May 21 - May 27, 1969-1973

1969

Wed- School. Went for paint. Went to Sears for oil change. Long wait. Bubble on tire. Painted walls of Ivan’s room. Stan went to see Joe Szyminski.

Thu – School. Took all furniture out of Ivan’s room. Washed floor & varnished. Jay Hawks practice. Went to store.

Fri – School. Washed clothes. Frank came home from camp. Washed his clothes. Ironed. Hung drapes in Ivan’s room. Called Mary.

Sat – Carol, Elaine & I went to store. Boys went to ball practice. Went to Sears. Got spreader & weed killer & geraniums. Stan took kids to Jay Hawks practice. Knitted.

Sun – Stan had to work. Dave & I worked on stone around hill near Benacks. Visited Iames. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Folded & ironed. Harry home. Took Harry to dentist. Game Orioles 14 – Jay Hawks 5.

Tue – School. Carol took car. Worked on hill & loose dirt. Cleaned refrigerator. Major game. Parrots 12 – Orioles 9. Planted white plants on hill.

1970

Thu – Drove Plymouth to get fixed. Washed clothes. Burned rubbish. Went to K-Mart. Stan put up blind. Rocker & glider was delivered. Stan fixed glider. Bill H. came out.

Fri – School. Hot day. Made pies (PTA). Cleaned kitchen. Stan took Firebird to get door fixed. Got Gregory from camp. Went to store. Took Mrs. Iames & I to PTA card party.

Sat – Washed clothes. Stan set up Julie’s swimming pool. Dave & I went to South Hills Village. Elaine fixed supper. Stan, Julie & I went to Paps & stopped at Stella’s.

Sun – Rain. Read paper. Stan cleaned car. Sewed. Cleaned out Julie’s drawer. Carol & Elaine cleaned out clothes. Greg Kill. came. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Changed sheets. Went to store. Rain. Made meat loaf. Elaine stayed after school. Carol & Greg went shopping or paint. Sewed sweater vest.

Tue – School. Washed hair. Swept & mopped cellar. Went to post office & store. Stan played golf. Hoed garden. Finished vest.

Wed – School. Cool day. Baked rhubarb pie. Started to knit booties (gift). Stan took fishing gear to Gubalas. Played cards with kids.

1971

Fri – School. Went to bank, Clabers. Went to McDonalds. Went to K-Mart & Foodland. Dave went to Kennywood for job. Frank had game. Cut out material.

Sat – Nice day. Washed clothes. Went to store. Ironed. Planted petunias. Stan dug garden. Greg & Harry had practice. Stan & I raked garden. Carol went with Janey to Barry’s.

Sun – Nice day. Made French toast. Fixed garden. Planted corn, beans, tomatoes & cucumbers. Worked on front grass. Made stuffed pork chops. Stan & I tried to spray fruit trees.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Ironed. Made lemon chiffon pie. Ivan had game. Frank practice. Went to store. Carol went to South Hills Village.

Tue – School. Made galumpkies. Cut out blouse for girls. Harry & Greg had game. Stan took me to K-Mart. Got peat moss & cards.

Wed – School. Very cool. Men came to fix top of driveway. Baked cookies & made coffee. Made custard. Sewed white blouse. Frank had game. Ivan had game. Watched TV.

Thu – School. Dave’s last day. Washed clothes. Ironed. Got gum out of Dave’s trousers. Finished blouse. Made rolls. Took Elaine to Andrea’s. Saw trailer. Dave went on picnic.

1972

Sun – Cleaned living room. Stan & kids cut grass. Put clippings in garden. Sprinkled. Kids put on bathing suits. Dug up tulips. Bought trees & Frank planted them at Pierce’s. Visited Marian & Don.

Mon – School. Elaine stayed home & went on Senior picnic. Washed clothes & swept & mopped. Fixed chocolate cream pies. Bill had night school. Ivan game. Bill broke milk bottles.

Tue – School. Mended clothes. Straightened house. Finished planting petunias. Watered. Had early supper. Greg & Harry had games. Planted gold dust sedum. Started to take apart Stan’s sweater.

Wed – school. Julie visited 1^st grade. Had first PTA meeting. Made cake. Planted blueberries.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Washed dining room & bathroom curtains. Eleanor called. Planted marigolds. Watered.

Fri – School. Cleaned living room & bedroom. Took Greg to Dr. Poison Ivy. Went to milk store. Elaine worked. Stan & I went to Eastland. Saw “Last Picture Show”.

Sat – Frank had practice. Got uniform. Washed clothes. Went to store. Stan took Harry golfing. Bought swimming pool. Cleaned bathroom & dining room windows. Stan & boys dug for pool. Elaine visited Ann.

1973

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Stan on vacation. Worked at shop. Swept & mopped cellar. Went to store.

Tue – School. Planted corn. Called Regina. Made chicken & rice. Ivan had game. Started to rain.

Wed – School. Made perogi & kapusta. Went to Pitt Dental. Ivan had teeth pulled.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Mended. Rain. Played cards with kids. Stan went selling. Made cheese cake.

Fri – School. Cleaned living room. Went to store & put $10.00 down on summer school for Greg. Sorted mail. Carol & Jim came. Cut grass.

Sat – Tired. Washed clothes. Took things to Kelly Run Santilation. Cleaned my bedroom. Went to Allan Gubala’s graduation. Kids finished grass.

Sun – Baked pumpkin cookies & cup cakes. Kids made French toast. Cleaned up. Made meat loaf. Rain. Played cards.