November 22 - 24, 1983 Thanksgiving!

 

Tuesday, November 22, 1983 ZAK

 

Carmen up early 5:30 to take Zak to the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston for operation. He was able to come home late in the PM. He is and will be sore for a few days. I cooked a Thanksgiving dinner today for supper tonight. Bill didn’t feel very good today. I did a big wash.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 23, 1983 KIM HAIRCUT AND NEW HAIRDO

 

Beautiful day. I been busy today. I made two pies, lemon sponge and apple. I watched soaps. I did some washing. Billie busy all day, down to help Carmen in PM. Betty to Norway. Carmen and Alan called. Kim up in late PM. She has a new hairdo. It looks nice, sort of a freestyle. Dorothea didn’t work today but done a lot at home getting ready for the day tomorrow. Zak is getting better.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 24, 1983 Thanksgiving day

 

Cloudy and rain. Done up the work, took a bath. We went up to Dorothea’s for dinner. We had a very good dinner. Walt, Betty, Carmen, Kim, Zak and Alan, Jeff, David Neister (sp?), Fern, Billie and me. Bill unable to go. He isn’t at all good.

 

November 18 - 21, 1983

 

Friday, November 18, 1983

 

A nice sunny day. I got my work done up very early and at 9 AM Betty and Carmen came and we went and got Fern and went to the mall at South Portland. We went over the old part and the new. We bought some things. We didn’t leave until about 6:30 or seven then came to North Windham and did some grocery shopping there then got home at about 8:30.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 19, 1983

 

A very nice sunny day. I done up the regular work, washed floors and made bread. Down to Betty’s in PM and watched the shows or soaps she taped. I made bread instead of rolls. Betty and Walt and Zak worked on their shed.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 20, 1983

 

A nice program on TV of Pres. Kennedy’s funeral of 20 years ago. It was a very very sad events. All the country was shook up. This is been a cloudy day. I didn’t do anything but the regular work. Brud, Dorothea, Joy and Zak called and Kim and Tara. Kim and Tara took a long walk down in the woods. Dorothea and Betty gone antiquing.

 

 

Monday, November 21, 1983

 

A cloudy and rainy day. I been busy all day. I made a pumpkin pie for Fern. I got my pie started for tomorrow, a butter crunch. I cooked a beef stew and dumplings. Carmen, Betty and Zak called. Betty took Zak to the Central Maine General Hospital for some tests and other things for his operation tomorrow.

November 14 - 17, 1983

Monday, November 14, 1983

 

A nice day. I did a wash. Down to Betty’s, up to Allen’s new home. Carmen called. She stayed at home for a phone call but didn’t get one except from her dentist to come in to get her tooth fixed.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 15, 1983 KIM’S RANK VERY GOOD

 

A nice day. I did the ironing and made jelly. Carmen to Portland to get her tooth fixed. Billie down town. Well today Kimmy’s ranks came home.  All A’s and B’s except a 84 which gave her one C+. I’m very pleased about how well she is doing.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 16, 1983 FIRST SNOW

 

It was all white when we got up this morning. I done up the regular work, made a batch of cookies. I worked on the puzzle today. Finished it. Carmen called this PM, it has rained hard at times. Bill is okay now. He was so mean and hateful to Dorothea. I hate him the way he is to some people.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 17, 1983 hair rinse

 

Partly cloudy, on the cool side. I done up the regular work, put a rinse on my hair. Betty and I to town. I did the shopping. Carmen up to Augusta and put an application for a job in. Betty called, took Fern down to get her hair set.

 

 

 

November 11 - 13, 1983 New Calf

 

Friday, November 11, 1983 CALF BORN

 

A cloudy and rainy day, some wind. I didn’t do too much today. Kim came up in PM. We started on the puzzle. We worked all PM on it. I watched soaps in PM too. About 5:30 Ellie May had her calf. She had been in pain for over 12 hours. It was hard for her. A nice big bull calf. Her utter was swollen very badly and it was so uncomfortable for her. Carmen was here when it was born and Dorothea called at that time. Zak and Walt up and helped to feed the calf etc. Bill is gaining.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 12, 1983

 

Well it was a better day. Broken clouds in a.m. and in PM it cleared and sun came out. Awful heavy black wind clouds. The wind blowed a lot, very heavy at times. Betty called and Dorothea called. The cow and calf are doing okay. David came down this a.m. also. Bill much better. Alan Berry moved into the shelter apartment today.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 13, 1983

 

A very nice sunny day. We made out orders for the Herd’s Dairyman calendars today. Dorothea called. Billie didn’t do much. He called at Dorothea and David’s and at Fern’s. Hortons raked their leaves. Carmen had supper with Alan tonight at his new home.

 

November 7 - 10, 1983

Monday, November 7, 1983

 

A nice day, some wind, but not too cold. I washed, watched soaps. Carmen and Betty here for lunch. Bill is improving a dite. He ate pretty good or better. I cooked a chicken dinner and Kim was here. She enjoyed her supper. I sent the order to Spencer’s today. I sent for Spencer things.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 8, 1983 Election Day

 

A heavy frost this morning. I went to town with Betty. We did Fern’s banking. I got Carmen’s Christmas gift. We got Bill new slippers. I watched TV shows. Carmen looking for job, no deal. Went and had some more work done on her teeth. She and Alan here in evening. Bill is improving. A nice day. Called at Fern’s for a while. Bill in bed most of the forenoon.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 9, 1983

 

I sent for Imprints gifts today. I sent Norma’s birthday card and Milan and Betty’s anniversary card. I done up regular work. Carmen and Betty here for lunch, they been moving Alan up to the shelter. I watched TV. Bill not gaining too fast, but there is a dite change, he eats better.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 10, 1983

 

A quite nice day, it got cloudy toward night. I did a big wash and some odds and end jobs. Betty and Carmen went to North Conway shopping. They got my stuff and Fern’s. Kim and Zak home from school, teacher’s workshop day. Billie and Zak worked all day at Fern’s doing her leaves. Kim called this evening. Bill seems better. Billie has his fall work all done.

 

November 4 - 6, 1983

 

Friday, November 4, 1983

 

Very heavy rains and high winds all day. I cleaned up the house, swept and dusted. I did a big wash. I made up apple pie and a tuna fish casserole for supper. Bill is supposed to come home tomorrow. So I will have the rest of it for his supper tomorrow night. I watched my shows in PM. Billie took it easy this PM. It helped him a lot. Kimmy up to work on the float at the shelter. They have got to work tomorrow morning too.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 5, 1983 HOMECOMING PARADE, BILL CAME HOME

 

I got my work done up as early as I could. Made bread and all. David called in to see the steer. Bill called about 9 AM. He come home from the hospital. About 10:30 or 11 Dorothea and I went down to get him. He looks very pale, he is thin and very weak. I hope in a week he will be much better. His feet are better. This was a poor weekend for the parade. Rain almost all day. Kim’s last homecoming. Bill not eating much as yet. Zak up for supper. Betty and Walt to Rhode Island.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 6, 1983

 

A mostly cloudy day. It cleared off toward night. I wrote two letters, Es and Thena. Dorothea and David called, made a nice long visit. Carmen and Alan called. Charlene and Tom called. Walt and Betty got home about (blank) PM. They sold the house. Brought the canoe home, they called on Milan and Betty’s. Bill is about the same, still quite weak. Aunt Vi’s home.