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, February 26, 2023

March 30 - April 2, 1985

Saturday, March 30, 1985

 

A nice sunny day. I got up, got the work done up. Washed floor and all. About 9:30 Kim called at her house, they are out of water. She had Bill come down so she could come up to go to the bathroom and take a shower. Eddie came too. They had a light breakfast. After that she and Edward took a walk way down on the power lines than went home. Carmen came up and got them. Kim went to work. Carmen worked at the nursing home and at Bob’s store. Billie out and in, he did rest of raking.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 31, 1985

 

Carmen came early. She was dead tired, a dite on the bleak side. Billie and I down to Milan and Betty’s. Betty has got a lot done. David came this forenoon. Kim down to Betty’s this a.m.

 

 

 

Monday, April 1, 1985 SNOW NO SCHOOL

 

When we got up this morning it was still snowing, all told got about three or 4 inches. It is sickening. I did my wash. Got ready. Milan, Betty S and I went down to the nursing home to see Fern. We asked Milan to take the clause out of the document of Fern saying we’re to pay for that well and septic system. No luck. I don’t know what will come now. Billie to see Dr. Saunders. He is in pretty fair condition, got to lose some weight. His foot and hand never will be better. Bill to the Dr. for checkup. His get go back tomorrow for blood transfusion. Carmen called tonight.

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 2, 1985 still snowing flurries, steer went last night

 

Bill to NCM hospital for blood transfusion. I worked at my desk all day making out the bills etc. I enjoyed having the day to myself. Billie took his truck over to Ray Cross to get it fixed. I did the ironing. Carmen called in evening. Bill didn’t get home till late. He was flushed and went straight to bed. Kim worked at Betty’s, no water yet at Carmen and Kim’s. Billie got his truck back tonight. I had fried chicken for supper.

 

 

 

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