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, April 21, 2022

February 15 - 18, 1982

 

Monday, February 15, 1982

 

I washed today. Walt and Betty up to UMO to see Carmen and take her stereo up. Kim went and stayed up till Wednesday. I hope she will have a good time. It is a change for her. Zak here all day, watched TV and read magazines. Billie is improving. We had steaks for supper. Dorothea came after supper, we went to the hospital. Bill still the same. I won’t be going to see him again while he is there.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 16, 1982 a very sunny mild day

 

I got a letter off to Esther today. I did a big ironing. I watched soaps today. Billie out and around today. Down to Fern’s. In PM to the store, up to David’s and down to see Bill. Bill is the same, quite discouraged. They have got to take some more tests as soon as he gets his bowels cleared up. Walt and Zak over to Lewiston to see Dr. Shields about Zak. They want to wait another year before they circumcise him.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 17, 1982 Kim home, Betty 39

 

Well Kim came home tonight after her first visit at Carmen’s. She has been visiting her for a couple days at college. She had a good time and enjoyed it very much. She was exhausted when she got home. She came up here and Tara. They are staying all night. She has slept ever since she got here about ___(blank). Joy called, she came for milk. Betty had her 39th birthday. She got a lot of cards and from Walt she got a TV tape-recorded. Which she has wanted for a long time and Zak. Kim brought up Carmen’s birthday cards, she got over 100 and 150 in money. Billie getting along all right now. He goes back to the Doctor next Monday.

 

 

Thursday, February 18, 1982 BILL HOME

 

A very nice day. Betty and Kim went to get Bill at about 10. He is more rested. He has a bleeding ulcer, which medication and diet is supposed to take care of. Betty and I to town. Kim went and Delores. After we got home Betty, Kim and Zak up to Dorothea’s to get some tapes for the video tape Walt got her for her birthday. Bill glad to be home and doing okay. Billie is okay now too. I washed windows today. Dorothea called tonight. Kim was rested when she got up this morning. Tara came back up, she was so pleased to see her. That is true love.

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