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!

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

August 16 - 19, 1976 Joy and Girls Left, Bob has another bad Heart Attack

Monday, August 16, 1976 NICE DAY

 

Well today it dawned fair and sunny. How nice it was to see such a nice day. I did a big wash, clothes dried good. I got them all in and ironed because I’m going away tomorrow. The REPUBLICAN convention started in Kansas tonight. We watched it.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 17, 1976 Joy and girls left

 

This has been a very nice warm and sunny day. We got up early. Betty and all her children and Laurie came at 6:15 AM. We went to Ruth’s and picked up Joy and the other three girls. Packed suitcases and got to the airport dog and all in plenty of time. We watched them off. Then we went to McDonald’s for breakfast. Then over to the mall to shop for school clothes for Carmen and Zak. On way out we stopped at Marshalls, Bradlees and Martins grocery store. Had a nice day, dinner, kids were good. Enjoyed it all very much. Esther over a little while after supper.

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 18, 1976 Bill working at Betty’s

 

A very nice day. Betty is having Bill fix up her barn for a sawdust bin. Betty went to coffee group. Zak up here in a.m. Dawn down to Betty’s in p.m. to teach Zak some more lessons. I went down to see the kids clothes they got for school. Kim up here all p.m., for supper and into the evening. We watched the Republican convention all evening.

 


 

 

Thursday, August 19, 1976 Robert to hospital, another bad heart attack

 

Esther called me this forenoon. Robert has had another bad heart attack. I been busy all day. Kim up, also Zak has been up. Bill worked at Saltman’s. Kim is staying up here tonight.

 

 

 

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