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!

Thursday, August 3, 2023

October 17 - 18, 1986 Brogan Alyssa Horton Willette - Nanny and Poppa's 56th Wedding Anniversary

 

Friday, October 17, 1986 BROGAN ALYSSA HORTON WILLETTE

 

Carmen to the Stephens Memorial Hospital at 6:30 this morning. She gave birth to a girl at 10:41 AM. She is a very pretty little bundle. Her father is so pleased. He is all shook up. Her grandmothers and grandfather Horton are so big and proud they can’t get through the door. We all love her some much. Kim came tonight to see her brand-new niece. A very big red letter day for all of us. Carmen had a hard time because she had to have it by cesarean birth. Had to be put out. Hope she will be better by tomorrow.

 

 



 

 


 

 

Saturday, October 18, 1986 saw the new baby again Brogan, 56 YEARS WED

 

A beautiful day. I done up some of the work. Betty and Kim came, wanted me to go shopping if I could. So we went. I got the work done up, made brownies. David came, he and Billie had coffee. Well we took off to go to see that little pink bundle of joy. Her mother was holding her and proud as a peacock. She is proving right at the start what a nice mother she will be. Kim, Betty and I shopped. Clothes and groceries. A very nice wedding anniversary. 56. Dorothea, Fern, Betty, Walt, Kim and John McEnerney. Milan, Betty, Joy, Debbie, Jay, Jessica, Danica and Kathy. We got money, cards, had ice cream cake, coffee. So many nice. Carmen was at SMH at Norway and Brogan Alyssa. She gave us a call. Zack called from Massanutten Military Academy from Woodstock Virginia. We have a very good bunch of kids and other relatives.

 



 



 


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