April 30 - May 3, 1992 Kentucky Derby

 

Thursday, April 30, 1992

 

Sunny this morning. I done regular work. Zac up for coffee. I did a wash. Also done some other odd jobs.

 

 

 

Friday, May 1, 1992

 

A very nice sunny day. It was 60° temp. I made out the bills today. Carmen called. She took Brogan into the doctor. She is having bowel trouble. Zak up for coffee. He done some more fencing. Carmen took Bro to school. She had her pictures taken at school. Her whole class. Dorothea came and got the supper. A good one. Carmen and Kim working some.

 

 

 

Saturday, May 2, 1992

 

A cloudy and some rain showers. Dorothea and David here. Carmen and Brogan too. David and Zac here for coffee. I worked on the papers etc. Dorothea did all the cleaning today. Got the meals. Tonight Kim and Carmen had a Kentucky Derby dinner at their house and company. Kim won the purse. Brogan up here this p.m. I’m concerned about Brogan, she is changing.

 

 

 

Sunday, May 3, 1992

 

Walt up for coffee this morning. I wrote to Esther. I did some figuring. Betty been busy all day getting her place of business ready. Carmen called for a little while and Brogan.

 

 

 

April 26 - 29, 1992

 

Sunday, April 26, 1992

 

Not raining today. I wrote to Esther. Zac up this morning. Brogan a dite better. I hope Carmen takes her to the doctor soon if she doesn’t get better soon. I hope nothing is wrong with her intestines. This has been a dreary day, some sun, on the cold side. I hate weekends. Betty brought up some very good Italian sandwiches for our supper. Carmen called. Walt up for coffee, Zak too.

 

 

 

Monday, April 27, 1992

 

At last a sunrise this morning. Sun shown all day. It was so good. Well Brogan went to school today. I’m so glad she did. She likes it very much. Nick began again today too. He had a good day. Carmen worked all night last night. Arnold took care of the kids and place. Brogan had a good night sleep. Betty came, got the supper. She looks so tired. Zak raking the lawns down to his house. He did some last week.

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 28, 1992

 

Another one of those rare sunny days. It was so nice seeing the sun. I didn’t do very much. Brogan here in p.m.

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 29, 1992

 

Another nice sunny day. I done regular work and a small washing and did ironing. Carmen called and Bro. Bro feels better. She went to school. Carmen got to work today from 3 to 7. She done the shopping. Zak down in the woods doing the fencing. Brogan here in p.m. She isn’t very good, tired and not up to par. I hope she will get to the doctor.

 

April 22 - 25, 1992 Bro and Nick to Circus

 

Wednesday, April 22, 1992 Brogan to the circus

 

Today Carmen done the shopping here. Then she, Brogan and Nick left to go to Lewiston to the circus. I’m worried about Carmen. She pushes herself and gets overtired. Betty got the supper. Carmen didn’t get home from circus til later. Jason got a lot done. Betty brought us Fern’s obituary and picture. Very nice. I like it very much.

 

 

 

Thursday, April 23, 1992

 

Foggy when we got up this morning. I done up the regular work. Sun came out this morning. Carmen came, she got a very good tunafish casserole for supper. I was down to Betty’s today. We did her dishes in dining room.

 

 

 

Friday, April 24, 1992 RAIN RAIN

 

All day it has rained hard. Zak up this morning. Carmen called. Brogan sick last night and Carmen to tired and sick. No one here except Dorothea came this p.m. Got a delicious supper, meat hash, fried parsnips, Angel cake delight.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 25, 1992

 

Another rainy day. It stopped and sun came out at times. Not too warm. I got the papers all read today. Dorothea came and got the supper. I had pancake and sausages. Billie had French toast. Very good. Betty has company tonight, friend she met at the school. Brogan sick. I’m so worried about her. I hope she will get her bowels to work soon. David came for coffee. Dorothea came and cleaned the house, it looks very good.

 

April 19 - 21, 1992 Easter Sunday

 

 

                

 

 

 

Sunday, April 19, 1992

 

Well after a foggy morning the sun came out for Easter. I wrote to Esther. Tom came and got the albums. A very nice Easter dinner at Kim and Tom’s today. We got cards. Tom’s mother, sisters, their husbands and children where there, Tom’s stepdaughter, Walt, Betty, Betty S and Carmen and Arnold and Nick and me where their guests. It was a very delicious meal. We brought Billie’s supper. A very nice dinner. All enjoyed it very much. Kim is smart to do so well. Carmen got back from work in time to eat. Also Arnold and Nick ate with us.

 

 

 

Monday, April 20, 1992

 

A nice mild day. I washed. Zak came up for coffee. Billie and Jason out doing some shopping for things he needs. Got me some milk and cream. Zak went down and got me some carrots. I got a pot roast to going. Betty and Walt here for supper. Betty finished getting it and she and Zak washed dishes. Jason here and worked all day. We enjoyed listening to the scanner day and night, very interesting. We hear where Tom is and what he is doing. Dot Smith moved into the nursing home down here today. She likes it.

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 21, 1992 HOT, Ceilings

 

Jason here again today. He did the raking alongside of the road. It looks very clean and nice. Well it cleared away and it became a real hot sunny day. We was opened up out on the back porch. It was very nice. Carmen and Bro came. Also Betty. Dorothea, Zak and Tom dropped in. Well Kim did the ceilings today, they look very nice. Also she got lunches. Betty got the supper.

 

April 15 - 18, 1992

 

Wednesday, April 15, 1992

 

A nice sunny day. Carmen came, she did the shopping. Brogan to school. Carmen done the work and got the supper. Snow gone a lot today. Well Zak found out he can’t go to school because of not filing a income tax, so now what? Zak got a good supper tonight. Dorothea to the dentist, had her teeth checked. She has got to go back for her permanent ones later.

 

 

 

Thursday, April 16, 1992

 

A kind of cloudy day. I done up regular work, got ready to go to Windham with Betty and Carmen. I did some spring shopping. We got a couple dresses for Brogan. Also Betty and Carmen got some things. Betty to the dentist for her teeth. They look very nice. Walter took her down. These are her permanent ones. I’m glad she has them. Betty Smith got her new glasses today.

 

 

 

Friday, April 17, 1992

 

Well this morning got up only to see the ground all white and a messy storm. It is so sickening. I washed, ironed. Carmen came and did her hens. What a miserable day. It seemed like two days in one. I done my work. Dorothea came, got the supper. Carmen called. Nick came to Carmen’s today. He isn’t at all good. I don’t know what his outcome will be. He has been over to his aunts in Oxford for a few days. He isn’t any better. Cloudy and dreary all day.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 18, 1992

 

Well another miserable day. The clouds broke today and a dite of sunshine but the ground is all white. I hate it so much. Dorothea got a good supper tonight. Bro was so glad to see her mother. Dorothea cleaned the house all nice today. It looks very much. Betty came up, brought up her scanner. It is interesting. Susan called this p.m. too. She got a call from Penney’s from Conway to come to work Wednesday. Betty took me up to see the layout at her new office. Very nice. Frogs peeping tonight.