July 22 - July 28, 1974-1978

1974

Mon – Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Changed sheets. Marion called. Got job. Called Elaine. Watched TV. Stan went to shop. Took shower & washed hair.

Tue – Rain. Baked chocolate cake. Took Ivan to dentist. Stopped at store. Frank took car then Dave. Watched All Star game and Dodge Kids on TV. Knitted. Stan went to Dr. & shop.

Wed- Slept late. Getting head cold. Called Mary Jo & Mrs. O. Cut out Julie’s outfit. Started sewing mine. Frank took Greg to Pitt dentist. Harry played golf & went swimming.

Thu – Washed clothes. Made pierogi & kapusta. Got new muffler for mower & took Greg to Dr. about knee (ok). Kids slept out. Julie slept over at Karen’s.

Fri – Cleaned. Kids cleaned & played football. Julie went swimming. Mary came out with pineapple. Walked around yard. Harry had game (forfeit). Stan worked at shop.

Sat – Stan worked down shop. Washed clothes. Got milk & went to store. Worked on dress. Watched TV. Stan got first gram of silver. Kids cut grass. Cleaned out front sewer catch.

Sun – Baked cookies. Stan went to shop. Fixed grilled cheese for Stan & Dan. Took tem ice tea. Trimmed hedges & hoed. Rained. Work on shop accounts. Elaine came late. Stayed overnight.

1975

Tue – Took Stan to work & drove to town (early). Went for IRS audit. Went to State office for Medicaid. Home late. Went swimming in evening. Dan Arico came. Frank came. Stayed overnight.

Wed – Up early & wrote letters to Elaine. Made chicken macaroni salad. Stan went to Greensburg & drove boys to Latrobe (football & Elders). Picked beans & froze them. Julie got haircut. Kids cut grass. Went to store. Drove Frank home.

Thu – Hot & humid. Washed clothes. Julie went swimming. Boys played ball. Wrote to Bill & Alice. Stan & I went to Murphy Mart & Giant Eagle. Sold out of plastic ware.

Fri – Cooler. Cleaned house. Took Julie to get baseball glove. Greg had all-star practice. Stan went back to shop. Picked beans & froze them. Called Stella.

Sat – Nice day. Made rhubarb apple dessert & snacking cake. Ivan made skate board. Greg had all-star game. In evening went swimming.

Sun – Nice day. Started to sew Julie’s dress. Stan, kids & I went to river to fish. No fishing, so waded. Greg has poison ivy. Had steak. Went to Bill’s. Took out our cats & brought home kitten.

Mon – Morning papers started & Harry slept out. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Sewed Julie’s dress. Bill came to work on car. Frank visited. Weeded in front. Drove Frank home.

1976

Thu – Went to work. Gray day. Harry had hearing. Did load of clothes. Made spaghetti sauce. Hot & humid.

Fri – Worked. We had a cook out. Fixed salad, steak. Lavern made cheesecake. Kids went swimming. Hot & humid. Had spaghetti. Rained. Dave worked late. Cat up in Iames tree.

Sat – Washed clothes. Took Julie shopping for clothes for Birthday. Had sandwiches for supper. Kids & I went swimming. Stan helped clean.

Sun – Cleaned kitchen. Stan worked on wiring of his car. Bill & Carolyn stopped. Dave took kids to Carol’s (in eve). Frank here for supper. Visited Iames.

Mon – Work. Took Gregory for 1^st day. Harry fixed pancakes & sausage. Kids & I went swimming. Cut red raspberries. Kids did clothes & cellar.

Tue – Greg & I worked. Dave made chop suey. Washed 1 load of clothes. Bill & Carolyn came. Stan went to shop with John Marks. Dave & Frank worked Ponderosa.

Wed – Greg & I worked. Hot & humid. Stan & Julie fixed supper (left-over meatloaf). Picked cucumbers. Made 1 qt pickles. Dave & Frank worked Ponderosa.

1977

Fri – Stan went to Conn. With Don. Cleaned living room & dining room. Did lunch clean up & cleaned kitchen. Weeded front grass. Marion called. Called Mrs. Star (Tuba separated).

Sat – Nice day. Made kapusta & oatmeal cookies. Washed clothes. Took nap. Made lasagna. David sold refrigerator. Carol came. Watched TV & crocheted.

Sun – Up early. Read paper. Marion called. Made cream cheese tarts. Made stew. Dave & Julie went to ballgame. Greg & I went swimming. Watched “Poldark”.

Mon – Dave & Stan went to work. Dave got car inspected. Poured rain. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Dave went to ballgame. I did dishes. Stan & I went for milk & got gas.

Tue – Took Julie to dentist. Crocheted. Went to McDonalds for lunch. Picked & fixed veg in garden. Picked peaches. Marion called. Fixed apple. Julie slept over Leslie’s. Harry came home.

Wed – Harry & Stan went to shop. Took Pontiac to be inspected. Made apple pies. Weeded front grass. Stan & Harry worked on brakes on Pontiac. Elaine called. Mary stopped out.

Thu – Harry went with Stan. Washed clothes. Worked on front grass. Went to store. Seeded & watered front. Stan worked on Pontiac brakes. Harry took Julie & Ivan to “White Swan Park”.

1978

Sat –Very hot & humid (93 degrees). Drove Ivan to pick up new glasses. Stopped at Haines. Stan went to shop. Made potato salad. Washed clothes. Greg & Julie went swimming.

Sun – Hot. Finished reading “White Mountains”. Went to Dellalo’s. Greg called to work. Bill came to look at Volvo. Dave stopped. Had hamburgers. Rain came. Elaine called.

Mon – Humid. Washed clothes. Stan went to Latrobe. Took ice cream to Ramseys for funeral. Swept & mopped. Picked beans, squash, cucumbers & blueberries. Made pickles. Dave came. Watched “ Miss Universe”.

Tue – Drove Stan to work. Stopped at store. Julie took off & did not go to her music lesson. Very angry. Froze beans. Made blueberry muffins. Got Stan. Wrote Elaine.

Wed – Slept late. Made kapusta & pierogi. Called Mary – back from Calif. Weeded front crabgrass. Made zucchini walnut bread ( 2 loaves). Dave stopped.

Thu – Washed clothes. Picked vegetables. Made pickles. Stan went to library. Home early. Took Julie to Penney’s. Put jacket on lay-away. Finished weeding 1 section of front grass.

Fri – Cooler. Cleaned house. Straightened magazines. Ivan had last day S. School. Ivan finished back grass. Stan did front. Went to store.