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!

Saturday, April 8, 2017

February 5 - 8, 1963 CARMEN CHRISTIE IS BORN



Tuesday, February 5, 1963 Carmen Christie Boutilier

CARMEN CHRISTIE BOUTILIER came to live with the Mike and Betty Boutilier family this morning at 2 AM. We have the delightful pleasure of her coming to live with us while her father is finishing his time in the U.S. Army. Dorothea and I stayed with Betty at Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital until the baby was born. Dr. Dewey Richards. We called Es, sent a telegram to Mike. Also done a lot of phoning. Billie home sick.


Carmen at 18 hours old with nurse Gerri Gallinari








Wednesday, February 6, 1963

Cloudy. Dotty and I down to see Rev. Martin to get a paper for Mike’s transfer. Also I had to see Mr. Lackee. Went to hospital to see Carmen Christie in the afternoon and her mother. We are anxious to get Carmen Christie home. Betty looks well. We are now working on the transfer for Mike. Hope we get it. Betty had a lot of callers today. Billie still sick.



Thursday, February 7, 1963

20 above this morning. Nice and mild. We done up the house work, ironed and we washed kitchen windows. Fern and Lloyd called. Blanche, Joy and girls called. Buddy left today to go to North Carolina. I did some fumigating today. Getting ready for Carmen Christie Boutilier and her mom. I got a call from Mr. Lackee. Billie back to work.


Friday, February 8, 1963

Been quite busy, cleaning up the house. Betty may come home tomorrow. Kennard called in p.m. Billie called at the hospital to see Betty and Carmen. She told him she will be coming home tomorrow. He will go after her. Dorothea and Jeff got ready to go to Wanda Jean’s party. We done up the grocery shopping, then I went up to the hospital. Gramp and Gram Boutilier was there to see their new granddaughter.



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