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, March 2, 2024

December 12 - 15, 1988

Monday, December 12, 1988 A Beautiful Picture Today

 

A very cold, single numbers all day. Carmen came, she did the cleaning and did some washing and the house looks so nice when she gets done. I finished the cards today. Betty and Kimmy put some lights in the kitchen. They are very pretty. Betty got the lights over TV going. I like them very much. Brogan don’t feel too good. She is so cute. Billie to Dr. Christmas gifts. Today, we got the most beautiful picture of a  very pretty child. She looks like a doll. It is so nice. Kim brought her clothes up to show me her mother and father got for her.

 

 

 

Tuesday, December 13, 1988

 

Carmen came, cleaned up the house. I did. Billie and Zack got grain today and done some other errands. I made fudge, two batches.

 

 

 

Wednesday, December 14, 1988

 

A nice day. The snow settled some. I done some wrapping, odds and end jobs. Betty called and Brogan. Kim dropped in for a little while. We got our first snow. It clouded up late in PM and got some more snow after dark. Zak has the flu today. Fern is sick. A bad cold. I made another batch of fudge. Betty switched the 2 chairs for a while to see if I like it.

 

 

Thursday, December 15, 1988

 

A very nice clear day, sunny. I wrote a letter or note to Esther. Billie wrote his Christmas cards today. Betty, Kim called. They went to Norway. Brogan stayed here while they went. She is so cute all the time. Carmen got through early and got home early. She is down to her mother’s. They are going to get their tree in tonight. Tonight Dorothea went to the company she works for. She had a good time. Carmen sat with Fern till Dorothea got home. Kim and Betty to Norway.

 



 

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