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!

Monday, July 2, 2018

December 26 - 29, 1967



My favorite photo of Nanny and I

Tuesday, December 26, 1967

A nice day, on the cool side. Betty and Walt didn’t get up very early. Walt kind of nervous. They got ready and went back about 2:30. Carmen cried, she didn’t want to go. The dog didn’t either. They were all happy after they got home. Betty called on the phone. We all had a nice Christmas but all pooped, quite exciting. Gordon here after supper, they finished the kitchen ceiling.

The Crook's New Home




Wednesday, December 27, 1967

It has been very cold. A nice day. Joy and girls came over and we went down to Dorothea’s, but she wasn’t at home. We waited around, called at Ellen Greens and came back and still she isn’t there. Got home about one, had lunch here. After they went I did my housework. Carmen and Kim got a $20 from their father of their flesh and blood.



Thursday, December 28, 1967

Cloudy all day and light snow. Gordon here, he finished the ceiling in the living room and did the hall ceiling. I done up the housework, ironed, took care of Christmas things such as candy dishes, baking, serving etc. It began snowing hard in p.m. Gordon had to go plow, also Bill went to work after supper. Bob and Bill Stanford called.



Friday, December 29, 1967

Still cloudy, wind blowing and snowing some. Bill out all night, came home, hauled Billie into the road and get his lunch. Had breakfast. I wrote letters and will try to get this diary up to date. Jeff and Nona called. I talked with Betty. All are well and happy. Carmen sick the other night. Gordon didn’t work, he had to plow snow.

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