May 27 - June 2, 1974-1978

1974

Mon – No school. Memorial Day. Had brunch. Went to K-Mart. Got new Bar-B-Q. Frank put together. Elaine, Don, Carol, Jim, Carolyn & Bill. Had potato salad, baked beans, hamb. & hot dogs. Made cake. Elaine hurt ankle.

Tue – School. Took Ivan to dental. Picked up Elaine. Took her to hospital for x-ray.. Not broken. Went shopping. Dave took her back. Took Harry to Dr & Greg to work. Got Harry again. Ivan had game.

Wed- School. Rain. Cut out & sewed Elaine’s dress – difficult. Went to store. Frank got milk. Visited Iames. Stan & I took walk. Misty. Made bread & roast beef.

Thu – School. Took shower & washed hair. Washed clothes. Went to store. Cool. Fixed stuffed chicken. Poured down rain. Finished Elaine’s dress.

Fri – School. Went to bank. Cleaned living room & kitchen. Went to Grace’s shop in Elizabeth. Nice visit. Went to Hahn’s. Bought living room furniture. Elaine & Don here.

Sat – Washed clothes. Carol came out. We went shopping for drapery material. Carol took Julie home with her. Stan painted. Frank had game.

Sun – Picked strawberries. Made strawberry pie & apple pizza. Stan painted slats for awning. Drove to Wexford to get Julie. Uncle Bill stopped out. Frank helped Bill at shop.

1975

Tue – School. Greg has poison ivy. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Took Ivan to Pitt dentist. Took Greg to Dr (long wait). Marion called.

Wed – Greg home. Baked banana cake & cookies. Worked around trees & put peat moss. Ivan & Julie had games. Had soup supper. Worked outside again. Stan went to shop. Bill & Stella came out.

Thu – School. Frank here early. Got Frank new tennis shoes. Took Greg to Dr. Found Frank’s clothes. Washed them. Took Frank to McKeesport & got him room. Stan & I went to Julie’s game.

Fri – School. Cleaned house. Took cold beer to Stan & got milk. Frank came. Took Ivan to game & Frank to McKeesport. Got him groceries. Went back to Ivan’s game.

Sat – Kids cleaned. Took Greg to Dr. & went to store. Took kids swimming (Bo & Bimmer, too). Made hamburgers. Took Ivan to Bill’s (to cut grass). I went swimming in eve. Went with Stan to get Ivan.

Sun – Cooler. Kids went swimming anyway. Hoed garden & replanted corn & beans. Rain in eve. Wrote to Elaine & Dave. Called Mary.

Mon – School. Cool. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped. Took Greg for shot (last one). Changed sheets. Took boys to game (rain). Stan took Ivan to his. Julie went with Dyson’s.

1976

Thu – Greg’s last day school. Worked. Called Hatfield’s about Robin. Took shower & washed hair. Knitted & went to bed early.

Fri – Worked. Girls & I went to South Park Inn for lunch. Greg had picnic at South Park. Got stuck with Plymouth on way to work. Planted zinnias out front. Marion called.

Sat – Washed clothes. Went to bank & store. Greg got shoes. Finished Harry’s sweater. Looked through pattern books for making Carol shell.

Sun – Made cup cakes & cake. Fixed roast & potatoes. Cleaned house – Stan helped. Iced cakes. Dave & Ivan went to show. Stan & I went to Hatfield’s to see Pap. Tired.

Mon – Memorial day. Made potato salad. Nice but cool. Kids went swimming – too cold. Washed clothes. Got gas, air in tires & went to store. Bill called – moved. Frank here – had potato salad & all fixings. Wrote letters.

Tue – School. Worked. Rain. Greg’s commencement at the gym. Crowded. Stan, Julie & I went. Had cake.

Wed – School. Worked. Greg & Harry went for drivers test – both failed. Bill & Carolyn stopped by. Washed clothes. Went to store.

1977

Fri – School. Kids missed bus. Took Pontiac. Washed clothes. Sometimes dryer didn’t work. Harry had game. (Not good). Greg had bloody nose. Stan had Dr. examination for insurance.

Sat – Up early. Cleaned out refrigerator. Went to store. Stan & Dave went to shop. Cleaned kitchen & bath. Made apple rhubarb dessert & pepper steak. Watered. Ivan hurt on bike. Ruptured spleen. Operation.

Sun – Stan not home from hospital until 7:00AM. Wrote brother Bill. Read paper. Visited Ivan. Guys worked on wall. Elaine Johnson stayed for supper. Harry & Greg visited Ivan at hospital. Wrote Harold.

Mon – Memorial day. No school. Stan went to shop in morning. Made potato salad & iced cake. Kids went swimming. Visited Ivan at hospital. Had cookout. Hoed & watered garden.

Tue – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped. Stan moved lathe ball mill machine. Went to store. Stuck with Pontiac. Took Dave’s car. Visited Ivan with Mary. Bill & Carolyn visited Ivan & stopped here.

Wed – School. Stan at shop. Washed Julie’s window. Went to milk store. Went to Ferrari’s for pop. Had to get jumped. Went to hospital. Left car – Frank started it. Washed kitchen windows. Watered.

Thu – Stan took Pontiac. School. Took Julie to Pitt dental ($1.50 parking). Went to library for Poe (Harry). Went to store. Stan & I visited Ivan. Mrs. Baker there. Ivan had 1^st food. Harry had game.

1978

Sat – Washed clothes. Went to store. Kids worked on garage ceiling. Went to bank and other store. Had corn on cob & fr. bologna. Worked on scarf – Julie. Julie started to cut out shorts & top.

Sun – Hot. Kids got disgusted with garage. Stan tried to work on it. Dave took Julie to game (Pirates 5 – Expos 2). Planted flowers & replanted corn & beans. Watered garden. Made chop suey.

Mon – No school. Memorial day. Hot. Made potato salad. Went to store. Clairton Pool not open. Harry & Julie went to Abbels. Dave came. Called Stella. Played volley ball & had cook out. Bill had extra pepper plants. Planted & watered.

Tue – School. Hot. Washed clothes. Swept & Frank mopped. Washed kitchen windows & curtains. Made spaghetti. Mike Siminski came to see about Ivan & paper route. Julie cut front grass.

Wed – School. Hot. Frank watered. Washed living room windows & put up screens. Started Stan’s corduroy shirt. Put fertilizer on blueberries. Talked with Kern’s.

Thu – School. Drove Greg to work. Washed clothes. Washed last of windows. Frank watered. Went to Kroger & Foodland. Harry worked Benack’s. Visited Merry Jo McGee.

Fri – Last day of school for Harry. He drove Subaru. Marion called. Made cream pie. Went to Murphy Mart & store. Rained.