November 27 - December 3, 1964-1968

1964

Fri – No school. Washed clothes. Rested. Worked on turkey. Stan & I went to Associates Discount for loan. What a terrible ordeal.

Sat – Ironed & folded clothes. Cleaned up house. Ate early. Took Elaine, Greg, & Carol Xmas shopping at Olympia & Zayre. Kids got baths.

Sun – Took Harry & Gregory to SS. Made cookies & spaghetti. Cut Stan’s hair. Crocheted. Sent away for X-mas things. Didn’t sell car.

Mon – School. Snow. Bus late. Washed clothes. Ivan didn’t feel well. Changed sheets. Baked coke. Went to store.

Tue – School. Ironed. Folded & put away clothes. Made rice pudding. PTA. Dave’s room gave play. Mrs. Shuback forgot my devotions. Gregory got finger caught in door.

Wed – School. Hot lunch day. Frank stayed home. Possible mumps. Sewed Elaine’s skirt. Baked 2 kinds cookies.

Thu – School. Took Frank, Harry & Ivan to ear clinic. Waited until 11:00 (no doctors) and left. Stopped at S&H stamps. Frank went back for afternoon. Washed clothes. Went to store.

1965

Sat – Dad came out. Stan home. Worked together. Folded & ironed. Went to Haines & Kresges. Cleaned up upstairs. Kids got baths.

Sun – Went to SS. Carol, Elaine, Gregory, Harry, & Ivan. Took Bill to work. Fixed roast. Took Harry & Ivan to Mom’s. Stopped off at my Dad’s.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Hung sheets outside. Cold. Ironed. Folded & mended. Took kids shopping for Christmas.

Tue – School. Went to Payday’s. Worked on music for Christmas program. Went to store, bread store and bookmobile. Went to church to practice.

Wed – School. Hot lunch day. Elaine didn’t get it. Baked cake tortes for gifts. Did fancy icing. Played cards with kids & watched TV.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Hung some outside. Sunny day. Ironed clothes. Cut out Carol’s dress. Went to Tops (+2). Called Mary Ellen Cylemia. Stayed up to get Bill.

Fri – School. Folded clothes. Cleaned kitchen & bath. Sewed Carol’s dress. Got boys from bowling. Watched TV.

1966

Sun – Didn’t go to SS. Went to store. Folded clothes. Fixed roast & strawberries. Helped Elaine with skirt. Hemmed Carol’s skirt. Watched TV. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Ironed. Mr. Roberts (school) called. Baked brownies, made chili. Bill moved out. Had clothes all ironed & mended. Snowed. Stan went bowling.

Tue – School. Snow. Grandpa called. Not coming out to get Frank. Knitted. Went to store. Got pattern & material for Carol. Mary called.

Wed – School. Harry stayed home. Baked pound cake & reg. Cake. Made marshmallow krispies. Took back Carol’s pattern. Stopped at Clabers.

Thu – School. Carol stayed home. Washed clothes. Mrs. Conklin called. Went shopping for pattern & material for myself.

Fri – School. Ironed. Folded & mended. Cut out dress. Sewed. Snowed. Cold. Brought up wood for fire. Bobby H. stopped. Stan went to Henry’s.

Sat – Up early. Took Stan to work to have car. Went shopping. Took Frank to Dr. Went to Haines then got Stan from work. Fixed supper. Relaxed in eve.

1967

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Hung sheets & diapers out. Windy. Straightened house. Stan home early. Stan went bowling. Folded clothes. Knitted & watched TV.

Tue – School. Stan home. Took Julie & Ivan to baby clinic. None cause of nurse’s death. Stopped at store. Ironed & folded clothes. Made fire. Went to bookmobile. Stan got new tire & wheel balance (Sears).

Wed – School. Elaine home. Stan home, too. G & H hot lunch. Made pineapple cream cheese & galumpkies. Went to store. Took needles (sewing machine) to Mrs. Iames.

Thu – School. Snowed (8 in.). Washed clothes. Soapy water leaks out. Shoveled. Carol walked home from school. Roxy stayed for supper. Didn’t go to Tops. Ironed & folded clothes.

Fri – School. Sewed Carol’s nightie. Carol had dental. Could hardly get car out of driveway. Went to store. Stan went to Henry’s.

Sat – Stan had to go to work. Kids helped clean house. Bill H. stopped out. Hemmed skirt. Washed clothes.

Sun – Harry, Ivan & I went to SS. Read & baked cake. Went to see Mom. Stopped over Hatfield’s. Pump the wrong size.

1968

Wed – School. Washed clothes. Went to Acme. Went to Bartolatta’s. Fixed strawberry dessert. Chopped celery, onions, etc. Went to Clabers for knife.

Thu – Thanksgiving. Fixed pies & turkey. Stan got Pap. Had just Pap & family. Drew names. Watched TV. Called Mary.

Fri – Kids cleaned house. Went to town. Ate lunch with Carol & Pat. Went shopping. Went to see about typewriter. Home late. Cleaned up supper & read paper.

Sat – Washed clothes. Went to store. Helped Harry clean living room. Muscles ached. Took Elaine shopping for gift exchange.

Sun – Stan wanted to work outside. Started to rain. Ironed. Swept & mopped cellar. Carol went out. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Put new blanket on beds upstairs. Stan went bowling. Went to store.

Tue – School. Finished shirts, vest. Pressed them. Made ravioli & sauce. Knitted beret.

November 20 - 26, 1964-1968

1964

Fri – School. Called LD & Joe Recht. Cleaned kitchen & bath. Cleaned my bedroom. Straightened drawers. Crocheted. Kids built fire. Jim Lucot came down. Went to store.

Sat – Bill went with Boy Scouts. Cleaned up boy’s bedroom. Washed clothes. Built fire. Played hearts with kids. Folded clothes. Little ones got baths. Stan called Mom.

Sun – Took Harry, Greg & Ivan to SS. Ironed clothes. Crocheted. Carol & Elaine washed hair. Worked crosswords. Played cards.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Baked a cake. Folded clothes. Ironed. Stan called Joe Recht. Stan & I went to store.

Tue – School. Sewed new covers for dining room chairs. Cleaned house. Stan went to see Sam Abin (Asso). Went to bookmobile & store for order. Bill went swimming. Carol babysat.

Wed – School. Raining. Cleaned up. Took Ivan & Harry to school for Frankie’s play. Stan & I went to bank & store. Made pumpkin & apple pies.

Thu – Thanksgiving. No school. Fixed turkey. Had big dinner about 2:30. Relaxed. Went in with family to Aunt Stella’s & Grandma’s.

1965

Sat – Got supplies at Busy Beaver. Took Bill & Harry to dentist. Dad came out. Painted shelves. Press blew up at Stan’s work. Baked rolls. Kids took baths. Bill H. came out.

Sun – Went to SS. Tried to see about Christmas music. Rainy day. Stan had to work. Fixed meatloaf. Played cards. Watched TV.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Straightened house. Baked brownies. Ironed clothes & played cards.

Tue – School. Folded & put away clothes. Talked to L Dee & Grace Pavelko. Went to Dr. – confirmed diagnosis. Went to Hospital for blood test & X-ray. Went to Haines. Waited & got Bill.

Wed – School. Went to Clairton. Paid mortgage. Went shopping. Made pumpkin pies. Watched TV and chopped things for stuffing.

Thu – Thanksgiving day. Up early to stuff turkey. Had dinner at 12. Bill worked in afternoon. Called Stella. Mom called. Played cards. Jim L. came down.

Fri – Stan worked half day then went to visit plant (Wylis). Took kids to see Santa. Washed clothes in afternoon. Went shopping with Carol. Midnight sale. Tired.

1966

Sun – Didn’t go to SS. Fixed breakfast for Dave & Elaine (special). Knitted. Folded & ironed clothes. Stan worked on door frame for cellar storm door. Called Mom. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Greg field tip. Washed clothes. Folded & ironed. Changed sheets. Stan went bowling. Home late. Dad called about Arthur.

Tue – School. Stan slept late. Baked cake. Mended clothes. Went to store & visited Mrs. Bick. Took Frank to foot Dr. Went to funeral home. Got check cashed.

Wed – School. Washed clothes. Got call from HS about Bill. Folded & changed sheets. Went to store. Baked pies. Stan took Frank to Little’s for shoes. Stopped at Moms.

Thu – Thanksgiving. Stuffed turkey. Watched TV. Fixed dinner. Ate about 4:30. Good. Cleaned up. Played cards. Took bath.

Fri – Stan stayed home. Went to Arthur’s funeral. Took Carol shopping. Went to Haines. Bill H. came to get junk.

Sat – Kids helped me clean house. Took Julie, Carol & Elaine to Eastland. Stan got piece of carbide in eye. All red & swollen. Washed clothes. Got Bill money from bank.

1967

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Started all over again (9 load altogether). Stan went bowling. Ironed clothes & knitted.

Tue – School. Ironed clothes. Went to Planned Parent. Clinic. Folded & put away clothes. Stan went back to work. Went to store.

Wed – School. Frank home sick. Wrote checks. Went to bank & store. Baked pies. Stan tired. Chopped beg for stuffing. Watched TV.

Thu – Thanksgiving. Stuffed turkey. Took kids to Gold Coast store. Had dinner. Stan watched football. Had big dinner. Played cards.

Fri – No school. Stan went to get tires. Trouble. Washed clothes. Went to Shopping Center. Ironed. Played cards.

Sat – Went to store. Stan took kids to football game (Lehigh Raider 2 – Mon-Yough 0). Carol went shopping. Sorted puzzles. Played cards.

Sun – Didn’t go to SS or church. Finished cleaning cupboard. Stan & Dave put up X-mas lights. Stan & I worked on living room & kitchen storm windows. Cleaned grease trap. Visited Mom.

1968

Wed – School. Washed clothes. Went to Plotkins for plastic & asphalt paint. Ironed & baked pies. Watched TV & knitted. Started Pat Cacuzzi’s diet.

Thu – School. Sewed. Ironed. Went to the store. Stan went bowling & then back to shop. Carol & Elaine went to Girls Recreation. Bill H. was here the whole evening.

Fri – School. Washed clothes. Ironed. Cleaned kitchen. Stan went back to work. Went to store.

Sat – Washed clothes. Washed windows & storm windows in living room. Children cleaned. Stan worked. Went to store. Took Greg to get x-rays for foot. Negative.

Sun – Rain. Went to UU service. Stan & Dave put plastic over garage. Fixed roast & cake. Carol went to see “Funny Girl”. Stan went in to see Pap.

Mon – School. Frank missed bus. Stan took him to H.S. Packed lunches. Washed clothes. Went to K-Mart. Stan went bowling. Played cards.

Tue – School. Covered dining room chairs & table. Cleaned out china closet. Stan & I went to school meeting.

November 13 - 19, 1964-1968

1964

Fri – School. Called Stella, Laura Dee & Grace Pavelko. Ironed clothes, burned rubbish. Took David & Frank to Clairton & TJ football game. Clairton won (33-14).

Sat – Slept. Took Carol, Frank, Greg to dentist. Went shopping. Bill cut wood for B.S. Elaine went to Shubacks. Valerie came over. Kids cut out Xmas cards. Baked cookies. Kids got baths.

Sun – Didn’t go to SS or church. Made French Toast. Stan & I went to store. Cleaned kitchen & bathroom. Bill went to Charlie’s for cook-out. Relaxed. Played cards. Elaine made fudge.

Mon – School. Rainy day. Frank stayed home sick. Washed clothes. Hung indoors. Straightened house. Cleaned bath & kitchen. Went to Kelly & Cohen. Put money down on TV.

Tue – School. Folded clothes & ironed & mended. Baked cookies & cup cakes. Read paper & crocheted.

Wed – School. Hot lunch. Grand pa came out. Fixed front walk. Cleaned cellar. Stan & I went to Southland. Compared TV prices. Stan fixed sweeper. Elaine’s sore on leg infected.

Thu – School. Rain. Washed clothes. Made cherry dessert and custard & baked chicken. Called LS. Police came to take away Ford for Associates. Felt terrible. Ironed clothes.

1965

Sat – Dad came out. Worked on shelves. Took Bill, Harry & I to dentist. Had early supper. Carol & I went to South Hills Village. Bought toys and material for skirt.

Sun – Went to SS. Harry, Ivan, Carol & I. Stopped at store. Played cards with kids. Gave boys haircuts. Stan worked on bathroom. Cut out Carol’s skirt. Stan went to see Mom.

Mon – School. Washed hair. Cleaned bathroom & kitchen. Called about Stan’s suit. Stan went to Carbidie Engineers meeting. Home late.

Tue – School. Rainy day. Washed clothes. Hung indoors. Went to Dorothy Bilan’s with PTA money. Too late at bank. Went to Clabers & Southland. Ironed clothes. Got Bill from work.

Wed – School. Sewed Carol’s skirt, dickey & hairband. Watched TV.

Thu – School. Took Ford down to garage. Cleaned kitchen & bath. Went to Tops. Gained ½ lb. Stopped at store. Had election of officers for Tops.

Fri – School. Cleaned bedrooms. Went to school to give PTA cards. Fixed pot roast. Washed clothes in eve. Played cards with kids. Watched TV. Called Mom.

1966

Sun – Didn’t go to SS. Knitted & read paper. Stan took Dave to football game (Steelers 30 – Cardinals 9). Washed upstairs windows & put up storm windows. Watched TV. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Went up to school to get Bill. Not going to sign up for service. Made cheesecake. Folded & ironed. Changed sheets. Stan went bowling.

Tue – School. Washed living room & kitchen windows. Put up storm windows. Went to Casanelli’s & got storm door window. Knitted & watched TV.

Wed – School. Washed clothes & drapes. Went to store. Fixed supper. Ironed. Ironed & hung drapes.

Thu – School. Cleaned cellar & cellar windows. Cut & washed hair. Grade school kids home early. Pillow covers delivered. Crocheted edge on pillow case. Watched TV.

Fri – School. Lazy day. Baked cake. Julie fussy. Knitted. Watched TV. Called Stella.

Sat – Kids helped me clean house. Went to store. Fixed supper. Washed clothes in eve. & hung inside. Stan exchanged blue tile & got tile for downstairs bathroom.

1967

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Hung sheets & diapers outside. Big washing. Mailed Bill’s package & went to store. Stan went to Carbidie meeting. Ironed. Light snow.

Tue – School. Harry home sick. Ironed & folded clothes. Went to store. Left Julie & Harry home. Mended clothes. Carol went to Baldwin High (FBLA). Went to bookmobile.

Wed – School. Harry home again. Cut out nighties. Sewed Stan’s sport coat. Straightened the house. Stan went to management meeting. Roxy here for dinner. Played flute.

Thu – Wrote to Bill. School. Washed clothes. Sewer trouble again. Mended. Changed sheets. Went to Tops (+4 ½) Picked Carol up from gym.

Fri – School. Gregory home sick. Folded & Ironed clothes. Read magazines. School had square dance. Didn’t go. Watched TV. Started Frank’s sweater.

Sat – Took shower & went to Kroger. Went to Eastland. Children cleaned. Fixed supper & went to K-Mart. Stan worked. Watched TV & knitted.

Sun – Stan had to work. Went to church. Sat with L.D. Went to store. Fixed cream puffs & coleslaw. Stan went back to work after supper.

1968

Wed – Washed clothes. Went back to Western Auto. Got retreads for Plymouth. Knitted booties for PTA. Bill H. came out.

Thu – Made cookies for PTA. Packed booties. Dad came out & visited. Stan went bowling. Went to PTA. Bazaar & open house.

Fri – Frank & Harry home sick. Dave & Elaine had half day. Went around for school census. Rain. Watched TV. Went to bank & store.

Sat – Rain. Washed clothes. Stan worked half day. Went to Bartolattas. Stan & Dave laid drain pipe & down spout. Carol & I went to Caste Village. Carol & Elaine went to Eastland. Stan & I went to Papa & Caroline’s.

Sun – Gray day. Dave laid brick along top. Stan & Harold Knoll did welding & put on sheeting. Fixed custard. Cut out shirts & vest.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Went to store. Stan went bowling. Finished up survey. Went to Sears & bread store.

Tue – School. Sewed Elaine’s shirt, vest & shorts & Carol’s skirt. Knitted.

November 6 - 12, 1964 - 1968

1964

Fri – School. Cleaned house. No water. Leak on Rt. 885. Baked & iced cookies. Grandpa came out to show movies. Boy Scout gang watched. Projector broke. Stan went to Henry’s.

Sat – Stan worked. Went shopping. Knitted & sewed Carol’s red petti pants. Got Bill’s & Dave’s shoes on lay-away.

Sun – Stayed home from church. Went to store. Stan & Bill chopped tree down. Fixed early supper. Went to Dad’s to see movies. Bill & Ivan stayed home. Stopped in to see Mom & Pap.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Hung outside but foggy & damp. Gregory home for lunch, late. Folded clothes. Went to store.

Tue – School. Ironed clothes. Took Ivan & Harry to shopping center. Bought new shoes & stuff for Ivan’s birthday. Eve. Got order & picked up boy’s shoes. Salesman here about furnace cleaning Got angry.

Wed – School. Dad came out. Went to Frank’s & Elaine’s room. Lunch. Left Ivan home with Dad. Went to PTA board meeting & visited Greg & David’s room. Decorated Ivan’s cake. Had presents. Took kids to scout meeting.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Windy. Folded clothes. Went to bank, to bread store, shoemaker, & Haines. In eve, started to iron. Stan & I took radio back to Horne’s, looked around. Bought new one.

1965

Sat – Dad came out. Painted the ceiling of upstairs bathroom. Took Bill & Carol to dentist. Watched TV. Kids got baths. Stan got Bill from work.

Sun – Went to SS. Frank, Harry, Ivan, Carol & I. Stopped at store. Read paper. Washed hair. Carol cut & washed Elaine’s hair. Called Mom. Stan worked on bathroom floor.

Mon – School. Didn’t wash clothes. Cleaned house. Stan came home early. Tired. Fixed steak & fr. fries. Watched TV.

Tue – School. Washed clothes. Stan & Greg stayed home. Ironed & folded clothes. Took Bill to work. Went to bookmobile & bread store. Went to PTA at Valley. Modern Mathematics.

Wed – School. Cut out & sewed Elaine’s bathrobe. Went to store for order.

Thu – School. Baked birthday cake. Took Harry & Ivan to South Hills Village. Bought toys & balloons. Went to Tops. Lost 2 lbs. Gave Stan haircut.

Fri – School. Washed clothes. Folded & ironed. Carol & I went to PTA card party. Won pixie bow tier. Stan went to Henry’s to play cards.

1966

Sun – Went to SS. Played piano for adults. Harry & Ivan went to. Ironed & put away clothes. Stan went to see Mom. Fixed steak for supper.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Hung inside. Stan home sick. Went to store. Fixed chicken soup & fruit cup. Watched TV & knitted.

Tue – School. Took Ivan & Julie & went to PP clinic. Got insertion. Home. Fixed pie & roast. Had good supper. Rainy day. Ironed. Went to vote. Called Mom.

Wed – School. Hot lunch. Just Greg stayed. Washed hair. Cleaned out all kitchen cabinets. Went to store for order.

Thu – School. Greg stayed home. Washed clothes. Had to take them down in rain. Bob H. stopped for supper. Stan went bowling with Bob, Bill, Dave & Frank. Went to PTA card party. Won Spaghetti dinner & dish.

Fri – No school. Carol went to work with Stan. Did big ironing. Made birthday cake. Went shopping. Stan didn’t feel well. Carol went to ballgame. Stayed overnight with Suzy M. TJ 13 – Monessen 20.

Sat – Had bad time with Bill. Washed clothes. Kids helped clean house. Baked turnovers. Ironed. Stan told Bill to join service. Watched TV. Stan got Carol at Suzy’s. Got lost.

1967

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Cold. Hung sheets & diapers outside. Clothes line broke. Water King man came. Stan went bowling. Went to Middle School for open house. (First snow 4:16AM)

Tue – School. Washed hair. Ironed clothes. Straightened house. Made two layers pudding. Went to K-Mart. Got slippers for Helen. Knitted. Carol babysat.

Wed – School. Hot lunch day. Swept cellar. Mopped & washed storm door. Knitted. Finished 2^nd mitten & started scarf Didn’t go to TJ – PTA.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Finished knitting head band for school. Made cookies for Bill. Packed them. Went to Valley PTA. Bought fudge, etc. Visited teachers.

Fri – School. Ironed. Got kids dressed. Went to First Federal in Clairton & A&P. Fixed lunch. Folded clothes. Took watch to Mrs. Iames. Baked pies. Made macaroni & cheese & pork chops. Stan went to bank. Watched TV.

Sat – Up early. Baked Ivan’s birthday cake. Cleaned kitchen. Went to town. Got clothes & shoes. Visited at Hatfield’s. Home for supper. Birthday for Ivan. Got shirts, pjs, tools, clock, match box car.

Sun – Took Harry, Ivan & Julie to SS. Went to store. Read paper. Stan watched football on TV. Went to Mom’s & then Dad’s Cut Stan & Dave’s hair. Carol trimmed others. Kids got baths.

1968

Wed – School. Rain. Washed clothes. Washed drapes & windows in girls bedroom. Ironed. Carol went to dinner & demonstration. Took kids to store.

Thu – School. Rainy day. Made cookies to send to Bill. Packed them. Made cream puffs. Carol went out for dinner. Stan went bowling.

Fri – School. Washed clothes & did boys room drapes & storm windows. Went to store. Carol missed bus. Went to Dads to get her. Stopped at Caroline’s.

Sat – Carol worked. Washed clothes. Cleaned kitchen windows & put up storm windows. Ironed. Stan home early. Had Ralph Antonelli see about electricity.

Sun – Stan made connection for welder & welded rods. Started decking. David made hole for last bean & laid top brick. Cleaned kitchen & bedroom. Cut out Carol’s robe. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Harry home sick. Ivan took candy bars to school. Washed clothes. Sewer came up & how! Went to Sears. Fixed birthday cake. Ivan got trousers, kerplink, snof-pics. Stan went to Carbidie Eng. Carol went to store & school open house. Had flat.

Tue – School. Snow. Went to Western Auto. Busy. Home again. Ironed & mended. Went back to Western Auto & went shopping. Fellow got broken arm.