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, July 10, 2022

December 12 - 15, 1982

 

Sunday, December 12, 1982

 

It has been a cloudy day. I done up my regular work, sorted out Christmas cards and got them ready to go.

 

 

 

Monday, December 13, 1982

 

A very nice sunny day. I been busy all day. I did the regular work, washed, ironed and made a chicken pie for supper. Also made a tapioca pudding. Bill has a cold. That is bad for him. Kim home sick with a cold today and tired. I got a bunch a Christmas cards off.

 

 


 

Tuesday, December 14, 1982

 

I done up regular work. Got rest of the cards off today. Bill sure has a cold. Kim to school today. Billie and Heidi out for their walk. Billie done some figuring then to town in PM. Also in a.m. had to go down to get medicine for Bill. I done odd and end jobs today. Bill got or has a bad cold today. Dorothea called in evening then she called at Betty’s to see their trees. Walt and Zak got the trees up today.

 





 

 




Wednesday, December 15, 1982

 

I cleaned up the house, did a washing. I went down to Betty’s until 3 PM. Fern was there. They have a very pretty tree. All decorated and gifts all around it. Bill better today and up. He ate some. Billie hauled dressing here and at Betty’s. Real nice weather for December. I hope it will last until after middle of December. Then, Carmen will be back at school. She comes next Monday. I hope no snow.


 

 

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