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!

Sunday, October 3, 2021

February 8 - 11, 1980

 

Friday, February 8, 1980 KIMBERLEY ALLIE HORTON A AND B REPORT CARD

 

Another beautiful day. I done up my work, washed some windows. Went, got my hair done then came home and finished the windows etc. She didn’t do a very good job on my hair this time. I hope it will come out and looked better later. Billie got his money today to let Dorothea and David have for the final payment on their payments. Kim brought home a honor report card today A+B. I hope Carmen makes it when she gets hers tomorrow.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 9, 1980 CARMEN CHRISTIE HORTON A AND B REPORT CARD

 

Another beautiful day and no snow. It is a very strange winter, no snow except for 2 or 3 storms. One (the last one) gave us about 4 or 5 inches in this area. It soon blowed away and melted in the fields. Also there hasn’t been any rain. In California they have had bad rain storms. In the North West and Central states they have had bad snow storms. Also in Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia states they had 16 to 20 inches of snowfall. Very cold in North Florida. A very strange winter. I sure hope it won’t rain and be wet and miserable all summer. Strange things are taking place. Dorothea and David up today, they worked on the old outbuilding (henhouse). Billie down state with Butch. They took their money home today to pay for their place this next week. Carmen got on the HONOR ROLL.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 10, 1980

 

Another nice day. Didn’t do much today. Looked over some old papers. Very interesting. Carmen called also Zak. Billie gone most of the day.

 

 

 

Monday, February 11, 1980

 

A beautiful day and still no snow. I did a wash, hung the clothes or some of them out side. Betty got me some Valentines downtown. I ordered a blouse for Kim’s birthday.

 

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