January 28 - 31, 1987

 

Wednesday, January 28, 1987

 

A partly cloudy and sunny day. I been busy. I did some more ironing. I made brownies. Carmen sick, not able to go to work. A bad asthmatic cold. Betty coming good except gets exhausted when she tries to do anything. Billie up and got milk. Called at Dorothea’s. Milan called a minute. Zack dropped in a minute. Bill to town and got some groceries. I called Kim tonight. She is okay, thinking about taking a course in travel agency work.

 

 

 

Thursday, January 29, 1987

 

A nice day. I went down to Betty’s a little while. I prepared the supper. Dorothea and Betty over to Norway. Dorothea did my shopping over there. She visited a little while. Zack has been shoveling all day.

 

 

 

Friday, January 30, 1987

 

It was clear when we got up but in mid a.m. it began to get cloudy and snow started in early PM. I done up my work. I washed, made a tapioca pudding and a fish chowder. I went down to Betty’s. I went down with Carmen. She left the baby and went shopping over to Norway. I came home, watched my PM soaps. Betty to the Dr. and he said she was doing very well recovering. All she has to do is take it easy whatever she does. Zack still did some shoveling.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 31, 1987 plowed snow

 

Another miserable day. I been busy all day, made a cake, washed floors and some windows. The snow and drifts are so high and deep Kassie can’t go down and play with Trinna. Phonie came and plowed. Zack shoveled the roof and steps etc. Bill did some shoveling on the breezeway. Betty had pains and went down to the hospital, came back home. Zack slid off the road today on Dodges Hill. It cleared off late at night.

 

January 24 - 27, 1987 Zak Finally Arrives Home

Saturday, January 24, 1987

 

A nice day. Not very cold until late PM. It began to get cold and wind blowing. I done regular work. Made a squash pie, tarts, baked some white beans for us and Walt. Walt had his supper up here then he left at 4:30 to go get Zack. Milan called and David also. Zack’s plane home got all mixed up. So he didn’t come tonight. He called, he would stay with Kim and Eddie, they drove to the airport and got him. He was bounced from two flights from Dallas airport to Washington. A bad storm in Washington and Virginia.

 

 

 

Sunday, January 25, 1987 Zack home

 

Well after about 48 hours of struggling and rushing for planes and trying to get home Zack finally made it tonight at about 5 PM. He should have arrived home in about at least five hours. He stayed at Ed and Kim’s last night. He was dead tired when he got home. He called here in evening. He was so glad to get home and we all was glad to see him. We was very worried about him.

 

 

 

Monday, January 26, 1987 COLD

 

Mostly cloudy. It was a very cold day. I done my washing. I went down to Betty’s and did a couple things. She is so white and pale. She is improving. Can’t do very much, she gets so weak. Carmen came over and cleaned her house for her. Milan and Betty called there. Betty helped to do a lot of cleaning and dusting too. Carmen cleaned the horse stalls etc. Zack to Portland today all day with Walt. Milan called this morning. They got a lot more snow in Washington DC. Today everything at a standstill there. I’m darned glad Zack got away from it.

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 27, 1987

 

A nice sunny and a little more mild. I made a custard. I did the ironing. Carmen came and cleaned up. It was cold and Carmen’s car didn’t start. Zack went over and helped them get their cars started. Betty gaining each day. Zack and Walt to Portland this PM.

 

 

January 20 - 23, 1987 Betty and Milan Both Home From Hospital

Tuesday, January 20, 1987 Milan to NCM hospital

 

I did a ironing. Carmen came and cleaned the house. She went to the store. Bill been reading. I worked on my puzzle. Bill down to see Betty today, also Dorothea. Walt asked Milan if he would go and pick Betty up tomorrow which he planned to do but he had a piece of food lodged in his throat and they put him into intensive care and tried to get it dissolved but it couldn’t so they are going to take him to CM G Hospital tomorrow.

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 21, 1987 BETTY HOME

 

Today Betty came home from NCM hospital after being operated on Thursday the 15^th. She was very sick. She collapsed and then was rushed right to the operating room. She was bleeding internally. We was very worried and upset. I went down to her house. Also Betty and Carmen. They cleaned the house, changed the beds. It looked very nice. Betty got tired and weak. Well this morning they transferred Milan by ambulance to Central Maine General Hospital in Lewiston. They was quite worried about his problem. Walt and John didn’t get home till 7 PM. Betty talked with Zack. His exams are all over. He is coming home. Milan to the CMG hospital.

 

 

 

Thursday, January 22, 1987 A BAD STORM

 

Cloudy in PM and a storm started. I done up my work. I went down to Betty’s. Carmen and Brogan came. Dorothea and Betty went to Lewiston hospital and got Milan. They moved the particle in his throat down. He was feeling better but his throat was sore. I hope you will be better. I stayed with Betty most of the day. I got a pot roast ready for her today. She is feeling better but weak. Carmen left Brogan while she went shopping and to work. The snow increased this afternoon, the wind blowed in evening. One week ago today Betty was operated on.

 

 

 

Friday, January 23, 1987 Plowed Snow

 

A nice sunny day after the bad storm. After the awful storm of last night John and Walt came up and did the shoveling. Phonie didn’t come until about 5 PM to plow. Bill got his car stuck out here in the yard. He shouldn’t have taken it out, it smoked and tires spun. I hope it didn’t do any harm to it. I worked on puzzle. John left early PM. Zack called this p.m. He was in Washington with Ed Johnson family staying there tonight.

Trinna

John McEnanay

 

 

January 16 - 19, 1987

 

 

Friday, January 16, 1987

 

Betty is better. She is doing okay. We are all very much relieved. She called me on the phone today. She sounded weak but in good spirits. She got very pretty flowers from Eddie and Kim, the family and Brogan, Tom and Charlene. Walt, Carmen, Dennis, Brogan, Dorothea, Milan, Sandra Smith and Nona and Charlene all visited with her today. Walt talked with Zack last night, he is coming home after the exams. He was surprised to hear about his mother. Betty Smith has a headache today. Walt up for supper. Carmen, Dennis, Brogan and Milan called today. This has been a spring like day.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 17, 1987 Betty is doing well

 

This is been a very nice spring like day. It was very cold when we got up this morning. Five below. It soon warmed up. I got my work done up, washed kitchen floor etc. Baked beans. David here this morning, brought Billie’s grain. I got lunch, got ready to go to the hospital to see Betty. She looked quite well, a dite on the pale side. She was under sedation. She was so glad she was getting on to recovery. She is very sore. Walt was here when Milan, Betty and I got there. Carmen came in with Brogan. She was going to take her down to Linda Morrison to babysit. But Walt took her home with him and Linda was to pick her up at four and take her home and stay with her till Dennis came from work. Reason Walt kept her because her kids had strep throat. Kim and Eddie came to see Betty late this PM. Also called here, at Walt’s too. Kim looked very nice. We called to see Fern today.

 

 

 

Sunday, January 18, 1987

 

Cloudy. I wrote letters to Zack and Esther. It is cloudy. John McEnerney called at Walt’s today. I didn’t do much. A long day with Betty gone.

 

 

 

Monday, January 19, 1987

 

I went down to the hospital with Milan and Betty to see Betty H. She was pretty good, heavily sedated. Walt was there. This was a holiday observing Martin Luther King. I did the washing, made a Jell-O etc. Dorothea called tonight on her way home from the exercise class. She went to see Betty.