The blog posts below are taken from my grandmother's diaries. Althea Green Smith Crook was lovingly referred to as Nanny to her immediate family ~ thus her diaries are called Nanny's Diaries.

Nanny wrote in her diaries when she remembered to - mostly in the evening. There will be some years in which she didn't keep diaries and there will also be some days/weeks in her yearly diaries in which she skipped or forgot to write in them. For the most part, these are her words - written as she wrote them. There will be typos, forgotten punctuation, and other grammatical errors - but I am rewriting these as my Nanny originally wrote them.

As with all old handwriting, there are some entries that I can't quite make out - and these entries will be followed with a (?) to signify that this may or may not be correct or I can't figure out what she is trying to write.

Thank you Nanny for leaving us 50 years worth of memories! We miss you!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

January 26 - 28, 1957 A Surprise Baby!



Saturday, January 26, 1957 William Lloyd Deming born at 3:09 AM

Douglas MacArthur 77 years old today. A nice day, not too cold, done up the work. Ronald Faucher called here in p.m. Billie working up to Chet’s today. In p.m. Bill, Betty and I went to town, called at Ferns. Tonight at about 6:30 we got a phone call from Esther. She gave birth to a 6 lbs. 4 oz. boy this morning at 3:09 AM. William Lloyd. A big surprise and a unbelievable one. We are so glad for them. A brother for Susan today. A boy born to Cliff and Es.



Sunday, January 27, 1957

A very nice day. Bill worked for Lloyd. Fern, Lloyd, Bill, Donnie and I went to Denmark to get Lloyds power saw fixed. Betty to church in a.m. Down to Youth Fellowship with Terri in eve. Billie worked for Chet today. Well, still can’t believe it about the new baby yet.



Monday, January 28, 1957

Cold but clear. I washed. Mama not very good today. Bill to work tonight on the third shift, 12 midnight to 6:30 AM.

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