April 23 - April 29, 1969-1973

1969

Wed- School. Frank stayed home. Rain. Made cake roll (turned sugary). Washed clothes. Changed sheets. Cut out Carol’s yellow dress. Sam Ambrosia & Lou Torre stopped by.

Thu – School. Sewed Carol’s dress. Went to store. Fixed stuffed shad (ugh). Took David for driving lesson. Saw “The Face of War” on TV.

Fri – School. Frank stayed home. Worked on hill toward Iames. Planted grass. Cut out Elaine’s dress. Dug hole for clothes post. Stan tamped it in.

Sat – Stan worked. Took Harry to see Matty Alou at Roosevelt. David drove. Went to store. Washed clothes. Kids cleaned. Fixed stuffed chicken. Went to Clabers. Carol went to horse show.

Sun – Read paper. Dug up weeds in front. Spread on lawn food & sprinkled lawn. Stan, Julie & I went to see Dad & Grandpap. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Burned rubbish & ironed. Baked cup cakes. Went to Cub Scout meeting. Took kids. Dave went to ball game. Picked him up in Oakland.

Tue – School. Sewed Elaine’s yellow dress. Went to bookmobile & Sears. Dave drove. Tom Sorockman & Bobby H. stopped out. Got Carol.

1970

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Took shower, washed hair. Drove Mrs. Iames to TV Stamp Redemption. Stopped at store. Bill H. came out. Visited.

Fri – School. Rain. Ironed clothes. Went to Bartolatta’s. Made spaghetti. Frank missed bus. Dave picked up Elaine after school. Rearranged & cleaned boys bedroom.

Sat – Nice day. Washed clothes. Burned rubbish. Ironed. Went to K-Mart. Dave got haircut. Sprayed with chickweed killer. Bill H. came. Gathered up scrap. Carol & Greg went to Ohio.

Sun – Up early. Baked cake. Cleaned kitchen. Washed windows. Elaine & Terry got suntan. Greg, Patti & Fred (Carol’s friends) came for supper. Nice day. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Elaine home sick (sun poisoning). Washed clothes. Ironed & folded. Changed sheets. Watered grass.

Tue – School. Made banana cream pie. Washed window upstairs& put in screen Went to store. Put out flowers along front walk. Watered grass & plants. Took Elaine for glasses. Stan went bowling.

Wed – School. Worked outside. Planted geraniums. Went to PTA meeting. Went to K-Mart. Stan & I put moth balls around trees. Went to K-Mart again. Got Frank tennis shoes & peat moss.

1971

Fri – School. Wrote checks. Went to bank & store. Went to K-Mart. Got Frank cleat shoes & Ivan glove. Stan & IU took walk. Dave took kids to Siegels to pick up glasses.

Sat – Washed clothes. Stan went to shop. Went to Plaidland & Foodland. Got Carol alarm clock. Watched TV. Called Marion Scheram. Bill brought home friend for supper (John’s son). Dave Conklin came & stayed overnight.

Sun – Cool. Fixed french toast breakfast. Went to Haines. Took Frank & Dave Conklin to ball game. Worked outside. Stan visited Pap. Kids got baths. Dave & Elaine went to LRY.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Planted strawberries. Frank had practice. G & H had practice. Went to town. Got Carol at school. Stan took Ivan & Julie to Cub Scouts.

Tue – School. Straightened. Baked gold loaf cake & white nut cake. Frank had practice. Went to bookmobile & store. Started Julie’s Poncho.

Wed – School. Made cookies. Sewed pot holders. Worked outside on strawberries. Rained in evening. Ivan had practice.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Stan came home sick. Went after salt & to store. Dave went in to get Carol. Watched TV. Chilly.

1972

Sun – Slept late. Read paper. Stan worked on Plymouth. Baked cup cakes. Elaine iced. Frank worked with Bill. Played cards. Planted rose bushes.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Elaine went to South Hills Village. Played cards.

Tue – School. Cleaned kitchen walls. Moved out refrigerator. Voted. David stayed at polls. Watched voting results. Kids had baseball practice.

Wed – School. Cleaned up. Painted side of cabinet. Cut front grass. New stove delivered. Worked around trees. Elaine started new job. Kids had ball practice. Bobby Morris came over. Played cards.

Thu – School. Called Eleanor. Washed clothes. Mended. Straightened house. Bill Hatfield came out.

Fri – School. Went to bank & store. Baked pumpkin cookies. Drove Dave to school. Fixed supper. Drove Elaine to work. Got Dave. Drove kids to ball practice. Dup up front plants.

Sat – Made French toast. Cleaned up. Kids had ball practice. Stan helped Clara move. Carol & Jim came out. Carol & I went shopping. Played cards. Elaine worked.

1973

Mon – No school. Rain. Washed clothes. Went to store. Car got stuck. Bill came with truck. Elaine took us to K-Mart. Walt Slater called. His mother died.

Tue – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Took Chrysler for inspection. Didn’t pass. Stan, Bill, Frank went to shop.

Wed – School. Took Chrysler to be worked on. Called about PTO. Worked on bean sprouts. (They rotted.) Baked cake. Went to funeral home (Mrs. Slivinski).

Thu – School. Washed. Made supper. Iced cake. Took Ivan to dental clinic. Read & wrote recipes. Home late.

Fri – School. Rain. Ivan home sick. Went to bank & store. Straightened house. Tried new recipes. Went to K-Mart.

Sat – Rain. Washed clothes. Cleaned out drawers upstairs & behind eaves. Eleanor & Walt stopped out. Talked of retirement.

Sun – Nice day but cool. Worked in yard. Transplanted gold sedum. Bill & Frank gathered up junk at shop. Typed invoices & end of month bills. Typed PTO installation.