September 16 - September 22, 1974-1978

1974

Mon –School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Went to dairy & Jim’s. Went to store & got postage stamps. Dan, Bill came for meeting. Wrote Dave.

Tue – School. Made chocolate cake & sugar cookies. Took Ivan to dentist. Stopped at Eleanor’s. Elaine called. Frank was to stay home & took off. Picked tomatoes.

Wed – School. Made spaghetti sauce & iced cake. Worked on car patches. Took Greg to dentist. Wrote letters. Brought Elaine home. Looked at patterns & material. Took her back. Frank had night practice.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Took Dad’s Simca to garage (shot transmission). Cut grass. Mr. Iames drove me to garage. Stan, Bill & Dan went to APMI meeting. Got milk & went to store.

Fri – School. Clean living room & bedroom. Carol came for lunch. Baked pies. Got call to get Frank (suspended). Had conference. Took Julie & Ivan to Bugs Bunny School.

Sat – Slept late. Rained. Game cancelled. Kids played outside (mud). Went to store. Stan went to shop. Read magazines. Stan got grease in transmission of Simca.

Sun – Slept late. Cool. Took Harry to Eliz. To get Stadium bus (Pirate game). Cut boy’s & Stan’s hair. Watched Steeler game (tie 35). Carol & Jim stopped.

1975

Tue – School. Worked on contest. Made chili. Dave went to town. Drove Ivan to Pitt. Stopped at store. Wrote Harold & Emily. Mended clothes. Stan went back to shop.

Wed – School. Wrote brother Bill. Dave had interview at Penney’s. Made cream puffs. Soupy.

Thu – School. Rain. Watched football contest. Called Eleanor. Grace called. Made soup. Made bacon tomato sandwiches. Worked on 1776 contest. Marion called. Fixed apples.

Fri – School. Nice day. Made apple & cherry pies. Took cherry pie to Petersens. Cleaned living room, etc. Greg cut front grass. Stan & I went to game. TJ 18 – W.M. North 0. Julie brought Lisa B. for lunch.

Sat – Slept late. Washed clothes. Went to store. Dave drove kids to Bill’s. Made stuffed round steak. Picked & fixed grapes. Dave had 1^st day work at Ponderosa.

Sun – Cooked grapes into juice. Canned them. Read paper. Made meat loaf. Watched Steeler game. Steelers 37 – San Diego 0. Kids got baths. Julie had tooth ache.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Went to store. Changed sheets. Made blueberry cream cheese pie. Stan & Harry went to Astro Nuclear meeting. Watched TV. Bill & Stella stopped.

1976

Thu – Greg & I went to work early. Called home. Stan had flu. Stopped at store. Fixed supper. Put vinegar thru the washer. Boys went to Flo’s.

Fri – Rain. Windshield wipers not working. Harry took Greg & I to work in Simca. Ivan made sausage & waffles. Poured down rain. Didn’t go to game. TJ 21 – Charleroi 0. Stan sick.

Sat – Cleaned living room & dining room. Kids cleaned. Went to store. Battery dead on Pontiac so took Simca. Greg made pepper steak. Bill H. stopped out. Watched TV. Stan up out of bed.

Sun – Put clothes in washer. Wouldn’t go. Stan took me to landromat. Bill came. Worked on Pontiac. Frank came. Got Kentucky Fried Chicken. Washed hair.

Mon – Mickey Cockran came down for ride to work. Light rain. Windshield wipers didn’t work. Repair man came for washer & dryer. Kids swept & mopped. Made cake.

Tue –Took Mickey C. to work with us. Stopped at store. Dave made stuffed chicken & iced cake. Carol came. Made spaghetti sauce & chicken soup.

Wed – Pontiac wouldn’t start. Harry drove us to work & brought car at lunch time. Stan got stuck with Simca. Greg got him. Picked tomatoes. Bruce & Bryon came to help Stan with Simca.

1977

Fri – School. Frank worked half day. Rain. Went back to bed. Cleaned house. Did Mrs. Iames mending. Dan Arico called (home for brother’s wedding). Listened to games. Julie went to G.S. camp.

Sat – Frank worked. Washed clothes. Changed sheets. Went to store. Made cream puffs & chili. Stan & I went to milk store. Called Greg. Got car & moved in with another fellow.

Sun – Read paper. Marion called. Worked on front. Spread around dirt. Reseeded. Planted silver maple. Watched “Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy”. Rained at night.

Mon – School. Frank didn’t work. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Changed sheets. Went to bank & store. Made chop suey. Weeded. Watched football Steelers 27 – San Fran. 0. Rain.

Tue – School. Julie stayed home. Frank didn’t work. Made lasagna. Took Harry to town. Him – eyes. Me – shop. Got shoes. Cut out & sewed Julie slacks.

Wed – School. Washed clothes. Made apple dessert and pumpkin cookies. Made Julie vest to match slacks.

Thu – School. Went to store. Called Verna Lee Lynam. Washed clothes. Made stuffed chickens. Put snaps on Julie’s outfit. Marion called. Watched TV.

1978

Sat – Slept late. Washed clothes. Greg came here. Went to bank & store. Got Julie’s jacket from lay away. Had easy supper. Poured rain. Went to Carol’s. No rain. Gave her drapes.

Sun – Slept late. Made spaghetti sauce. Went to Maryann G’s bridal shower (sewing basket – Julie made bow). Bill, Carolyn & Greg worked on car & stayed for supper. Stan typed Greg’s paper. Watched 1^st Starship Galactica.

Mon – School. Wrote checks. Stan went to VA hospital. Dave slept here. Car serviced at Spears. Swept & mopped cellar. Stan went bowling. Fixed grapes. Cleaned hall cupboards. Washed afghans.

Tue – School. Very hot & humid. Stan home. Cleaned. Greg came. Went to milk store & store. Made jelly. Read. Had root beer floats. Frank didn’t go to school (Ivan, too).

Wed – School. Stan went back to work. Very hot & humid. Cleaned bathroom & kitchen. Closed windows. Sprayed with Black Flag. Stayed in cellar. Washed clothes. Wrote Elaine & Harry.

Thu – School. (hot – 88 degrees) Julie home – sore throat. Washed clothes. Washed curtains & kitchen windows. Called Mary. Took Ivan to Siegel’s (glasses fixed). Stopped at Murphy’s. Watched TV. Frank helped Dave. Bill came to fix car.

Fri – School. Cooler. Cleaned & read “Twelfth Physician”. Went to Dellala’s and K-Mart. Got paint.