March 24 - 27, 1977

 

Thursday, March 24, 1977

 

Cloudy again. I was busy all day. Also I got caught up on my papers. Kimmy and Betty to Portland to dentist. Bill didn’t do anything much today. It is like winter,  cold and a lot of snow. No bare ground.

 

 

 

Friday, March 25, 1977

 

Very cold and windy. I went down to Betty’s with Bill to help her get the house cleaned up for the coffee group meeting. I came home, went to town. I did my cooking, got ready, went to South Paris with she and Betty in p.m. Lloyd okay. Zak up here after school for the night. It is still windy and cold. In p.m. Betty to meeting in Naples.

 

 

 

Saturday, March 26, 1977

 

A nice day except still windy, not as much as the past week. I have been busy all day, made bread, cleaned up the house, windows, dusted, floors etc. Also I did my wash and ironing. Carmen up a few minutes. Zak watched TV all forenoon. He went with Billie after butter. Fern to South Paris with B(?) Pike. He wasn’t as good.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 27, 1977

 

A beautiful day. Clear, nice and mild. No wind. I didn’t have much to do, housework and a dite of wash. Billie relaxed. Kids up a little while. Carmen up for breakfast. Kimmy had the Burro up, she is training him to lead etc.

 

 

March 20 - 23, 1977 Billie's Birthday

Sunday, March 20, 1977 COW

 

 

A most beautiful day. Bills cold still bad. Billie cleaned the barn out. Carmen up for breakfast. Billie got a new cow from Lawrence. We went to see Lloyd. He is much improved, sitting up and about. Dorothea up, she went with us. She stayed for supper. We are glad to have her up for a visit.

 

 

 

Monday, March 21, 1977 a nice day, cloudy early

 

When we got up it was cloudy but cleared right out. A dusting of snow last night. I did a wash and I ironed. Betty to coffee group in a.m., to animal meeting in p.m. A very nice day.

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 22, 1977 BILLIE 46

 

I have been quite busy all day getting ready for tonight. I did some cooking etc. We had steak, salad, baked potatoes, peas, popovers. After supper we had the ice cream and cake. Fern was here for supper. She brought a nice cake, a daffodil cake, very good. Then the Horton family came up after supper for opening of the gifts and cake and ice cream. It was very nice. Fern to see Lloyd, he wasn’t as good. Irma took her over.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 23, 1977 CLOUDY + SNOW + WIND

 

What a mess this morning when we got up, after the heavy snowfall last night and very heavy winds. It looked sickening. Bill plowed some. I took care of Monica. Susan took Hank to Portland to the doctors. NO SCHOOL. Kim up here in p.m. It has been mostly cloudy, windy and light snow flurries. A dite of sun. Walt didn’t work.

 

 

 

March 16 - 19, 1977 Saturday School

Wednesday, March 16, 1977 cloudy and rain, Walt to Rhode Island for overnight

 

Until late in p.m. we saw the sun. It cleared off some. It became colder and windy. It was cloudy and rained all day. In p.m. I was down to Betty’s. There was only half day of school. Betty, Carmen and Bev went to Portland and got their cages. Also Carmen got some new dungarees and some new records. Kim was disappointed she didn’t get to go. Walt gone to Rhode Island for a funeral. He will be gone overnight.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 17, 1977

 

A quite nice day. I did some washing and ironing, cooked etc. School all day today. Susan took Fern to see Lloyd. I had Chris and Monica. Bill has quite a cold. Betty busy.

 

 

 

Friday, March 18, 1977

 

It has been cloudy all day. I got my work done, got ready, went to town early. Came home and washed my windows. I dusted very early. Betty has had a lot of callers today. I done some reading in my book today.

 

 

 

Saturday, March 19, 1977 School Kept

 

 

Fair but windy. I changed the beds, made bread, rolls, cake and pie. Swept, washed floors and other little jobs. Billie down to Lawrence and over to Fryeburg to get some meat. Not as much snow as was expected here. School kept until one today. Fern got a call, Lloyd had a bad stroke. Bill took Fern and me over. He came to after a while, will be all right now.

 

 

 

March 12 - 15, 1977

Saturday, March 12, 1977 a very nice sunny mild day

 

A most beautiful day. I had the doors and windows open. I did a wash, they dried so good. I made bread and rolls and a cake. Baked beans. Washed floor, dusted, busy all day. In late a.m. Bill, Walt, Betty and Zak went to Norway, also over to South Paris to call on Lloyd. About the same. In late p.m. Dorothea, David and Fern came for afternoon and supper. They called on Lloyd too. We was so glad they came. Betty and kids came also. Betty’s company didn’t come until after supper.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 13, 1977

 

A dreary rainy day. Billie went with Lawrence. I done regular work, ironed. No one here except Betty and Walt called a minute. It has rained all day. I finished the puzzle. Fern over to see Lloyd, he is in another room and the guy in the room there is awful.

 

 

 

Monday, March 14, 1977 RAIN, NO SCHOOL

 

It has been a very bad rainy day. I wrote to Esther, done my regular work. Made a pie. Because of the heavy rains, flooding in some places, bad roads, there wasn’t any school. Zak up here. Betty is having a meeting. I took a gallon of milk over to Susan and Billie. Susan hurt her eye quite bad, it is swollen and dark.

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 15, 1977 PAPA’S 107^th BIRTHDAY, NO SCHOOL

 

No school again today. It didn’t rain, but cloudy all day. Many roads have been closed. We have had some very heavy rains for three days. I done my regular work, down to Betty’s a little while. I did a dite of washing. Kim up here a little while. Zak down to Fern’s all day. Betty had a meeting at the house, the high officials. Billie home in p.m. No steel at the plant. He was sick and was in bed all p.m.

 

 

March 8 - 11, 1977

Tuesday, March 8, 1977

 

A nice sunny day. I done regular work, did some ironing and a big wash. I made an apple sauce cake for supper. Betty to Portland for another dentist appointment. She has had a tooth all overhauled. Bill home today waiting for Mr. Jones, the furnace man to come. He never did come. I had Chris and Monica this p.m. while Susan took Fern over to Andrews Nursing Home in South Paris to see Lloyd. He is better physically today. Chris is sick today.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 9, 1977 Very mild, Hair set

 

A very nice mild day. The snow melted all day. I did my ironing, went over to Janet’s and got my hair set. Came home and worked on the puzzle some. Susan and children called. Chris went to school, he still has an awful cold and don’t look good or he doesn’t feel good. Betty to an all day meeting. They came and worked on the furnace.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 10, 1977

 

Betty to Bridgton in a.m. Then we took Fern to see Lloyd. Betty done some shopping. Lloyd about the same. In p.m. Bev called at Betty’s. Bill up to lake today painting at Camp Coda.

 

Bev and Carmen feeding Gabe

 

 

 

 

Friday, March 11, 1977

 

A quite nice day. I done a dite of wash. I done up a few jobs, went to town. Then Bill and I went to Norway and Paris to get a part for the tractor. We called to see Lloyd, about the same. He looks bad. Betty home all day and cleaned up her house.