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!

Thursday, September 23, 2021

January 1 - 4, 1980 A new year!

 


Tuesday, January 1, 1980 New Year’s Day

 

A very nice day for the first day of the year. I done up my regular work. Kim helped. Fern came up to watch the parade on TV. Also the ballgames. Bill worked at Dorothea’s. Billie in and out. Kim and I worked on the puzzle and watched the parade. Timmy Skilling’s wife and little boy called.

 

 

This was tucked inside the cover of her  1980 diary, unknown reason.

 

Wednesday, January 2, 1980 SCHOOL BEGAN

 

At last the holidays are over and things are getting back to normal. I did up my work and worked at the desk all day. Bill up to Dorothea’s. Billie here and there. NO SNOW.

 

 

 

Thursday, January 3, 1980 $266.70 Bill $117.20 me

 

Today the checks came. I got my work done up. Was ready to go to town when the mailman came. Betty took us, Delores and me. We didn’t get home until after 3, so I missed most of the programs. NO SNOW.

 


 

 

 

Friday, January 4, 1980

 

A nice clear day. I got my work done up, made 3 pies. Betty and I to school and picked up Kim and Zak. We went and picked up Dorothea. Took Kim and Zak to the orthodontist for their teeth. Zak got his braces off. He is so pleased. But Kimmy it will be a long time before hers come off. We did some shopping for Carmen’s birthday. Also a few other things.

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