Late fall of 1922 to late fall of 1924 (8 yrs old to 10 yrs)

Salt Lake City with mother, Don, and Reva at 1547 Park St.

Mother sold the Ephraim house to buy (with additional help from Grandad?) the above house. (At some point Grandmother Young bought back the Ephraim house mother sold because later Grandmother Young was its owner.)

It (1547 Park St) was a 2 bedroom, 1 bath house. There was no central heating system. The only sources of heat for the cold S.L. winters were the coal stove for cooking in the kitchen (with an attached hot water tank) and a fireplace in the living room.

Mother gave a "party" (refreshments) for Don's friends who came to help him "spade up" the front yard and rake it smooth so mother could plant grass.

One of Don's first days at the new school included a physical "contest" by the strongest boy in the class. When Don came home it was obvious there had been a fight- a tear in 1 knee of his trousers and a bruise on his face. Mother decided something needed to be done so she told him that if he came home "licked" he'd get another "licking" when he got home. The threat of 2 "lickings" apparently spurred him to more determination because he won the next fight and had no more trouble.

When Don wanted a bicycle there was no way mother could afford one and she told him he'd have to find a way to earn the money to buy it himself. He heard one of the older boys mention that he caddied at the Country- Club to earn money. On weekends Don walked about 4-5 miles to the Country-Club, caddied all day, and then walked home. He finally bought a bike.

I had many sessions of tonsillitis and earaches and lost much time at school. Finally, Uncle Dave removed my tonsils.

Mother did not "work" or have boarders in the Park St. house. Grandad took car of all her expenses except for occaional help from her older brother, Uncle Dave (Dr. David G. Edmunds), who had 6 children of his own to take care of. Uncle Dave went to a 2nd hand furniture store and bought enough furniture for our house and had it delivered the day we moved in. Many times, when Grandad was at the sheep camps in south-central Utah, mother went to a neighbor house to call Uncle Dave and let him know we were almost out of coal. A load would soon arrive already paid for. Aunt Grace was very good about trying to help mother, also, but was much younger and just married so her help was mostly emotional and social support. Grace, Irene, and Ruby gave their mother their older clothes and mother made them over for herself and Reva and me. She had a good eye for style and sewed beautifully. She could copy any dress or coat. At this time Grandad still had 3 daughters living at home (who paid no board and room) and was paying all expenses for a son on a (Mormon) mission. He also maintained 2 homes- 1 in Salt Lake for the family and 1 in Wales, Utah where he and Grandmother spent the summer. The Wales home was their original home and ws still "headquarters" of the sheep camps. They started marriage with nothing and only 4th grade educations (all that was available where they lived). They were very hard workers, "sacrificed" themselves to give their children good educations for better lives, and planned well.

Had tonsilectomy at 8 yrs old by Uncle Dave (Dr. D. G. Edmunds), my mother's older brother- in his office, not in a hospital.