January 16 - 19, 1974 Poppa broke his leg

Wednesday, January 16, 1974

It has snowed all day, but it was one of those storms when it didn’t accumulate much. I worked on clippings for my scrapbooks. Watched TV programs. Bill worked at Betty’s on the room and plowed. Walt home early. Kids home late tonight, the bus had got stuck.

Thursday, January 17, 1974 20 below, very cold.

Bill hurt his leg today. He was clearing off the roof at Lloyd’s when he got down on the ground, he slipped and hurt his leg very much. I washed today.

Friday, January 18, 1974

Not so cold today, I done up my work. Bill took me down to Betty’s. He was very lame, but he got the truck started etc. I helped Betty while she done her chores etc. Then she took Fern and me to town to shop etc. Came home and took Bill to the doctors for an x-ray. He has a very thin break. Got to go on crutches and keep off his foot for two weeks. His leg pains him very much.

Saturday, January 19, 1974

A nice clear day. I done a lot of Saturday chores. Made a pie, washed kitchen floor, dusted, baked beans, made brown bread and rolls. Kim up here all day. Zak came up for supper. Billie called at Lloyd’s. Ken and Delores called. Bill’s foot swollen a lot today. He slept most of the day. Not too cold. Billie took me to town, got pills for Bill.