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!

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

August 5 - 7, 1989 Nanny's Birthday Party

 

Saturday, August 5, 1989

 

A foggy cloudy rainy day. It rained so hard all day. I done my regular Saturday work. Washed floors and clean out the draws in the kitchen. Also wiped the wood work. David came for coffee. Carmen and Kim came. We went to Lovell to a antique shop. Came home, they made preparations to go to camp for Walt and Betty’s wedding anniversary.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 6, 1989 Birthday for Althea on the 8th, 79 years

 

This is been a very nice day, on the hot humid side. Walt up for coffee. I done up my work. Read some papers I have left to read. Carmen, Brogan and Kim called. In late PM I went up to the new house with Betty. It is beautiful. Then when Betty brought me back the family was here. They had a party for my 79th day. Kim made a cake, it was beautiful. Walt, Betty, Carmen, Kim and Brogan, Billie, Joy, Cindy, Fern, David, Dorothea, Billie D, Susan. All were here. Zack was ill. I got so many nice gifts, cards, money and CHOCOLATES. All very nice. Carmen took Brogan to meet Dennis.

 







 

 

Monday, August 7, 1989 Carmen’s day, Esther came, new fridg

 

Early this morning at 6:30 Walt, Carmen and Betty went by on their way to Stephens Memorial Hospital at Norway. Carmen to have a serious operation. Betty called me about 10:30. Her operation was over. They removed the cyst and it wasn’t as bad which we are so thankful. She is awful sick and in a lot of pain. She will be gaining faster now. We are all so pleased. Brogan’s with her father. Well about 3:30 to 4 PM Esther came. Billie brought her. We all were very pleased to see her and she was glad to be here. Susan, Monica, Vince and girlfriend all called. We had a very good supper. Dorothea called in evening. We had a new refrigerator. Carmen is having my other one. Pills all gone.

 

Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)