February 28 - March 3, 1983 First Day of School (After Feb Vacation)

 

Monday, February 28, 1983 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

 

A partly sunny day. I did a big wash. I made a custard. I cooked a nice beef roast, made hot biscuits for supper. I did a lot of other odd jobs. I watch my programs in forenoon then again in PM. I done up the housework. Bill took a walk also Billie. Dorothea back to work tonight. Billie is doing quite well if he don’t get too tired. Got a call from Betty Smith. They took Milan in to the hospital yesterday, he has a growth on his vocal cords and lost his voice. Hope he will be okay soon.

 

Cody

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 1, 1983

 

A partly sunny day in a.m. I did my ironing. Swept, washed kitchen floor, made a chocolate cake. Billie out working. I mailed the card to Milan. Did my figuring. Betty gone to get haircut. Betty down and got haircut, took Bill’s car. Walked home from here to exercise. Billie to town to the bank. Kind of a cloudy day. A guy came and looked at Billie’s car or truck.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 2, 1983

 

A nice sunny day. I didn’t do too much. I cleaned up the house. Bill and Billie in and out. Kim leaves a week from this morning for her trip AFS. I’m so glad she is going. I hope the weather will be good.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 3, 1983 Milan still very sick in the hospital

 

A nice sunny day but the wind blowed so awfully hard all day and most of the night. I done up the work, went to town with Betty and Delores. I am quite worried about Milan. I hope he gets to gaining soon. Called at Fern’s with her groceries. Bill called at Betty’s in PM. Kim home from school, a bad cold. Zak came up tonight after supper. Dorothea didn’t have to work tonight, the lady is back in the hospital in serious condition.

Febuary 24 - 27, 1983

 

Thursday, February 24, 1983

 

A beautiful day. I done up the work. Cleaned up the house. Kim and Betty did the shopping. I didn’t have to go out. Billie and Kim up to North Conway shopping in PM.

 

 

 

Friday, February 25, 1983

 

I made a pie and a cinnamon roll. I done up the regular work. Oven don’t work. Bill fixed it. He fixed the pipes in the apartment at Betty’s. Walt gone all day down to is Aunt Viola’s in Rhode Island. Dorothea worked on her new job tonight.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 26, 1983 on the cold windy side

 

A very nice sunny day. I cleaned up the house, changed the beds, made bread and rolls. First time for a long time. Kim up in forenoon. David and Dorothea called. I been busy all day. Kind of a cold windy day. Dorothea didn’t have to work tonight.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 27, 1983

 

Cloudy but not so cold. A dreary day. I did all the reading, got that all caught up. Zak up for a little while. Joy came from milk, not much going on.

 

February 20 - 23, 1983

 

Sunday, February 20, 1983

 

A nice sunny mild day. Very clear. I wrote to Carmen. I did some desk work. I read some more reading, got the magazines most all done. Zak up, Kim called in evening for a little while. Billie down to Fern’s. Kimmy cooked a supper for Betty’s birthday.

 

 

 

Monday, February 21, 1983

 

Kind of a cloudy day. Later cleared off. I did my wash. Dorothea and David came. I did the regular housework. If I can have the kitchen I will make some cookies. Also I ironed and made the cookies.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 22, 1983

 

A very nice clear sunny day. I done up regular work. Got my chicken in the oven. Zak came up to spend the night. Walt up for supper too. Betty, Dorothea, Kim and Fern went to Portland. Kim bought some material for her doll display case. They had a very good supper at the York Steak House. Also they brought me home a box of Fannie Farmer Candies. Bill out off and on during the day.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 23, 1983 HAIR

 

I done up the work, got my hair washed and rinse on it. It is cloudy and snowing lightly when we got up. Zak didn’t get up early. He relaxed, did some drawing. He stayed for supper went home at about 8:30. Joy came for milk. Dorothea called today. Billie kind of quiet all day. Did some reading.

February 16 - 19, 1983

Wednesday, February 16, 1983

 

A very nice day. I done up the regular work. Had a steak supper. I went down to Betty’s for a little while in a.m. Billie and Heidi took their walk. Kim up after school, she looks good with her hair cut.

 

 

 

Thursday, February 17, 1983 BETTY LOUISE CROOK HORTON 40 years

 

Cloudy and snow mixed was some rain in forenoon then in turn to just snow. I done up the work and watched Days of Our Lives TV soaps then Betty came and we went to town. I came home, done a few odds and end jobs, watched shows in PM. Dorothea came after supper. Zak up after school. Kim to the hockey game. She went with Heather Webster for supper and then to the game with her. Bill to the doctors. He is very good and doing okay.

 

 

 

Friday, February 18, 1983

 

Cloudy and stormy. I got the windows all washed. Dorothea and David came. My windows got the smoked looked today. I did some other jobs, made a lemon meringue pie. Tonight after school Kim came up to stay overnight

 

 

 

Saturday, February 19, 1983

 

A nice day. I did regular work. Kim here all day, she rested up. She helped with the work. I had some very good beans, white for supper. Billie called over to Bob Thomas’s. Kim stayed until after supper.

 

 

 

February 12 - 15, 1983 Betty's 40th Birthday

 

Saturday, February 12, 1983 Blizzard like in early a.m.

 

A nice day. I was busy all day. I cleaned up the house. Made pies, bread and rolls. Betty and Walt called also Kim came up. Dorothea called in PM. Billie and Heidi took a walk. It was snowing and blowing when we got up like a blizzard. It didn’t last long, sun came out. Got very pretty Valentine cards from Carmen.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, February 13, 1983 had dinner for Betty’s 40^th birthday

 

A very nice day. Sunny and mild today. I had a birthday dinner for Betty. I got up early to get the dinner going and get my work done. Kim came at about 10 AM. She sure was a great help. She did most everything I’d say. After dinner she and Betty did dishes. Hortons, Fern here for dinner then Dorothea and Dawn came. Dorothea here for supper. It was a good time. Bill and Walt watched TV. Kids played games, Kim wrote letters and slept. Kathy Wolff and her boyfriend called for milk. Roast pork dinner, whip cream cake, apple pie.

 

 

 

Monday, February 14, 1983 talked with Carmen, called about pullets

 

Billie called about pullets, will be ready by last of March. I did my wash, done up regular housework. Had rest of roast pork for supper. Billie to town. Bill down town early this morning to get Valentines in. Kim came up after supper and brought very pretty Valentine. Carmen called tonight. She was glad to talk. She is having a good time up there. It was good to hear her voice. A nice day.

 

 

 

Tuesday February 15, 1983

 

Mild all day. I did my ironing early. I made a mac & cheese and a cornflake pudding. Billie took his walk, he and Heidi. Bill got a haircut.