April 15 - April 21, 1974-1978

1974

Mon – No school. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Kids had ball practice. Cold. Straightened. Ate early. Went to Gimbels in town.

Tue – School. Took Ivan to dental clinic. Carol came for lunch. Went to bank & store. Had steak. Stan worked at shop. Washed clothes in eve.

Wed- School. Stan not feeling well. Went late. Took shower. Put peat moss around berry bushes. Went to store & Penneys. Bought Frank trousers. Got material. Kids cut grass. Had ball practice. Worked on Carol’s drapes.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Grace called (3 times). Changed Julie’s sheets. Kids cut back grass. Bill & Stella came. Gave Stan hair cut. Bill’s Carol came for supper (T Bird not running right.)

Fri – School. Drove Ivan to dental clinic. Went to store. Cleaned kitchen. Carol called. Elaine & Mary called.

Sat – Stan worked at shop. Washed clothes. Frank had game. Cleaned living room. Cut front grass. Kids cleaned & took down X-mas lights. Dave helped Carol & Jim move to new home. Watched TV.

Sun – Nice day. Slept late. Stuffed chicken. Went to flea market. Got Elaine dishes, etc. Wrote checks for company. Carol & Jim stopped out. Brought boxes back.

1975

Tue – School. Took Ivan to Pitt dental. Carol came for lunch. Greg home sick. Went to bank & store. Did homework. Watched TV. Marion called.

Wed – School. Stan signed up. Took Plymouth for inspection. Went to store for pattern & material. Took Harry’s baseball uniform to school. Cut out dress & apron. Sewed apron. Went to night school. Called Priscilla.

Thu – School. Julie had field trip. Took pictures. Washed clothes. Washed hair. Gathered up information for food stamps. Mrs. Benack came. Stan, Julie, Ivan & I went to Harry’s concert.

Fri – School. Went to town for food stamps. Took all business records. Had difficulty starting car. Stopped at store. Stan went back to shop. Sewed dress. Marion called. Kids showed movies.

Sat – Rain. Harry’s game called off. Washed clothes. Finished my dress. Took Julie to ball practice. Went to store. Cleaned kitchen & bath.

Sun – Cold. Read paper. Kids got hamburgers from McDonalds. Ivan made cake. Called Mary. Had steak. Sorted paper & read. Packed Dave’s sport coat & wrote letter. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Drained water over hill. Swept & mopped. Changed sheets. Went to bank & store. Made ice tea, juice & baked cake. Stan went to Carbide Eng. meeting.

1976

Thu – School. Worked. Got slow so made Harry gym bag. Stan got milk. He went back to shop. Washed 1 load.

Fri – Good Friday. Very warm. Worked half day. Went to store. Fight at home (Frank, Greg). Hatfield’s stopped. Washed windows & put up screens. Went to store again. Hatfields came again. Stayed till 12:00.

Sat – Tired. Up early. Made nut rolls & cake. Washed clothes. Frank carried on about check. He called police. Made potato salad. Stan fixed supper. Felt very blue.

Sun – Hot day (record 96 degrees). Elaine here. Ivan & Julie up at 4:30 to look for baskets. Carol came lunch time with ham. Visited. Dave, Harry & Ivan took ride to Greensburg. Bill stopped.

Mon – Nice day. Hot (88 degrees). No school. I worked. Stan drove me. Kids washed clothes, swept & mopped. Ivan & Julie cleaned up, too. Harry cooked supper. Ivan & Julie cut front grass. Kids got baths, cut hair. Picked up Plymouth.

Tue – Kids back to school. Worked. Got material for shorts & top. Planted portulaca on hill. Watered. Stan got milk. Dave cooked supper. Went to library. Greg had play practice. Tired. Cut out shorts.

Wed – School. Worked. Had Easter left-overs for supper. Washed 1 load. Greg had play practice. Stan went to Hydro-Carbide. His samples were good.

1977

Fri – School. Ivan & Julie back. Cleaned screens. Washed clothes. Mr. McCall called from Tumacs – to start Tuesday. Replanted some dead seedlings. Read back papers.

Sat – Up early. Washed Dave’s clothes & bedroom drapes. Cleaned windows in bedroom. Dug weeds. Ivan cut front grass. Stan got furnaces. Watched “Upstairs, Downstairs”. Called Marion. Tired.

Sun – Cleaned kitchen & bath. Julie & I went to Marion’s – took tomato plants. Made baked potatoes & round steak. Kids took baths. Watched “Upstairs, Downstairs”. Bill H. came out.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped. Dave came with Frank’s clothes. Changed sheets. Went to store. Julie whipped cream & strawberry pie. Made out checks.

Tue – First day back at work. Bill & Bob came in truck to get Stan to get furnaces. Made pork chops & tator tots. Made spaghetti sauce. Stan home very late for supper.

Wed – Went to work. Stopped at store on way home. Carol here. Stan fixed spaghetti. She helped with taxes. I was tired. (told about new job).

Thu – Went to work (up early & weeded). Tired. Hot & humid. Stan fixed supper. Called Marion. Drove Stan into Hatfield’s to pick up chains & things.

1978

Sat – Greg took batteries to Bluestone. Stan went to shop. I took Ivan to McKeesport. Got tooth pulled. Washed clothes. Harry had practice then worked. Made chicken & spraetzel & bean sprouts. Carol & Jim brought Little Mo.

Sun – Read paper. Had soup & French toast. Kids worked on cars. Helped Julie clean up her room. Marion called. Had broiled steak & mushrooms. Watched TV. Stan talked to Frank.

Mon – School. Frank bathed & took off. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped. Hospital going to set up appointment for Frank. Made Swedish flop. Marion called. Called Mary. Ivan & Julie went to ballgame with Dave. Phillies 6 – Pirates 2.

Tue – School. Julie had ear ache. Home. Frank worked on school form. Rained. Made pudding. Cut Mrs. Iames hair. Went to milk store & store. Watched “Holocaust” on TV.

Wed – School. Made cake & icing. Made borscht. Called Stella. Rain. Stan & I went to Julie’s 6^th grade concert. Good.

Thu – school. Frank went to work with Stan. Washed clothes. Worked on company books. Started Elaine’s sweater. Went to Goodwill. Went to store. Bill H. called.

Fri – School. Rain. Cleaned house. Cooler. Made chiffon cake & strawberries. Had lasagna & fish. Stan & I went to Mary’s & Paps. Visited. Stopped at store.