April 8 - April 14, 1974-1978

1974

Mon –School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Went to store. Got Carol’s material. Stan went to Carbide Eng. meeting. Mended clothes.

Tue – School. Cut out & sewed Carol’s drapes. Took Harry to work & got milk. Dave took Julie & Ivan to Carol’s (Carol tried drapes.) Went to PTO meeting. Bill had accident with Mazda.

Wed- School. Called Marion. Called insurance. Worked on Carol’s drapes. Started to take Bill to Dr. Stan came home early & took him. Went to store. Carol Savage stopped out. Went back to store for buckram.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Swept a little. Sewed. Mended Bill’s slacks. Sponged blood off coat. Frank had game. Harry had practice.

Fri – No school. Stan was home. Went to store ($46.00) for ham, kielbossy, etc. Cleaned living room & kitchen. Kids cut front grass. Rained. Transplanted rest of seedlings to pots. Carol called.

Sat – Washed clothes. Stan went to shop to work. Made potato salad & dyed eggs. Iced cake. Harry went all day fishing. Stan bought 1^st watermelon half. Took Julie to K-Mart. Got peat moss. Easter bunny came.

Sun – Easter. Julie was up at 5:30AM. Cloudy but no rain. Elaine & Don came. Carol K. came. Dottie stopped. Leslie Watko came up. Had soup, ham, potato salad & cake. Bill, Harry, Frank went to shop in evening.

1975

Tue – School. Worked outside. Got notice about IRS audit. Wrapped presents for Elaine’s coming birthday (21^st). Went to political meeting to meet judges (Stan & I)

Wed – School. Went to store. Baked cherry pies & cookies. Went to school. Stopped at Haines.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Worked on accounting project. Stan got Plymouth worked on by Bill. Marion called. Called Priscilla Austin.

Fri – School. Cleaned living room, etc. Cleaned kitchen & cabinet tops. Elaine & Don came out. Helped Elaine wash clothes (they went to drive in.) Drove out to get Dave’s jacket (Arico’s).

Sat – Washed clothes. Kids cleaned. Julie had practice. Chilly. Harry had game. Carol called. Had disagreement with Frank.

Sun –Read paper. Nice day. Thinned Hosta. Cut front grass. Julie fertilized. Kids cut back. Watched TV “Queen Elizabeth”. Frank not to eat with us.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Changed sheets. Gathered twigs & buildt fire. Took Ivan to practice & went to K-Mart.

1976

Thu – School. Worked at T. Fixed frozen fried chicken. Washed 1 load. Made spaghetti sauce. Stan bought rolls. Marion called. Bruce & Robin came to look at Dave’s car (paint).

Fri – Worked at T’s. Payday. School. LaVerne wasn’t at work. Girls & I went to lunch at Ralph’s. Drove to water C. for copy of check. Went to store. Made juice & ice tea & started chicken soup. Stan got milk.

Sat – Nice day. Washed clothes. Kids dup up sewer & cleaned out grease trap. Frank backfilled. Stan worked on upstairs toilet. Tobin gave Julie clothes.

Sun – Cold. Read paper. Had pancakes. Put fertilizer on evergreens. Sprayed clover weed killer. Baked cake & blueberry muffins. Made roast & port chops. Kids got baths.

Mon – School. Went to work 21 degrees – record cold. Frank washed clothes & went to see about job. Folded & ironed clothes & put away. Fixed strawberries. Stan went to Carbide Engineers.

Tue –School. Worked. Stan took Ivan to dental clinic. He went to bank. Washed clothes. Elaine came. Here for supper. Dave took her & Julie to Oakland & he & Frank went to library.

Wed – School. Worked. Harry hit line drive to coach – Mr. Wilson. Dave cooked supper. Didn’t take Frank to Eastland. Julie had practice. Took her to K-Mart. Got shoes & dress.

1977

Fri – No school. Made potato salad. Kids dyed eggs. Cleaned & made cake. Stan varnished hall.

Sat – Had our Easter celebration. Kids got baskets. Had soup, ham, potato salad, etc. Elaine came. Crocheted top fits. She went out in eve. Kids got baths, gathered clothes, etc.

Sun – Up early. Packed & made sandwiches. Elaine took Ivan & Julie. Stan & I went in Subaru. Elaine bought hoagies for supper. She drove us down town Washington to sight see.

Mon – Julie, Ivan, Stan & I drove to downtown Washington. Walked around – mailed post cards. Very hot at Elaine’s apartment. She made baked pot. & fish & turnovers (very good).

Tue – Up early. We all went for drive to Rehoboth Beach. Ate at De Broak Inn. Good. Kids enjoyed water (cold). Nice day. Nice ride back to Elaine’s.

Wed – We went to Washington. Went on tour mobile. Ivan & Julie went on paddle boats on the Tidal Basin. Just missed getting a ticket (parking). Stan visited Dan & Bob Prosafoski. 90 degrees.

Thu – Up very early. Made lunch to bring home & cleaned up Elaine’s apartment. Arrived home 2:30. Unpacked, washed clothes. Dave was here. Fixed supper with left-overs. Called Marion.

1978

Sat – Julie had oboe lesson – found out I should pay. Washed clothes. Harry had game & worked (Benack). Went to store. Had quarter pounders. Buildt fire at Mrs. Iames wood pile. Took walk with Julie. Marion home from hospital.

Sun – Nice day. Slept late. Read paper. Boys worked on cars. Stan worked on Simca. Swept all cinders in front. Made cake & meatloaf. Dave came. Stayed for supper. Worked on tax forms.

Mon – School. Ivan home sick. Washed clothes. Swept. Frank mopped. Marion called. Called Mary. Made lasagna. Harry had came – then worked. Went to store & milk store. Dave came to watch baseball game.

Tue – School. Harry & Julie both home sick. Frank looked for work. Julie cleaned out cupboard. Silver polished flute. Stan worked on aid application for Greg. Read.

Wed – School. Called Eleanor. Cleaned all the screens. Baked orange cookies, brownies & bread. Made chili. Worked on top border. Read. Called Stella.

Thu – School. Frank went to McKeesport with Stan. Greg couldn’t get car started. Washed clothes. Cleaned. Went to bank, store & got Greg. Had hot dogs & baked beans. Harry & Greg went to Dorothy’s & got stereo & clothes.

Fri – School. Drove Greg to work. Went to store & Murphy Mart. Ate lunch. Paid water bill & got milk. Pd. car insurance & went to Kroger. Had soup & fish. Harry worked. Dave & Bill stopped over. Elaine called.