January 8 - January 14, 1979-1983

1979

Mon – No school. Ivan made French toast. Frank went to Mental Health & then school. Kids went sled riding. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped. Stan went bowling.

Tue – School. Called Eleanor & Mary. Made squash cookies. Made ham casserole. Went to store. Stan went to Curinga for medicine (closed). Bill stopped.

Wed- School. Drove Stan to work. Called Frank to wake up. Got Dave at Spears. Took pictures. Made spaghetti sauce. Took Julie to Siegels. Ordered new glasses. Ivan got Stan (late).

Thu – School. Cold (-3 degrees). Washed clothes. Cleaned kitchen & baths. Made cake & baked apple. Ivan got milk & I went to store. Had 1^st pay from Basil Carli.

Fri – Cleaned walls of kitchen (big job). Stan home early. Went to Dr. Tanner. Ivan & I went to bank & store.

Sat – Stan worked. Turned warmer. Chopped at ice. Washed clothes. Called Elaine. Carol called. Mr. Savage sick. Made fr. fried mushrooms.

Sun – Stan worked. Called Marion. Chased paper all over (wind). Cleaned & played cards. Buildt fire. Julie stayed overnight at Danielle’s. Ivan & Frank went to Dave’s. Nice.

1980

Tue – School. Greg came. Got haircut. Bill came. Fixed car. Marion called. Cleaned our refrig. Went to store. Typed Ivan’s term paper.

Wed – School. Snow. Stan signed up. Stan went to Eastland (closed). Stan went to town. Took jacket back. Had interview. Typed Ivan’s term paper. Ivan stayed up to finish it.

Thu – School. Julie sick. Ivan tired, didn’t go. Frank worked 5-9:30 eve. Washed clothes. Went to store. Fixed early supper. Cut out material for coat lining. Got letter from Harry.

Fri – School. Wrote Harry. Cleaned house. Frank took car to work & went to milk store. Read. Ivan worked.

Sat – Washed clothes. Had soup & chicken noodles. Dave came for lunch. Made kapusta & iced cake. Julie & I went to Kamperts & store. Volvo battery dead. Julie babysat.

Sun – Slept late. Read paper. Greg came. Had lunch. Sewed coat lining. Bill stopped. Checked Volvo battery (dead cell). Ivan worked. Read.

Mon – School. Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Stan got battery for Volvo. Changed sheets. Put in black lining of coat.

1981

Thu – Slept late. Showered. Washed clothes. Stan Xchanged trousers again. Dave stopped. Gave ham & ham salad. Stan worked 5-1. Read.

Fri – Worked at Lawsons. Served supper. Julie made lasagna – good. Stan worked 5-1. Ivan drove me to shoemakers (closed) & K-Mart. Changed furnace filters.

Sat – Worked at Lawsons. Kids changed sheets. Washed clothes. Finished “Bargain Marriage”.

Sun – Worked half day Lawsons. Mary called. Called Pat Cocuzzi. Fixed supper. Worked hook rug & watched TV.

Mon – Worked at Lawsons. Worked hard. Mary & Mary Ruth had falling out. Stan worked 5-1. Julie fixed supper. Dave & frank stopped. Called Mr. Beedle.

Tue – Slept late. Called Eleanor. Didn’t go to Beedle’s. Went to bookmobile, Gold Circle & Kroger. Gloria Goughnour called. Went to Jeff. Library & H.S. for Julie’s hearing. Mary called.

Wed – Slept late. Read. Stan & I cleaned house. Mary came with pictures. Stan went to Toastmasters. Read “Ashes in the Wind”.

1982

Fri – School. Worked at Lawsons. Dave fixed supper. Read.

Sat – Julie & I worked at Lawsons. Washed clothes. Ivan fixed supper (hamburgers & fr. fries). Felt blue about finances. Read.

Sun – Very cold (-7 degrees). Julie worked at Lawsons. I worked part time. Stan got stuck with car. Dave went to store. Marion called. Buildt fire.

Mon – No school. Very cold – record –8 degrees. Worked at Lawsons. Ivan had interview in town. Stan took Don to S. H. Village. Stan & I went to store. Read.

Tue – No school. Cold. Stan went to Oakland – Pitt. Washed clothes. Swept cellar. Ivan mopped. Had soup & pizza. Read. Wrote Bill B. & Frank.

Wed – Back to school for kids. Stan signed up – went to Oakland. Snowed. Baked rolls, cake, chicken & stuffing. Dave & Stan went to Toastmasters.

Thu – School. Stan went to town. Washed clothes. Finished “Madelaine”. Made stuffed shells & cookies. Pat Petersen killed.

1983

Sat – Julie & I worked. David made pork chops & stuffing. Washed clothes. Waited for Bill H. to go to Bill’s. (Didn’t come.) Read. Tried popcorn in microwave (no good).

Sun – Julie worked. I worked half day. Steelers 28 – Chargers 31. Read. Stan made beef stroganoff. Marion called. Greg & Elaine called.

Mon – Drove Julie to school (late). Rain. Worked at Lawsons. Stan fixed spaghetti. Wrote contests.

Tue – School. Washed clothes. Stan & I cleaned kitchen Went to store. Put things back (kitchen). Went to Rax. Stan buildt fire. Made Polish pizza.

Wed – School. Drove Julie (late). Went to Giant Eagle. Stan signed up. Marion called. Pd bills. Read. Called Carol. Dave & Stan went to Toastmasters.

Thu – School. Washed clothes. Made pecan rolls. Made chicken soup. Marion took Don to hospital (nerves). Cleaned house. Cut out & sewed blue top.

Fri – School. Worked at Lawsons. Julie off at SC. Gave Carol Megahan a pecan roll for her birthday. Had lightning and thunder with rain.