September 3 - September 9, 1969-1973

1969

Wed- School. Washed clothes. Folded & Ironed. Accidentally burned sweater. Changed sheets. Cleaned out refrigerator. Stan played golf. Went to K-Mart & Thorofare. Carol worked overtime.

Thu – Carol missed bus. Drove her to P.Hills. Took pictures of kids. Cut grass. Drove Janie to bus. Stopped at store. Brought dirt to front. Stan went bowling. Dave went to see about job.

Fri – School. Cleaned kitchen. Weeded front yard. Kids went to football game. TJ 26 – Laurel Highlands 18. Diane stayed overnight.

Sat – Washed clothes. Stan took Dave for set day work (cleaning). Went to store. Cleaned dining room. Brought up dirt. Raked.

Sun – Worked on side of house. Stan made wall. Put in stripping & stones. Stan visited Pap. Dad called. Kids got baths. Wrote Bill.

Mon – School. Rain. Washed clothes. Went to Eastland. Bought winter jackets. Bought grass seed. Worked on side grass (planted). Got letter from Bill.

Tue – School. Men came to pour concrete. Big job. Cut front grass. Raked & seeded. Carol took car to work & school. Sewed Elaine’s hem.

1970

Thu – Washed clothes. Picked strawberries. Ironed. Carol had car. Stan & Dave changed beds around. Girls got twin beds. Dave & Stan slept on floor for night.

Fri – Washed bed clothes. Fixed girls beds. Cleaned up. Cleaned kitchen. King sized bed came. Fixed it. Carol started on N.Y. vacation with Ondichs.

Sat – Washed clothes. Went to store. Ironed. Kids cleaned house. Sewed Elaine’s dress (skirt & top). Finished it. Stan went to the Meadows.

Sun – Baked pies. Weeded. Stan worked on wall between grass & portulacca. Greg took kids to South Park Fair. Bill H. stopped out. Took kids to drive-in “Airport” & “Willie Boy”. Dave & Elaine went to LRY.

Mon – Labor Day. Stan planted seed on side of house. Burned rubbish. Weeded. Had chicken on grill (outside). Kids cut grass. Carol home at lunch time. Greg visited. Kids got baths.

Tue – School. Washed clothes. Changed sheets. Mended clothes. Frank started back to football practice. Dug weeds. Carol had car – for night school. Called Gimbels about springs.

Wed – Made kapusta. Went to board meeting. Julie stayed in 1^st grade. Made periogi. Dug weeds. Went to Acme, Haines, & K-Mart. Bought pillows. Dave got glasses checked. Bedspread came.

1971

Fri –Bill worked on Jaguar. Washed clothes. Elaine visited Andrea (Tom drove her). Took kids to ballgame. Visited Beth Creil at Dad’s. Stan picked up kids. Relaxed. Brice H. came.

Sat – Hot & humid. Picked corn & tomatoes. Went to McKeesport. Got wedding gift & saw about food stamps. Elaine worked. Made strawberry pie. Weeded. Went to store. Accident at Peterson’s (2:15AM).

Sun – Went to Haines. Bruce came out to work on car (didn’t have tools). Carol came home from N.Y. Stan picked grapes. We worked on them. Stan & Bill strained juice. Dave & Elaine went to LRY.

Mon – Hot & humid. Washed clothes. Changed kids sheets. Made chicken soup. Carol & Jim went shopping for furniture. Kids got baths.

Tue – First day of school. Light drizzle in morn. Dave picked grapes. Washed clothes. Swept cellar. Dave mopped. Made jelly. Made tomato sauce. Tired.

Wed – Took some pictures. Called Eleanor. Joe Symanski called. Fixed & froze corn. Went to bank & store. Bob H. & girl stopped. Elaine worked. Weeded.

Thu – Washed clothes. Ironed. Jane, LaVerne & Roberta stopped with my school reunion picture. Went to town to meet Carol. Got veiling. Tired.

1972

Sun – Sold David’s car.

Mon Read paper. Canned tomato sauce. Went to store (Jammed – came home). Bill H. came out & got mortar box and tools. Went to Murphy Mart & Giant Eagle. Kids got baths.

Tue – First day of school. Went early & fixed flowers. Washed clothes. Swept cellar. Dave mopped. Went to diary & store. Fr. & Gr. football practice. Stan & I went to Zemprelli. Closing on business.

Wed – School. Regina Hatfield came down. Typed PTA book. Made apple & cherry pies. Picked grapes. Fixed them.

Thu – School. Packed kids lunch. Made grape jelly. Washed clothes. Went to store. Dave worked overtime. Fire on hill behind school.

Fri – School. Made tomato sauce and grape juice. Cleaned kitchen. Went to store (eve). Called utilities about change for business. Typed for PTA.

Sat – Washed clothes. Kids cleaned. Cleaned living room. Made apple pizza & tuna casserole. Went to Sears. Carol stopped in. Elaine worked 12 hours.

1973

Mon – Labor day. Elaine went over to school. Moved beds around. Carol took kids to Kennywood. Stan worked at Caroline’s. Took Elaine back to school. Stopped at funeral home (Ken Juliaman) & Eleanor’s.

Tue –First day of school. Took Greg to hospital (check up). Got football tickets. Got milk & went to store. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped. Took kids to ball game (Pirates).

Wed – School. Washed clothes. Cleaned up upstairs. Went to TV stamp. Got phono stand for Elaine. Picked tomatoes. Had kids cut grass.

Thu – School. Fixed tomatoes. Canned 6 qts. Made apple & grape pies. Picked more grapes. Fixed them. Made juice.

Fri – School. Stan went to eye doctor. Cleaned kitchen. Washed clothes. Got ready for game. Everybody went. TJ 8 – Ringgold 6.

Sat – Stan worked. Put clothes on to wash. Fixed pie & potatoes. Went to get Elaine. Home for supper. Bill H. visited from California. Took Elaine back. Tired.

Sun – Went down for grapes. Fixed & cooked them. Four pots. Big job. Tired.