February 1 - 4, 1984

 

Wednesday, February 1, 1984

 

A nice sunny day. I been busy all day. I done up the regular work. Bill down town to get cigarettes, got me a package of brownie mix. Came home said he was going down to the hospital to get some blood. He did. Gone from 8:30 till about seven at night. Zak better. Billie called to see him. Also Dorothea and Betty at night. He can come home tomorrow Dr. said he don’t have spinal meningitis. It was awful and weak. No appetite. Bill looked in on him and said he looked so peeked. Dawn called in PM. Kim came up for supper, but she had to leave as soon as supper at 5:15 to go to babysit for Sharon. We had a good chicken supper. Fern had company, Muriel Sykes, Nancy and her little girl.

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, February 2, 1984 Zak home

 

A very nice sunny and mild day. I done up the work, went to town with Betty, first time for a long time. Zak came home. He is pretty good. On the sickly looking side. I missed the program and a half today. Billie riding around today.

 

 

 

Friday, February 3, 1984 Me $159 Bill $374

 

Mild. A sunny day, it began to rain towards night. I got the bills ready to go and the money into the bank. Bill and I took Fern down to get a permanent. It was hard for her to get there and back. I watched TV soaps and washed. Zak is getting better slowly. Kim skiing tonight. She got home about 10 or 11. Billie up to David’s and down to Betty’s. Walt sick with his headache. Carmen called.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 4, 1984

 

This is been a very foggy day. Carmen called. We gave her her birthday gifts. I been busy all day. I made a cake, rolls, cleaned up the house, washed floors. Billie been out a few times.

 

January 29 - 31, 1984

Sunday, January 29, 1984

 

A nice sunny day, not too cold. I done up the regular work. I looked at the rest of the scrapbooks (Uncle Lewis). They are interesting to me as I knew most of all these people. In late PM Carmen called a little while. She said she made over $53 at the mountain yesterday and did well today. Not as many people there today. Zak still sick.

 

 

 

Monday, January 30, 1984 Zak sick and to NCM hospital.

 

Was some clouds and some sun. A quite nice day on the temp side. I did a big wash. Made a blueberry pie and made biscuits and cooked a steak supper. Zak has been sick all day. He has had a temp of 104 all day. Very sick. In PM Walt came home, took him to the hospital to see the doctor. They admitted him and he is very sick and weak. They took many tests etc. Betty was down to see him in the evening. He was very sick, didn’t talk or anything. They called hospital all evening, and no improvement.

 

 

Tuesday, January 31, 1984

 

It began snowing in the night. We got about 3 inches here. Along the coast and southern part the got more. No school in many places, they held the buses up here for two hours. Kim went. Zak isn’t at all good when they heard from him earlier. I hope he comes along and will be okay.

 

This is been a cold winter months, a real cold one about zero temps, a few mornings of 18 to 25 below. We have had a lot of sunshine too. Billie quite well except his hands still giving him trouble. I have done some puzzles this month. Dawn very sick and in hospital, once a operation. Bill has been in for blood. Kim is getting ready for her graduation this spring. Dorothea still working every day. Joy working at the dowel mill. Susan has a car, I hope it will last her a long while. I got glasses. Carmen moved up to the shelter. Zak to the NCM hospital, he was very sick. A kidney infection.

 

 

January 26 - 28, 1984

Thursday, January 26, 1984

 

Very nice sunny day. On the coolish side, but not too bad. Betty to town and done my shopping for me. Dawn went with her. Dawn isn’t very good, in a lot of pain in the area of her bowels. Some days she is better than others but not too many good days. I made a meat hash, a chicken pie and custard. Dorothea called to get milk. Kim and Alan took Tara over to the vets tonight. Carmen went to bed, she is so tired. She is trying to do too much. Her asthma condition is a hold back on her health. I worry about her.

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, January 27, 1984

 

Very nice day, sunny and on the mild side. I did some work at the desk. I done up the housework. Washed some more windows. Billie busy all day. Bill didn’t do anything. Carmen, Alan and his brothers called tonight after supper a little while. Dorothea called this evening, tonight also.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 28, 1984

 

Another beautiful day. Not too cold, very sunny. I dite of wind. I’ve been kind of busy. Cleaned up the house, washed floors, swept and dusted. Made bread, rolls, Indian pudding, chocolate chip cookies. Kim up. McDade and little girl here. Charlene called. Dorothea stopped to get some cream. Billie called at Walt’s to show him some papers (insurance). Zak sick today.

 

 

 

January 22 -25, 1984 I think she meant work!

Sunday, January 22, 1984 25 below this morning, Carmen and Alan both working today at the mountain, Kim skiing

 

This was a nice clear day, but it has been very cold all day. Tonight it is dropping. I done up my work. Betty and Zak came. I went down to Dr. Gordon’s at Casco to have an eye exam etc. Didn’t do much today. Alan and Carmen worked over to Pleasant Mountain. Kim went skiing. She liked it and said it was fun. She never skied before. Susan, Monica and Vince called today. Zak helped Dorothea get paper off the walls.

 

 

 

Monday, January 23, 1984

 

A nice day, not so cold as yesterday. I did a wash and other odds and end jobs. They had the veal (breaded) for supper. It was very good. I didn’t eat it.

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 24, 1984 Carmen and Alan up for supper.

 

It was cloudy when we got up, it had been flurrying, just a dusting of snow. Later in a.m. it began to snow and snowed hard about an inch then began to rain and sleet. The traveling got bad so most schools are dismissed. SAD 61 was one of them. Tonight Carmen and Alan up for supper. Pot roast, they liked it and was very pleased. They are happy and think a lot of each other. I hope all goes well with them. I hope other people will learn to care too.

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 25, 1984 mild temp

 

It was very foggy when I got up this morning. Sun kept breaking through a little but after 2 PM it came out. I worked on my bills etc. A nice day. It was up in mild 30s. Bill to the doctors. He is doing okay. Carmen skid into the ditch this morning on her way to bed.

 

 

January 18 - 21, 1984

 

Wednesday, January 18, 1984

 

Sunny when we got up but it clouded up. I did a wash this morning. I went down to Betty’s for a little while. Then I went up to Carmen’s with her and to town. I watched my shows in PM. Alan called in evening. Billie got Heidi’s license, his truck license too. Bill to the Dr., said his leg goes along with everything. He is so lame.

 

 

 

Thursday, January 19, 1984

 

Well it was some cloudy in a.m. later in the day the sun came out and it was very mild rest of the day. At night the temps dropped. I cleaned up the house and ironed, cleaned up some aluminum pots and pans. Betty went to town and done my shopping. Bill got the sticker on his car. A letter from Esther. They are doing okay.

 

 

 

Friday, January 20, 1984

 

It was a nice clear morning, about 10 below. I done up some odd jobs, changed beds, washed the windows. I made a pudding for supper.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 21, 1984

 

A nice day, not too cold but in late PM it began to get cold. I done up all the work. Made a cake and bread. Washed floors etc. Carmen called today. Alan gone to work in to the mountain. Carmen is looking for a extra job. Kim up today for a while. Also Zak.