January 1-7, 1969-1973

1969

Wed – Slept late. Carol cut & put up my hair. Cut & washed the boys hair. Bill H. & Bruce & Bryon came out. Kids got baths.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Made beds. Made pineapple cream cheese. Cleaned out refrigerator. Stan didn’t bowl. Went to store.

Fri – School. Cleaned out kitchen cupboards. Gregory home sick. Went to store & bank.

Sat – Washed clothes. Took cars for inspection. Stan worked half day. Salesman sold Carol pots & dishes. Stan took Harry to hospital. Dislocated finger. Went to store. Pd. K-Mart.

Sun – Slept late. Took shower. Read paper. Fixed kidneys soup & left overs for lunch. Went to Dad’s & then Pap’s. Carol baked cake. Elaine went ice skating.

Mon School. Washed clothes. Ironed. Went to store & K-Mart. Mailed Bill’s package. Watched TV & read.

Tue – School. Greg home sick.. Made pies. Didn’t feel good. Read magazines & sorted them. Watched TV. Stan went practice bowling & got Carol (worked late).

1970

Thu – At Dad’s. Couldn’t finish dress. Finished hat. Painted dresser scarf. Betty stopped. Grace came for supper. Showed movie & slides. (Bet – Bill is not to be engaged after Jan 1, 1973)

Fri – At Dad’s. Slept later. Washed clothes. Rested & read. Painted 2^nd scarf. Got dressed up. Went to town. Met Mary & Stan for supper at Golden Spike. Delicious. Stan & I saw “Cactus Flower”.

Sat – Went to Antenruths. Got little gifts. Shoveled walk. Painted 3^rd scarf. Crocheted 3^rd scarf. Watched TV. Took bath.

Sun – Dad & Mary went to church. Read & played piano. Went down Eleanor’s. Read Sunday paper. Stan came. Took me home. Unpacked. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Changed sheets. Ironed. Went to store & bank. Straightened up. Visited Mrs. Iames. Sorted magazines. Read. Harry had cub scouts.

Tue – School. Stan turned off water softener. Went for salt & went to store. Got Julie jacket. Made apple roll & custard. Fix port & sauerkraut. Went to bookmobile & Penney’s. Harry went swimming. Ironed.

Wed – School. Very cold. High –1 degrees. Got wood. Keep fire going. Washed sheets & blankets from my bed.

1971

Fri – Up at 10:00. Made pizza for all. Girls slept later. Made rolls. Greg took Marion & Don home. Bill slept all evening & night. Bill H & boys came out. Went sled riding.

Sat – Washed clothes. Went to store. Stan took down Xmas tree. Packed away all ornaments. Stan, Julie & I went to Pap’s & Hatfield’s. Helped Barbara with knitting.

Sun – Tired. Baked cake, made soup, iced tea. Fixed late breakfast of French toast. Read paper & rested. Visited Mrs. Iames. Kids got baths. Carol had toothache.

Mon – Kids back to school. Carol went to dentist, then work. Washed clothes. Folded & mended. Felt tired. Stan went to store for me and then went bowling. Crocheted & watched TV.

Tue – School. Made honey cake. Did mending. Cleaned tape from windows. Went to Eastland. Got trousers, shoes & yarn.

Wed – School. Bill & I took Firebird to garage – inspection, etc. Went to Eastland. Cleaned cupboards. Carol took Leslie, Julie & Ivan to see “Disney on Parade”.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Ironed. Swept & mopped cellar. Made filled meringue tarts. Stan went bowling. Took kids swimming & went to store.

1972

Sat – Kids delivered papers. Watched TV. Carol & Jim stopped over. Picked up pop & beer. Watched bowl games. Baked cup cakes.

Sun – Read paper. Went to Haines. Worked crosswords. Took down lights and scrapped off masking tape. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Took down some lights around windows. Made meat balls & gravy. Stan went bowling.

Tue – Took down tree. Put away Xmas ornaments and lights. Cleaned Went to bank (busy). Went to store. Bill H. stopped out. Played cards with kids & Mrs. Iames.

Wed – School. Light snow. Went to store. Dave registered. Washed clothes. Changed Bill’s sheets & blankets. Made peanut cookies. Played cards with kids. Mended jackets.

Thu – School. Used Nair. Washed hair & took shower. Washed clothes. Called Eleanor. Made chili. Watched TV. Bill worked.

Fri – School. Cleaned living room. Cleaned kitchen. Made custard. Had steak. Cleaned light fixtures. Played cards. Dave worked night turn. Dave couldn’t get Plymouth started. Bill got him.

1973

Mon – Baked cake. Made port & sauerkraut. Read paper. Played cards. Called Dad.

Tue – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Kids got sweat shirts. Dad & Marion called. Took Elaine to school to get her things. Went to store. Bill Hatfield came out.

Wed – School. Harry home sick. David & Harry helped take down Xmas decorations. Scraped windows.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Made apple & blueberry pies. Played cards.

Fri – School. Stan went for court duty (excused). Sewed Julie’s dress. White with red trim. Bill made bank deposit.

Sat – Washed clothes. Cleaned & kids cleaned. Harry, Ivan & Julie went bowling. Went to store. Elaine washed clothes. Snowed. Played cards. Made rolls. Called Carol. Bill H. called.

Sun – Read paper. Stan went to shop. Got milk. Went back to shop. Dave took Elaine back to school. Bruce Hat. Came home from Florida. Made cake & meatloaf.