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Cincinnati stake was having tryouts for the play “Saturday’s Warrior,” and I tried out. They wanted me to take the part of the lead. I told them no because I had three small children. I sang the back ground songs. Practices were forty-five minutes away. I arranged for a babysitter, picked up youth from the ward and attended practices. Frances Olson, Frank’s mother flew to Kentucky to see the performance. It was an exciting time.

During this time Kali Sue who was seven months old sustained a number of bouts with colds and bronchitis. She was eventually hospitalized for nine days with allergic bronchitis. In her room was a tented crib where she slept and ate. It was like being in a giant humidifier. When she came home, the skin underneath her identification bracelet had a very severe case of eczema. The doctor even snapped a picture of her ankle. That picture is probably in a medical journal somewhere!

As a result of Kali’s allergies, Frank asked his boss to arrange a transfer back to Portland. After staying a year and three months in Kentucky we left for a “Wheels for Fun Tour” in our Oldsmobile Cutlass station wagon.