March 23 - 25, 1991 Billie's Party

 

Saturday, March 23, 1991

 

A mostly cloudy day with snow beginning at about 3 PM. David down this morning and made a good long visit. We are celebrating Billie’s birthday with a supper tonight. Betty and family except Zack. Dorothea and Betty S, Brogan and her friends and Arnold and Betty S also David came. A very good baked bean supper. Betty bakes good beans and her brown bread is just like mamas. This family is lucky to have someone that can make rolls so light and perfectly delicious. It is Carmen. And Betty’s brown bread. All are such good cooks.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 24, 1991

 

SNOW SNOW all day. It made a very gloomy day. Walt up for coffee. Carmen called a little while. Not much going on here today. Betty brought up Italians for our supper.

 

 

 

Monday, March 25, 1991

 

Well a mostly cloudy day. I took a bath and got ready to go to the doctors for my throat. It so far is just called laryngitis. Billie took his bath too. Carmen came at about 11:30. She worked last night till 7 AM. She took me to the doctor. She is so helpful and kind. Too bad I have to be so dependent on her and all rest of them. It is a nuisance for them. I did the washing today.

 

 

 

March 19 - 22, 1991 Billie's 60th Birthday

 

Tuesday, March 19, 1991 FUEL OIL

 

Cloudy and showery, not too cold. Wind made it on the cool side. Oil came. $160.38. I sent or renewed for The Press Herald today. I didn’t do much or talk. Carmen came and got supper. I got the chicken in. A dreary day, clouds and rain. We didn’t get the snow.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 20, 1991

 

Well it was a good day with the sun. Mild but windy. I got work done, wrote birthday cards. A letter to Dot. A lot of bare ground this morning. Brogan been cleaning up in Betty’s heritage room today. Brogan loves getting up there. Betty and Bro came at noon, got the lunch. Also made a sandwich for Carmen’s lunch. At summertime Betty came, brought Billie a dish of spaghetti and meatballs. She cooked me sausage and I had waffles cooked with them, very good. I didn’t do much today. David called this p.m. and talked. No operation. He found out he is doing okay with therapy.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 21, 1991

 

A fair day. I done some odds and end jobs. Looked and read the paper. Also I looked a box of snapshots over that Betty brought up. Betty and Bro came and got the lunches. Carmen came and got the supper and washed the dishes.

 

 

 

Friday, March 22, 1991 Billie 60 years

 

Today is Billie’s birthday. Not very exciting. Done the regular work. I did a wash and done the ironing. Carmen, Betty and Brogan here today. Also Charlene called and then p.m. Susan came and brought a birthday card for Billie. Carmen worked tonight from 3 to 7. Arnold is taking care of Brogan. Betty came and got the supper and washed the dishes. A fair day. Pam Smart got a jail sentence for life for her wicked crime. Susan got a phone call from Billie. He is okay and is supposed to come home last of April.

 

 

March 16 - 18, 1991 St. Patrick's Day

 

 

 

Saturday, March 16, 1991

 

Cloudy all a.m. David came and had coffee and made a visit. Carmen and Brogan came. I read papers. And listen to news on the Sunday specials or weekly. Carmen and Brogan call.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 17, 1991

 

Betty took scrapbooks home. It was nice having Betty Smith drop in. A St. Patrick’s Day dinner at Betty’s. I attended. They had decorated very pretty green and white streamers. Green and white balloons etc. A big gang. Betty, Walt entertained, Carmen and Kim, Brogan, Betty Smith, Joy, Cindy, Dorothea, Arnold and his children, Tom and me. They brought Billie’s dinner up.

 

 

 

Monday, March 18, 1991 Carmen back to work at NCM

 

A cloudy day, we are to have some rain and mixed with snow for a few days. I washed. Tonight Zack called again. He called to see how I was feeling. He is thoughtful. It was nice talking to him. I didn’t do much. I did the washing. Betty came and got the supper. She prepared it. Very good. Well Carmen back to work at NCM. (Blank) years ago she got through on this job. Brogan missed her. Dorothea and David to Lewiston for test, x-rays etc. Not too bad a day.

March 12 - 15, 1991

 

Tuesday, March 12, 1991

 

Today I got a beautiful bouquet of mixed flowers from my grandson Zack. I love him no matter what. I hope he does what is right. Makes a big change in his life. Carmen and Betty came, they did the cleaning. It looked very nice. Betty brought up all the scrapbooks to look at. Dorothea here in the evening. Quite nice day, very cold. Brogan better. Also Carmen a dite better. Betty’s back is better. David here this morning, he is about the same. Durfee came, cut Billie’s hair.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 13, 1991

 

I didn’t do anything today either. I watched soaps and looked at the scrapbooks. Betty called, also Dorothea dropped in for a little while. I wish I could talk and walk. I miss talking to Betty Smith on the phone at night.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 14, 1991

 

I did a dite of wash. Betty came up, she did my ironing. I am enjoying looking at the scrapbooks. Watched TV soaps. I still can’t talk. I have an appointment for the 25^th. I’m not sick, no cold either. Can’t talk. Today I got a letter from George, a Easter card from Esther and a get well card from Zack. Kind of cloudy weather and on the cool side. Carmen down and got her shot.

 

 

 

Friday, March 15, 1991

 

It was quite sunny, not too warm. I done regular work which is never much nowadays. I read all those books and late p.m. got them all done. Very very interesting. I enjoyed them. Carmen came and did vacuuming this p.m. Then came and got the supper, very good as usual. Betty dropped in a minute. Dorothea called late p.m. Brogan’s friend home from school today. She got tired playing, her cold is better but not all over it.

March 8 - 11, 1991

 

Friday, March 8, 1991

 

Well when we got up this morning nice and clear sun, looked so good. Also good news, thousands of US troops have come back, more are coming. Carmen and Brogan to Brogan’s doctor. I washed today.

 

 

 

Saturday, March 9, 1991

 

A very nice sunny day. Cold and windy. Warmed up later. David down for coffee and made a long visit. I done regular work. Carmen still sick with a bad cold. She and Brogan called. Tom called and brought me a large candy bar.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 10, 1991

 

Well this has been a fair day. Walt didn’t get up for coffee. Betty here, done supper dishes. Dorothea here in eve. I looked over box of things Betty brought up. I have hard work writing on bottom of pages. A mess.

 

 

 

Monday, March 11, 1991

 

Kind of a cloudy day. Brogan sick with a very bad cold. Carmen don’t feel too good. Carmen came, get the lunches. Also got the supper. She didn’t stay, she had to get home to Brogan. Betty came, took the two blood pressures.