- CHAPTER 3Mike's first ski trip to snowbird00:08:20 - 00:10:43
- CHAPTER 4kaci skiing at snowbird00:10:43 - 00:11:14
- CHAPTER 5Kathy stake YM roadshows00:11:14 - 00:12:30
- CHAPTER 6kaci and mike soccer update00:12:30 - 00:13:36
- CHAPTER 7school update, kaci spelling bee00:13:36 - 00:14:14
- CHAPTER 8Garrett Asthma00:14:14 - 00:15:18
- CHAPTER 9Preview of Letters from Luke Anderson from Elder Tanner, and President Green after Sarah died.00:15:18 - 00:16:21
- CHAPTER 1Kaci Soccer, Mike Soccer00:00:00 - 00:03:28
- CHAPTER 2kaci Piano00:03:28 - 00:04:00
- CHAPTER 3Iowa basic tests, parent teacher conferences00:04:00 - 00:05:30
- CHAPTER 4Garrett Asthma00:05:30 - 00:06:45
- CHAPTER 5UTANG updates, upcoming trip to Panama, KC-135 crashes, new commander00:06:45 - 00:14:00
- CHAPTER 1UTANG updates - promotion to major00:00:00 - 00:01:10
- CHAPTER 2Trip to New York City, rangers hockey game, everything costs money, Empire State Building, restaurants and food00:03:00 - 00:13:08
- CHAPTER 3Update on family/kids. Mike doing times tables, likes going to work with Dad. Kaci wins reflections, Ashley paints a ladybug, Garrett concerns with asthma, loves apple juice
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- CHAPTER 1UTA makeup, mike talked in primary on Sunday, Kaci and mike played and sang, proud of kids, interviews on Sundays
00:00:00 - 00:04:32 * CHAPTER 2mike moves from 1st to 2nd grade, kids in horizons program, doing well
00:04:32 - 00:07:00 * CHAPTER 3CGA talks about getting sick over the weekend. Desire to get fit and go skiing
00:07:00 - 00:11:08 * CHAPTER 4Garrett, hide and seek, a fun little guy
00:11:08 - 00:12:20 * CHAPTER 5CGA talks about his calling on ward activities committee. frustrated that no one knows how to plan or calendar.
00:12:20 - 00:17:06 * CHAPTER 6CGA talks about his relationship with Kathy. Get along really well
00:17:06 - 00:19:55 * CHAPTER 7birthday at Five Alls restaurant, Garrett drinks Campho-Phenique.
0:00 - 3:19 - weekend. JR temple, golden eagles hockey, Sunday
3:19- 5:36 - reflections on classmates at ACSC, grateful for USA
5:36 - end story about surprise birthday party in Alabama
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- CHAPTER 1Christmas gift recap. Took time off between Christmas and New Years. Garrett calls mike "Mutt", Garrett drinks Campho Phenique
00:00:00 - 00:09:04 * CHAPTER 2visited DJ for Christmas, then Cove. Visited Dad and Lucetta, ward Christmas party, church callings. Going to Golden Eagles Hockey with Mike. Skiing at Brighton with Kaci
00:09:04 - 00:14:35 * CHAPTER 3work update, I enjoy traveling. Brother tom moving to Atlanta, financial difficulties. I like living in SLC, many things to be thankful for. Jordan River Temple for baptisms
- CHAPTER 1mission memories. Tampico. malts at Dairy Queen. 6-8 missionaries in Tampico. played football on the beach. building a new chapel in Tampico. worked for 3-4 months with Martinez. Elder Flake, favorite companion. Elder Martinez' girlfriend.
00:00:00 - 00:05:10 * CHAPTER 2Moctezuma family
00:05:10 - 00:06:25 * CHAPTER 3Christmas at mission home in Monterrey, made senior companion in Tampico with Elder Hoops. Disliked very much. wanted to play guitar. I worked hard, relationship remained rough. 2-3 months with Hoops
00:06:25 - 00:10:35 * CHAPTER 4Gomez Palacio with Elder Jarvis. Appendicitis, Appendix removed in Torreon. Elder Thurgood. Great missionary, motivated me at 1 year out. lived with Martinez family, meals, moved to new apartment
00:10:35 - 00:15:00 * CHAPTER 5met gonzales family
00:15:00 - 00:16:01 * CHAPTER 6Matamoros. Close to USA, other elders in that same zone. Companions with Elder Hatch
- CHAPTER 1Trip to Azores, navigator speak, looking for deals in Azores. Stop at Pease AFB in New Hampshire, then home
00:00:00 - 00:08:17 * CHAPTER 2memory of church talent show, "My dad." Garrett learning to talk, "soup." proud dad moment, love my Kids and my wife
00:08:17 - 00:10:26 * CHAPTER 3ORI preparations, Utah Air Guard history
00:10:26 - 00:13:33 * CHAPTER 4Memories from my mission. opening mission call, frightened to go to Mexico. Ciudad Mante with Elder Redd, and Elder Martinez. hot and humid, hard to sleep
00:13:33 - 00:20:33 * CHAPTER 5transfer to Tampico with Martinez. had to learn the language. Annoyances with companion Martinez, Dairy Queen in Tampico
- CHAPTER 1Automobiles. Volkswagens on my mission. Purchased Corsair on return for mission, then '68 Volkswagen
00:00:00 - 00:03:52 * CHAPTER 2Trip to Mexico in Volkswagen after Kathy's graduation. Nogales, Mazatlan, Guaymas, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Morelia, Mexico City, Acapulco, Tampico, Ciudad Mante, Monterey, Gomez Palacio. Gonzales family. Kathy enjoyed the trip...
00:03:52 - 00:09:00 * CHAPTER 3240Z
00:09:00 - 00:11:01 * CHAPTER 4Ward talent show, Kaci played "My Dad", Kaci is very talented. Michael gave a talk
- CHAPTER 1Flew this morning. Automobiles in my life. 1950 ford sedan, 1956 ford 4 door. as a kid, I knew everything about cars... 1958 4 door ford sedan
00:00:00 - 00:05:24 * CHAPTER 2car accident in 1963. lawsuit and court case
00:05:24 - 00:09:56 * CHAPTER 3turned 1950 ford into a convertible. memories of dragging main in Logan. The cache junction cafe, skipping Sunday school to get a piece of pie
00:09:56 - 00:12:57 * CHAPTER 41958 impala, Brought back from Michigan with Sarah sue. sold to go on a mission. went on dates with Kathy in that car
00:12:57 - 00:16:10 * CHAPTER 5Kathy and other girls I dated. Was going steady with June Bingham, my mom sent me to Detroit for the summer. Romneys. cut off relationship with June, started dating Kathy. Left on my mission, agreement was she would not get married while gone.
00:16:10 - 00:19:56 * CHAPTER 6things fell into place, married in spring 1968. On my mission, original plan was to attend BYU, but decided to stick around Newton to help dad.
- CHAPTER 1primary talent show. Kaci played "My Dad". So proud
00:00:00 - 00:02:57 * CHAPTER 2Sunday re-cap. home teaching, street in front of house is torn up. ORI upcoming at work
00:02:57 - 00:07:46 * CHAPTER 3Michael's soccer, Christmas vacation in Mexico? upcoming trip to Bermuda and Azores, alert, halloween coming up. Girls are excited, Michael is indifferent
CHAPTER 1
mission memories - exchanges with Milford and slade in ciudad valles. hard work, good examples
- CHAPTER 1mission call, frightened surprised and unhappy, scared of learning a language. stories of the LTM in Provo, UT for 3 months. Elder Jacobsen
00:00:00 - 00:05:25 * CHAPTER 2leaving LTM. seeing parents and Kathy. nature of relationship with Kathy. Last time I saw my mother
00:05:25 - 00:08:38 * CHAPTER 3travel to Monterrey. first impressions, mission home with President Green. wanted to go to a city far away from mission home
00:08:38 - 00:12:15 * CHAPTER 4Ciudad Mante. enjoyed food. door to door tracting, bus ride to Mante and taxi cab to apartment
00:12:15 - 00:16:21 * CHAPTER 5elder Martinez, transfer to Tampico. Poor audio quality
- CHAPTER 1Halloween night in Newton as a boy. Food at the Newton School, saving rotten eggs and tomatoes to throw at cars on halloween night
00:00:00 - 00:04:06 * CHAPTER 2Halloween night, story about ripping new pants and explaining to mother
00:04:06 - 00:06:00 * CHAPTER 3halloween night - lighting logs and straw on fire in the middle of the street, throwing eggs and tomatoes at cars in town
00:06:00 - 00:07:47 * CHAPTER 4present day. 5 days off, set up Michael's train, toured Jordan river temple, south seas cafe, Condorman
00:07:47 - 00:09:30 * CHAPTER 5Kaci - piano, talk in church, becoming a popular girl
00:09:30 - 00:10:35 * CHAPTER 6Michael - school, soccer
00:10:35 - 00:11:45 * CHAPTER 7Ashley - Dance Lessons
00:11:45 - 00:12:26 * CHAPTER 8Garrett - goofball kid, learning a few words
- CHAPTER 1Inspection at work begins. CGA describes his job
00:00:00 - 00:05:39 * CHAPTER 2a visit from Sarah, Craig, Curtis & Justin, conference weekend approaching, thoughts on general conference and president Kimball
00:05:39 - 00:07:43 * CHAPTER 3Pauline and kay to visit for conference
00:07:43 - 00:08:35 * CHAPTER 4CGA summarizes current events, the economy, welfare programs, military spending, MX missile, B-52, USSR
00:08:35 - 00:11:47 * CHAPTER 5current church events. priesthood given to all males, updates to the Book of Mormon
00:11:47 - 00:14:21 * CHAPTER 6memories of church in Newton. throwing snowballs, halloween memories. Audio quality is not good...
- CHAPTER 1preparing for inspection. running 3x week, weight from 187lb to 165lb
00:00:00 - 00:02:00 * CHAPTER 2dating Kathy, serious in winter of 1965 (1963?) back and forth to cove, falling asleep occasionally, Fred hollering out the door, dances in high school, my mother liked Kathy, NC'Aires
00:02:00 - 00:05:35 * CHAPTER 3Basketball. tried football sophomore year, didn't understand the game. defensive end, end sweep effective against me. liked offense, could catch the ball, but passes were rare. basketball sophomore year we had a good team, made state tournament
00:05:35 - 00:08:33 * CHAPTER 4enjoyed basketball as a kid, played in jr. high. Idaho trips during high school
00:08:33 - 00:10:22 * CHAPTER 5Tennis in spring, tried out for track and threw up. wait for basketball. Coach Jay Whitman, small school strict training rules, no dating during week, short haircuts, no cursing. Sophomore year beat Logan, coach kissed me, love & respect for coach
00:10:22 - 00:16:22 * CHAPTER 6pep band, sophomore initiation, load/unload straw, run in front of car, drag main during the summer, teen years lots of fun, kind people in Newton
CHAPTER 1Back to school night with kids, proud dad moments, preparing for inspection at UTANG
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- CHAPTER 2visit from Marilyn Fisher
00:04:04 - 00:04:58 * CHAPTER 3How I met Kathy, first day of school 1963, big brother / little sister, NC'Aires, driving home, Fred laid down the law...
00:04:58 - 00:10:50 * CHAPTER 4prior summer spend in Michigan, mother sent me there to get away from going steady with June Bingham. A chance to reprioritize, broke up after came home. dated other girls
- CHAPTER 1Cold Spring Farm memories, uncle merlin, sage hens, truck and tractor driving, jumping on beds with Sue, lukewarm tubs, fixing the shower, pulling a rock out with tractor
00:00:00 - 00:10:25 * CHAPTER 2memories of trips to Michigan. purchased 1958 chevy impala and drove back to Utah with Sue. sue with shoes off gets pulled over by a patrolman
00:10:25 - 00:14:31 * CHAPTER 3canning with Kathy, memories of mother, canning & cooking. mother went to work at cache valley dairy to put food on table and make sure they had what they needed
00:14:31 - 00:18:16 * CHAPTER 4newton memories, going to school, old rock house, milking cows
- CHAPTER 1weekend summary, layne reunion, cove, picked apples, elderberries, canning and food storage
00:00:00 - 00:04:38 * CHAPTER 2Love Kathy. kids doing well in school, credit to Kathy
00:04:38 - 00:06:10 * CHAPTER 3Memories of the Cold Spring Farm. old ford pickup, go up there every Monday morning. stop at grocery store, hates cereal and sego milk, breakfast @ cafe is a highlight
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- CHAPTER 1going in to fly, going to reflect about Kaci's birth
00:00:00 - 00:01:33 * CHAPTER 2fertility medication, what year was kaci born? air force at Mather AFB, kathy flew home while craig went to survival school. found out about kaci's birth over the radio from a helicopter. anxious to go home
00:01:33 - 00:05:31 * CHAPTER 3sad at the time couldn't be there, return to cove, beautiful little girl, feelings that come from being a dad, life is worthwhile
00:05:31 - 00:07:46 * CHAPTER 4short time in cove together, found apartment in Derby, KS. In November deployed to Kadena in okinawa for 3 months. time passed slowly. lonely & long christmas
00:07:46 - 00:10:33 * CHAPTER 5Christmas eve 1972, combat lightning mission, could see SAM firings, listened to the terror and scared voices of B-52 crews
00:10:33 - 00:13:49 * CHAPTER 6summary of normal missions, early morning flights. spent spare time shopping for trinkets, lots of gifts for Kaci when he returned
00:13:49 - 00:16:13 * CHAPTER 7home in kansas, alert tours, kaci learns to crawl. May 1973 to torrejon Spain. flew kathy and kaci out to spend the month together. museums in madrid, valencia, kaci learned to walk in madrid airport
- CHAPTER 1Alabama reflections, sign on home when returned, kids visitng friends, kathy wallpapered house, fish fry
00:00:00 - 00:03:55 * CHAPTER 2summer trips to cove, family reunions, Fred & aliene, Charley & Kaye, Sid, Dad & lucetta
00:03:55 - 00:05:55 * CHAPTER 3Work details, flying tomorrow, scenery from the air, SIOP, and Alert, enjoys work
00:05:55 - 00:10:23 * CHAPTER 4purpose in making recordings, phone call with ashley about her day at school, my little ash, pre-school in alabama
00:10:23 - 00:12:08 * CHAPTER 5School in Alabama, different cultures and races, Dannely Elementary school
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- Intent of these recordings, return from Alabama, trip to DC, DC temple
00:00:00 - 00:06:20 * CHAPTER 2Goings on at work, reflects on Ashley, Kaci, Mike birthday parties this past summer
00:06:20 - 00:09:13 * CHAPTER 3Thoughts about Kaci - piano, doing well in school, kind, smart and helpful
00:09:13 - 00:11:26 * CHAPTER 4Thoughts about Michael - soccer, school, on his own, lacks patience, likes to win
00:11:26 - 00:15:40 * CHAPTER 5thoughts about Ashley - "ham" of the family, Amy Bagley, Alyssa Bawden
00:15:40 - 00:17:31 * CHAPTER 6Canyon View Elementary, schools and future. Thoughts about moving?
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