August 21 - 27, 1964-1968

1964

Fri – Dad came out with Dave’s clarinet. Told him about raft. Bill got ready. Made sauerkraut & meat balls. Took bill to raft. Home. Stan, F, G, & H & me looked for raft. Docked at Elizabeth.

Sat – Went to bridge at Duquesne to see raft go by. Very slow. Canned tomatoes. Dad called. Raft got to Pgh at 3:30. Watched TV. Kids got baths. Carol went to drive-in with Jane.

Sun – Didn’t go to SS or church. Slept late. Stan picked tomatoes & corn. I canned tomatoes, baked pied & made cole slaw. Stan went in to see his mother.

Mon – Washed clothes. Folded & ironed clothes. Raft news on TV (missed them). Went to Haines for big order. Got gas.

Tue – Went to doctors (clinic). Pastor Pease came for Oahspe(?). Took Carol & Greg to dentist. Went to bank (pd. Mortgage & phone bill) Went to bookmobile, bread store & regular store. Picked tomatoes. Bill Weirton called.

Wed – Dad came out. We worked on tomatoes & apples & cucumbers. Big job, 8 qts pickles, 9 qts tomatoes, 9 pts applesauce. Stan went out. Played piano.

Thu – Cleaned kitchen and bathroom. Took Carol & Greg to dentist. Washed clothes. Picked tomatoes. Knitted & watched TV. Mom called.

1965

Sat – Mended. Sewed 2^nd living room pillow. Elaine walked in to Moms. We all drove in to get her. Took Bonnie home. Took children to Observation and Incline ride. Home late.

Sun – Slept late. Didn’t go to SS or church. Went to store. Fixed roast & made chocolate pie. Worked crosswords & contests. Watched TV.

Mon – Washed clothes. Washed hair. Took Bill to get hair cut but not opened. Found Bill’s wallet & $2.00. F & D had spent $3.00. Picked tomatoes, peaches & grapes. Canned tomatoes.

Tue – Bill worked daylight. Got haircut. Ironed clothes. Made grape jelly. Boys worked on wood pile. Went to bookmobile & bread store. Bought material for Carol’s suit (blue & white). Watched JFK special on TV.

Wed – Bill worked daylight. Cut out Carol’s clothes. Sewed white skirt & top. Went to Haines for order. Made milkshakes. Stan made cat a shelter.

Thu – Bill worked daylight. Took Dave to dentist. Went to bank & Busy Beaver. Sewed. Took Carol & Elaine shopping for school shoes.

Fri – Kids helped me clean house. Baked rolls & cake. Took Frank to South Hills village for birthday presents. Couldn’t get Plymouth tire fixed.

1966

Sun – Read paper. Gave Julie bath. Stan worked on car. Carol sewed blouse. I weeded garden. Boys cut grass. Went to Haines.

Mon – Washed clothes. Folded & ironed. Stan took Carol to store. Went bowling. Mended.

Tue – Fed Julie. Went to town. Exchanged bedspreads. Stopped at baker shop. Got kids ready. Went to Dad’s. Showed & took pictures.

Wed – Washed clothes. Folded & ironed. Went to Haines. Got order. Put away groceries. Bill, Marsha & baby came out. Didn’t leave until 1:00 o’clock.

Thu – Very tired. Worked on bills. Went to Kroger’s & bank. Mailed payments.

Fri – Cleaned my bedroom. Kids helped clean house. Cleaned kitchen. Took Carol to church. She went to pizza party. Won door prize. Jim came & sold us family insurance (Metropolitan).

Sat – Washed clothes, folded, ironed & put away. Carol went to party. Took Frank to shop for birthday. He picked catchers mitt. Bill H. Came out with kids. Young Bill & Marsha left for home (California).

1967

Mon – Made pickles (20 qts). Washed clothes (twice). Hung outside. Finished Julie’s sweater. Stan took kids to drive-in “The Dirty Dozen”. Put corn meal on the rug.

Tue – Ironed clothes. The kids & I went swimming. Had good time. Had hot dogs & corn on the cob. Went to bookmobile & store & bread store. Bill & Stella came out late.

Wed – Read the book “I’ll Cry Tomorrow”. Fixed fr. cucumbers & chicken. Went to store. Got Carol sweater & Elaine material for dress.

Thu – Had bad cold. Made telephone calls about bike. Went to TOPS (+3). Didn’t stay. Stan took Frank to see about bike.

Fri – Took rug outside. Got shampooer. Took turns. Went to K-Mart for purse & slip. Sewed Elaine’s red dress. Bill called. Coming home for 15 day leave. Carol went down to Jane’s.

Sat – Kids helped me clean. Went to Option Supply for salt & store. Malone came for Stan & Bill to see car. Wrote letters.

Sun – Didn’t go to SS. Took Elaine & Frank to see “Sound of Music”. Poured down rain. Gave boys haircuts. Stan & I went to see Dad (movies) and Mom & Pap. Bought ice cream pets.

1968

Wed – Stan sick. Stayed home. Washed clothes. Ironed. Made meat loaf & baked potatoes. Took kids to drive-in. “With Six You get Egg-Roll” & “Flim-Flam Man”.

Thu – Slept late. Hot & humid. Went to store. Dad came out. Frank baked cake for David’s anniversary for batting ball 100 times. Took sweeper to get fixed. Took bath.

Fri – Washed clothes. Ironed. Cleaned the kitchen. Kids helped clean. Went to the store. Made potato salad. Carol went to drive-in with Angelo.

Sat – Cement truck came early. Bob Iames & Walter Gubala helped Stan pour concrete. Big job. Had to get extra cement. Poured rain. Fixed lunch for the men. Carol went down Janie’s.

Sun – Stan got fellow from town to help lay block. Worked crosswords & baffler. Finished Julie’s sweater. Carol went with Jane to mountains. Wrote Bill.

Mon – Washed clothes. Straightened up house. Went to Eastland. Got sweaters for girls & shirts for boys.

Tue – Ironed. Tried on clothes (kids). Cleaned up living room. Sewing machine wouldn’t work right. Gathered up excess cement chunks in front. Went into see Pap & my Dad. Pap tried hearing aid.