January 29 - February 4, 1969 - 1973

1969

Wed- School. Washed clothes early. Repairman came about washer. Sewed my dress. Went to Sears to exchange yarn. Watched TV.

Thu – School. Went to store. Cut out new dress. Sewed. Stan went bowling. Eleanor called.

Fri – School. Frank home sick. Went to K-Mart & A&P. Took Julie & picked up Greg. Elaine & David went to eye Dr. for new glasses. Harry & Greg went to Flip’s party. Stan & I saw “The Producers”.

Sat – Stan got new bowling shoes & visited Pap. Carol got hair cut. Went to bank & store. Washed & ironed. Carol & I went to Eastland.

Sun – Nice day. Build fire in garage. Stan put on tar, paint & plastic. Went to Haines. Baked cake & roast. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Harry home sick. Washed clothes. Man came about storm doors from Horne’s. Straightened house. Carol’s first night school. Home late.

Tue – School. Harry home again. Very cold. Took shower. Sewed my dress. Cut out E’s skirt & Carol’s suit. Went to store and then got Carol from school.

1970

Thu – School. Greg home sick. Ironed. Mended clothes. Cut out dress. Made rolls. Stan went bowling. Went to Acme. Called Stella.

Fri – School. Went to bank & store. Put things away & read. Went to Bartolatto’s. Took shower.

Sat – Slept late. Washed clothes & hair. Stan fixed radio & drapery rod. Carol & Elaine met Greg’s music group. Cut Stan’s hair. Our Greg sick.

Sun – Relaxed Read paper.

Mon – School. Greg home sick. Washed clothes. Changed sheets. Ironed. Went to store in evening.

Tue – School. Dave & Greg home. Baked cake. Felt lousy. Cold & snow. Drove Carol to catch bus. Rested.

Wed – School. Greg & Harry home sick with flu. Didn’t get dressed until 2:00. Elaine helped with supper. Rested. Bill H. & boys stopped out.

1971

Fri – School. Car wouldn’t start. Baked cup cakes. Cleaned kitchen. Mr. Shuback brought radio for stereo. Went to Jones’ for U.U. meeting.

Sat – Started car with jumpers. Went to store. Stan went to Oberg-Carbidie bowling. Washed clothes.

Sun – Slept late. Finished afghan. Read paper. Stan rolled aff(?). Visited Mrs. Iames. Kids played cards. Started Dave’s sweater. Stan visited Pap.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Changed sheets. Called Dad. Stan went to Carbidie meeting & dinner. Went to Squilla’s for SS planning meeting.

Tue – School. Bill drove Carol. Overheated. Had to be towed. Bill took Firebird on dinner date. Stan drove me to Foodland & got oil change at Phillips 66. Then went to Bookmobile. Made pineapple cookies.

Wed – School. Sewed Carol’s blouse. Knitted Dave’s sweater. Had stuffed flank steak. Watched TV & knitted. Took short walk. Stan got me diamond earrings. Beautiful.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Changed sheets. Folded & ironed. Stan went bowling. Then got Carol. Knitted.

1972

Sat – Stan worked half day. Washed clothes. Kids cleaned. Went to store. Kids played outside. Bill H. brought Chris out. Played cards. Dave worked night.

Sun – Worked crosswords. Read paper. Made cream puffs. Fixed steak. Dave & Elaine went to LRY. Sewed zipper in Elaine’s cape. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Ironed & put away. Stan didn’t come home dinner. Had meeting. Dave worked.

Tue – School. Went to store after Dave came home. Read paper. Watched TV. Called Eleanor.

Wed – School. Straightened house. Made borsch gelatin (ugh). Made pork roast. Went over Iames.

Thu – School. Went to bank & Bartolatto’s. Dave went to school. Went to K-Mart & Foodland. Cold. Had fire.

Fri – School. Mended. Bill’s car battery dead. Hoss came in after (jumpers). Made stuffed peppers & cabbage rolls. Cleaned living room. Called mothers for valentines party. Played cards.

1973

Mon – No school. Teachers work day. Washed clothes. Gave boys haircuts Went to South Hills Village. Called Mrs. O. & Dad. Went to Thrift & Bartolatto’s.

Tue – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Ironed & put away. Typed letter to stop draft from ISL Ins. On bank account. Went to bank & store. Sewed Harry’s trousers.

Wed – School. Made apple pies. Worked on end of the month billings. Cleaned Julie’s room & upstairs hall. Stan took Datsun to get inspected. Fixed supper early. Bill & Frank went to shop. Dave worked night.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Made apron. Mended. Made lasagna. Elaine brought friend home. She washed clothes. Dave drove her back to school. Watched TV. Mixed cookie dough.

Fri – Straightened. Went to Foodland. Made raisin filled cookies. Big job. Lady called about PTA refrigerator. Stan, Julie & I went to see Dad. He went to his Dad’s. Dave Conklin slept over.

Sat – Washed clothes. Stan went to lockmold(?) shop. Got milk. Kids cleaned. Dave worked. Went to store. Carol & Jim stopped.

Sun – Cleaned kitchen. Julie & I went down Valley School to Baptist church. Baked cake & ham. Bruce H. stopped. Kids got baths. Typed invoices.