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!

Sunday, April 9, 2017

February 9 - 11, 1963 "We have finally got the baby!"



Saturday, February 9, 1963

A NICE DAY. BETTY LOUISE BOUTILIER and her daughter CARMEN CHRISTIE came home today. We have finally got the baby. Betty is very sore on her behind from the stitches. Joy, Blanche, Debbie and Lorrie was here, also Fern and Lloyd. Carmen is a sweet baby. We all love her. Jeff thinks she is very nice.
Leaving the hospital - Gladys Briggs is holding Carmen

Uncle Billie is chauffeur!


Great Grammie holding Carmen

Nanny and her two grandchildren! Note the smile!!

Poppa's turn




Sunday, February 10, 1963

A nice warm day. Dorothea and Jeff outside. In p.m. Aunt Ava, Kenny and Dot called. First weekend Bill hasn’t had to work. Carmen Christie real dolly looking, sweet as honey. Betty not too good. I done the rest of the fumigating and washed all the floors. Steer went today.

Snug as a bug in a rug after her first bath at home



Monday, February 11, 1963

We washed. Dorothea and I to town at noon. In p.m. Betty to town to get her affidavit signed. Dolores, Kennard, Holly and Stevie called, also Rosalie and Debora. LETTER FROM MIKE. Betty got a nice letter from Mike today. Dorothea packing.


Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)