February 10 - 13, 1979

 

Saturday, February 10, 1979

 

A very cold day. Some wind. I have been very busy all day. Cooked, cleaned up the house, changed the beds. Dorothea and David came. Billie went with Butch (not Lawrence anymore) down country for cattle. Bill hasn’t been doing anything. It has been a nice day but the wind makes it very cold. It blew nearly all last night. Not so much today. Betty feels better, not so much pain. It is hard not to sit down. All she can do is lie down or stand. Billie’s arm is better he says.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 11, 1970 910 below

 

It was very cold this morning. The wind blowing so awful hard. Not much going on today. I wrote to Esther. Billie and I called at Fern’s. Also went down to see how Betty was. Her back still lame and painful. Kim and Zak playing games, Carmen working on her year paper.

 

 

 

Monday, February 12, 1979 Billie back on the summer time this morning to work at 7 instead of 8

 

Very cold, 15 below here, 30 below in town. I did my wash. Bill and Ilan gone to town to get something for the car. They got it to running. I called at Betty’s a little while. A very cold spell everywhere. Billie back on the summer time at work this morning.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 13, 1979

 

Only 5 below this morning. We are having an awful cold cold spell. The moon is bright at night, it is beautiful. I love that moon. I went down to Betty’s. I done her regular work. Washed. She and Carmen went to the Dr. Betty’s hip was out again. He put a pad in Carmen’s shoe, put her on a diet. Bill been busy all day getting car fixed, a sticker etc.

February 6 - 9, 1979

 

Tuesday, February 6, 1979

 

A beautiful day, but very windy and cold. I went down to help Betty today. Her back is very painful. I done her regular work and helped to get her supper started.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 7, 1979

 

It has been kind of a nice day. I went to town early. Came home. Bill went fishing with Ilan. I washed windows, cooked a fowl. Made bread and an Angel Cake Delight. Prepared supper. Watched my 2 programs. Bill went up and got Dawn about 4 PM. She came for supper. We had a nice afternoon and Dawn enjoy the supper very much. Betty was quite good most all day but in late afternoon her back wasn’t very good. Carmen had to go to school in evening for a special program.

 

 

 

Thursday, February 8, 1979

 

A quite nice day. I went down to Betty’s to help her do her work. Then Joy took Delores and I or me to town. Betty’s back not very good. I had a hamburger delicious for supper, very good. I watched my 2 programs in PM.

 

 

 

Friday, February 9, 1979

 

A nice day but quite windy. I did a dite of washing. Done my regular work. Went down to Betty’s. I cleaned up her whole house. Joy took her to Dr. Jealous over to Fryeburg. She is suffering a lot with her back. He told her that her hip was out of joint. He put it back, that makes her feel better, but she has got to be so careful. Kimmy to the movies last night, tonight she is gone to Portland with a group of school kids to the YWCA to swim.

 

February 2 -5, 1979 Carmen Turns 16

 

Friday, February 2, 1979 $242.30 $106.30

 

A very nice day. I done up my work, done some washing. Then went down to Betty’s. She had to go to New Hampshire for food for the shelter. I done a lot of washing and cleaned up the kitchen. Washed floors, windows, cleaned top of refrigerator off. Scoured up the tea kettle. Down to Betty’s. Checks came. Delores, Susan and I went to town. Kim up here tonight for the night. They are having a party at Laurie’s for Carmen.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 3, 1979

 

A beautiful day. I got up about 7. I did extra work. I changed the beds and washed. I ironed today also. Kimmy was here all night. Betty came and got her early to help her to get ready for Carmen’s party. Dorothea and Dave came up, made a good long visit. Dorothea and I went down to Betty’s. Kimmy and Betty have been busy, got a lot more to do. Zak was better. Billie went with Wesley today down country. Same is he used to do with Lawrence. Carmen called and told us about the nice party and good time she had last night.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 4, 1979 Carmen celebrated her birthday

 

A real nice day. I got my regular work done. Didn’t get up until about 7:30. After I got everything done, went down to Betty’s. Fern came early too. We helped to make the sandwiches. Joy also helped. We ate about 2 PM. Then Carmen opened her gifts. She had many and beautiful. A very pretty cake made by Dorothea. Joy’s family, Susan and family, Fern, Dawn and us was all there.

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, February 5, 1979 CARMEN CHRISTIE BOUTILIER HORTON 16 YEARS TODAY

 

A very windy day and cold. I got ready. Betty, Joy and I went to New Hampshire to shop. We got home about 3:30. Zak brought home a very much improved rank card tonight. We are all so pleased about the big improvement Zak has made in school. Also Kim improved some.

 

January 29 - February 1, 1979

Monday, January 29, 1979

 

A quite nice day. I done my work then went down to Betty’s for a little while. She played the new record. I came home, got supper, watched TV programs. Bill had got the clothes in. It began to rain in late PM. It had been a nice sunny day, warm breeze which dried the clothes very good. It clouded up and rain in late PM.

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 30, 1979

 

It was cloudy in a.m. It rained and turned to snow. It snowed quite hard all evening. I done my ironing early in a.m. then I done regular work. Got a roast pork in cooking. Went with Betty down to Frances Clayton’s to get Fern. Joy was with us. Then she drove up, she and Joy got milk. Came back to Fern’s. We finished getting Lloyd’s clothes picked up. She will have Billie D come and to see if there is anything he wants.

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 31, 1979 NO SCHOOL

 

Well another one of those days, snow. Most all schools closed. I done regular work. Cleaned the electric stove. Bill plowed all a.m.

 

 

 

Thursday, February 1, 1979

 

A quite nice day, I done up my work. Betty took Delores and me to town. I came home, got things ready for supper etc. Then Betty came. About 2 we left and went up and got Joy. Then went to school, got Carmen and Laurie. We went to Westbrook and Dorothea went with us out to The Mall and around to get Carmen’s things for her birthday. Had supper at Capt. Newick’s seafood restaurant.

 

 

January 25 - 28, 1979

 

Thursday, January 25, 1979 A VERY BAD DAY

 

It has been quite a bad stormy day, heavy wind blowing in snowing. We got about 14 or 15 inches of snow. Most schools closed and everything canceled all stores and working places closed in early afternoon. Bill plowed snow most all day. Bill’s arm is better. He still can’t do anything except he milks at night. Bill does rest of the chores. Carmen came up tonight and helped to do shoveling. They got stuck up to the shelter today. Billie and Carmen walked up to Dawn’s after supper.

 

 

 

Friday, January 26, 1979 NO SCHOOL

Bill out plowing early this forenoon. Over 100 towns closed their school’s today. Billie about the same.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 27, 1979

 

Well this is been a bad day, rain, snow and blow. It has been a mild day all day so that was a great help. I done regular work, washed floors and windows. The sun came out for a few minutes. Walter came and saw Carmen for just a little while on his way back to college, U of Maine in Orono. Billie’s arm a dite better. We have a lot of snow, it is piled so high. Walt shoveled roofs at home, shelter and Fern’s.

 

 

 

Sunday, January 28, 1979 Mild

 

It is still very mild and the snow has settled a lot. I done my regular work. In PM Billie and I went down to Fern’s. Lloyd gone just 2 weeks. Mr. Melby and his son shoveled Fern’s garage roof off.