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!

Saturday, January 20, 2024

July 5 - 8, 1988 Zak Leaves For Boot Camp

Tuesday, July 5, 1988

 

I did a wash, changed beds. Carmen came and cleaned some, will finish it tomorrow. They were supposed to come to do horses today but didn’t. I shelled peas for dinner. Zak got knocked for a loop today as well as the whole family. He has got to leave for the service tomorrow instead of Thursday. They done some scurrying around this PM. Betty got terribly upset. Bill weak

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 6, 1988 Zack

 

Today early, about 7:30 Zack left for Portland to stay overnight then at 6 AM he will leave for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri where he will take boot training for the National Guard. He will be gone until November 11th. I sure hated to see him go. But for his sake and his folks I guess this is the best for him. Carmen came today, she cleaned the house. Mowed lawns for Betty. I sat down in the playhouse with Brogan till noon. Bill weak today. This morning Carmen, Kim and Zak came early and had breakfast here. Kim brought some bakery donuts. I was very pleased to have them.

 


 

 

Thursday, July 7, 1988

 

Been thinking of Zack all day, as he flies further and further away. I hope he won’t be too homesick. I did the ironing this morning. Also cleaned the refrigerator inside and out.

 

 

 

Friday, July 8, 1988

 

I did a wash today. It has been such a hot day. Bill still not very good. Billie been busy all day. He went and got strawberries. I put a few in the freezer. Carmen went to the store for us today.

 

 

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