December 15 -19, 1956

Saturday, December 15, 1956

Cloudy all day. Bill, Betty and I went to Portland today to do some Christmas shopping. Didn’t do much. Mama and Donnie home alone. Mama some better. We wrapped some gifts tonight. I looked at the desks in Sears today, they are nice.

Sunday, December 16, 1956

Foggy most of the day. I did up the work. Kennard down in a.m., he put his ham in our deep-freeze. Betty to church. Billie over to Raymond’s. I wrote letters in p.m. Betty put puzzle together. Billie over to Raymond’s. Billie to Portland with Dennis to haul load of wood down to guy.

Monday, December 17, 1956

I washed. In PM I washed curtains in dining room. Billie finished at Chet’s today.

Tuesday, December 18, 1956

A clear cold day. Linwood came up and cleaned out the oil burner and furnace. Ironed the p.m. Billie worked with Dennis today. Got a package from Dorothea today.

Wednesday, December 19, 1956

Not so cold. Mama and Donnie got a cold.