January 5 - 8,1963

Saturday, January 5, 1963

Cloudy all day. Mild. Bill put the new switches in the kitchen. Betty, Jeff, Dorothea and I made root beer. I made cake, pie, rolls and beans. Kennie and Dot here. Fern up in evening and for supper. No letter for Betty.

Sunday, January 6, 1963

Cloudy. Mild. Got up kind of late. Done up the work. Bill called at Gordon’s. Betty down to get the paper. Aunt Ava called. Kennie, Dot called. Jeff outside this morning. Betty don’t feel good. She has felt miserable all day. In p.m. Dorothea, Jeff and I went for a ride.

Monday, January 7, 1963

Mild. Partly cloudy. I washed. In p.m. Dorothea, Betty, Jeff and I went to Denmark, over to Moose Pond, looking at houses. Kennard called and Blanche in PM. Dorothea and Betty down to Barb and Phil’s in evening. Began using five cents stamps today.

Tuesday, January 8, 1963

A very nice day. Mild. We ironed and done up all the work.

January 1 - 4, 1963

Tuesday, January 1, 1963

Cold. Bill called to work at 8 AM. Worked until noon. Dorothea and Betty did the wash last night. I hung it up this morning. Dorothea did up the housework. Kennie and Dot called. Bob and Blanche. Fern and Lloyd. Bennie and Lou called and got Timmy. Dennis called and talked to Dorothea. MIKE called Betty which made a happy light in Betty’s eyes. Mike too was please. We watched the big Rose Bowl parade in California.

Wednesday, January 2, 1963

Mild. A very nice mild day. Blanche here and fixed Mama’s chair. Fern, Lloyd called, Kennie and Dot also Rosalie. Dorothea and Jeff over to Blanche and Bob’s for PM and supper. Betty and I up to Bob Allen’s after supper. Also called at Ferns. Also we went to town after supper. Dorothea took the car and went down town. Betty’s license came today.

Thursday, January 3, 1963

Betty got her check today. She and I to town. We paid bills etc. Rosalie called in evening. Bill, Betty and I down to Dawn’s. No word from Mike.

Friday, January 4, 1963

Cloudy and mild. Cleaned up the house. Betty mad all day, to town. Got the car and rode out. Betty, Dorothea, Jeff and I to town in evening.

December 28 - 31, 1962

Friday, December 28, 1962

A nice day. BETTY GOT HER DRIVER’S LICENSE. Dorothea took Betty down to take a test for license. She passed and got it. In p.m. Dorothea, Betty and I went to the market over in Lewiston. In evening Betty took me to town to shop. Cow sick with pneumonia. Lawrence came up and gave cow shot.

Saturday, December 29, 1962

Nice in forenoon, clouded up in PM. Betty to town to do a view errands. In p.m. she and I called on Holly. It began to storm in late p.m. Fern up for supper. Lawrence gave cow another shot. Cow is better.

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Sunday, December 30, 1962 Bill 54

Cleared off before daylight, very cold and windy. We had about 12 inches of snow last night. Today it has been so awful cold. Bill went to work last night about 7:30. He got home about 2:30 today. Today we had a very pretty birthday cake made by Betty and Dorothea. Had ice cream. For guests we had Bob and Blanche, Kennie and Dot, Fern, Lloyd, Ken and Delores. Timmy Boutilier here too. A very heavy wind all day. Awful drifts.

Monday, December 31, 1962

Very cold and windy, about five below. Awful wind last night, worse than anyone has seen for many years. We didn’t wash. Two cold and windy. Didn’t do much in paticular today. Fern and Lloyd called. Timmy and Jeff on the warpath all day. They played real good. No trouble at all. Today ends  another year of all kinds of emotions for all. Betty to Washington and lived with Mike for a few months. Dorothea and family came home from England. They visited us in October. Then in December Dorothea and Jeffrey returned for a months visit till they get their new home. Uncle Os passed on which was a blessing to all concerned. Goodbye 1962

December 25 - 27, 1962 Christmas

Christmas Morning- Jeff checking out what Santa brought. Auntie looks lovely!

Allie, Billie and Nanny

Tuesday, December 25, 1962 Christmas

Fair and sunny. A BIG DAY. We had Dorothea and Jeffrey here for Christmas. It was the best Christmas for three years. We had Esther and Milan’s families last year. Fern, Lloyd, Blanche and Bob here for dinner. Kennie and Dot called in p.m. and Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis. We all got many nice gifts. Dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, onions, shell beans. Gravy, cranberry sauce, two salads, rolls, graham nut bread. Whipped cream cake, chocolate cake and ice cream.

Jeff with his new friend

Wednesday, December 26, 1962

A nice day. Not too cold. We did the ironing, cleaned up a little. Betty didn’t come downstairs today. Linda Berry came and she went for a ride with her.

Thursday, December 27, 1962

A nice day, not too cold. Done up the work. Blanche called. Fern and Lloyd called. Kennard and Delores, Dawn and Aunt Ava. Betty still unhappy. No news is good news. Hope Mike is okay. Dorothea down to Barb’s tonight.

December 21 - 24, 1962 Christmas Eve

Friday, December 21, 1962

18 below. A very nice day. No snow as yet. We cleaned up the house today. Dorothea had a box come from Adair’s. A very cold night. Billie home late.

Saturday, December 22, 1962

Snow. Big storm. Our first (?) stay on storm or snow. Bill called to work at 5 AM. He worked all day until 2 AM Sunday. Billie worked at Lawrence’s. Dorothea at Barb’s in evening to a party. Betty had a letter from Mike. He is downright homesick. Betty and I made corn balls in evening.

Sunday, December 23, 1962

A nice day. We got up about eight. Got our work done up. Betty, Dorothy and I down to Ferns, downtown, over to Aunt Ava’s. Came home, made waffles. Kennard and Delores called. Kennie, Dot and Bob called.

Monday, December 24, 1962

A very nice day. Clear. I washed, cleaned up the whole house. Fern, Lloyd called. Billie, Dorothea and Jeffrey went shopping. Blanche and Aunt Ava called. Betty didn’t feel too good today. Betty, Billie and I went to town. Billie, Dorothea and Jeffrey done Billie’s shopping.