May 19 - 22, 1992

 

Tuesday, May 19, 1992

 

Well the old sun was shining when I got up this morning. It shined all day. I did regular work. I did the ironing. Zak called for a little while. Betty got her upstairs all done. Carmen pushed all day. Dorothea and Betty gone to Portland. Dorothea teeth, Betty to seeing her brother Robert. Also Betty went to the curtain shop. Susan called tonight, she is going to do my hair Saturday.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 20, 1992

 

Another nice sunny morning, very warm. The leaves are coming out good on the trees. Carmen took Bro to school. Then she went to her doctor. Betty and Carmen have some people up to their shop today. It has been very hot today 80° or better. Well today I cleaned Betty’s silver, I washed my coats.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 21, 1992 Hot 90° used the fan for first time

 

Well it is a hot one today. 90° or better. I done my regular work. Made a Jell-O and a chocolate pudding. Betty’s folks put their chickens outside today for the first time. Brogan loves that kind of work. Carmen to town to do the shopping. Betty is preparing a spaghetti feed for tonight. Fan on for first time. Billie had a big check cashed. Carmen took it down for him.

 

 

 

Friday, May 22, 1992

 

Another very hot hot day 95°. Dorothea came early, she cleaned the house from top to bottom. It looks very nice. She got the lunch. Zak up this morning. He is looking for work. I pity him so much. I wish him the very best always. Carmen and Brogan came early p.m. Bro had a good time on her trip to the lake. Wicked hot. Betty all done cleaning out to her living room. Kim called today. She don’t get up very much. She picked my dandelions, we had some for supper. Froze some for Esther. Also did some more to eat this week. Carmen and Brogan came, went to town, got ice cream cones.

May 16 - 18, 1992 Camp Cleanup

 

Saturday, May 16, 1992

 

It cleared off in the middle of the day. Dorothea came and cleaned up, washed kitchen and bathroom floors. David came for coffee. Betty up early and up to the camp for the cleanup. They got it all done outside, put in the docks. Moved a tiny building. They had a lot of people helping. Also friends of Betty and Carmen from the school. I didn’t go up. Will go up later. I wrote to Esther.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, May 17, 1992

 

A very nice sunny morning. I done up the work. Walt up for breakfast and coffee. I did my work, wrote to Betty Milne. Well we went to the cemeteries as far as E. Stoneham. It was a nice ride. Billie went too, he enjoyed it very much. Betty Smith and Dorothea went too. We also went down to Forest Hill down here and up to Joy’s than to our own. We had a nice long ride.

 

 

 

Monday, May 18, 1992

 

A nice day after the sun came out. On the cool side. I did a big wash today. Carmen called, she put them away for me. I read the papers and watched TV soaps in p.m. Carmen had to go to work at 11 tonight. I started the supper. Betty came up, got it and did the dishes. Chicks and turkeys

 

 

May 12 - 15, 1992

 

Tuesday, May 12, 1992

 

Betty and Dorothea came again today and done some more cleaning. They got it nearly all done, will finish tomorrow. It is or was warm and sunny today. Betty got the supper, a very good one, steaks. I did my ironing and more washing. Betty, Billie, Arnold cleaned out all this stuff up over the breezeway. What a mess. I will look all the boxes over and keep what we want saved. David came to see the new heifers.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 13, 1992

 

House is all cleaned and done tonight. Well today my two daughters finish cleaning my house. It looks so nice and shiny, neat and clean. They did such a good job, it is so hard work for them. Next year I hope I can do it or get someone else to do it. It is too much for them. They are too good for their own selves. No one else would do as good a job. Carmen to town and done the shopping. Brogan to school. Dorothea and Betty came early. A nice sunny day. I looked over some boxes out on the back porch today that we found upstairs last night. Most of it was Carmen, Kim and Zac school papers. They were good papers.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 14, 1992

 

Zac here and took the trash in Billie’s truck to the dump this morning. I did a dite of wash. Zak gone to Naples with Billie truck to look at a job. Carmen, Brogan and Betty gone to Lewiston. Today it was quite windy and cold.

 

 

 

Friday, May 15, 1992 mowed lawns

 

A nice day, on the cool side. I washed my hair and I got some papers read and got some more to read. Dorothea got supper tonight. It sure seemed good to see the house all cleaned. It looks so nice. Carmen been looking over all her baby clothes upstairs, getting ready for the new arrival that is coming soon. Billie mowed the lawns for the first time. Betty getting ready to go to camp cleanup day tomorrow.

 

May 8 - 11, 1992 Mother's Day

 

Friday, May 8, 1992

 

Field came with TRACTOR. A kind of nice morning, on the hazy side. They came and brought the tractor up to get rest of equipment. It is all gone and paid for. Billie feels bad. Because of his failing health he had to get rid of it. I’m sorry.

 

 

 

Saturday, May 9, 1992

 

It was cloudy and raining when we got up. It cleared away. I got the work done up. David came for coffee and Zac. Dorothea came, she done a lot of work today. She cleaned the bureau draws and closets in the bedrooms and draws. It looks so nice. I went up to Waterford with Carmen, Kim and Brogan for plants. It was a very nice ride. When I got home, Dorothea had a lot of the work done. The girls got plants for Betty today. Dorothea left the house looking so nice. She got a good supper.

 

 

 

Sunday, May 10, 1992 Mother’s Day very nice

 

It was sunny early this morning. It clouded up and cloudy all day. Walt up for coffee. Then Zak came later. Carmen and Arnold working in their garden today, getting ready to plant. Carmen came up and got a Sloppy Joe started. Kim and Tom came and made a visit. Then later Betty, Dorothea, David, Walt, Zak, Arnold, Carmen, Brogan and Nick came for supper also we had Betty Smith and later Jeff came. All enjoyed the Sloppy Joe’s. I got a scanner, money, beautiful cards, money, a sweater and a lot of nice candy. A special card made by Brogan. Three very pretty bouquets. Dorothea, Zak and Jeff. Was glad Jeff was here as I don’t see him very often.

 

 

 

Monday, May 11, 1992

 

This morning Betty and Dorothea came early to begin the housecleaning. They did the two bedrooms and Dorothea got a lot done in the bathroom. It looks very nice after they finished. Heifers came tonight from Wade Kimball.

May 4 - 7, 1992

 

Monday, May 4, 1992

 

Up this morning, got ready to go shopping over to Oxford with Dorothea and Betty Smith. I did quite a bit for the housecleaning. Enjoyed going very much. I got most of the supper tonight. Betty busy at the new office of hers. Zack fencing today.

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 5, 1992

 

A fair day. I got up early, got my work done, got ready to go shopping with Betty and Carmen at Windham. I got a few more things I needed. Came home, Betty went to Norway and got some plants for her office building. Also she did a lot of other shopping for her new office. We went early, got home early. Had a good day, enjoyed it a lot. Zac finished the fencing. Today Brogan got signed up for school. Carmen signed Brogan for regular school. She was some pleased about that.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 6, 1992

 

 

 

A beautiful sunny morning. I’m home today, done the washing. Brogan to school. Bro and Carmen called in p.m. Carmen got the supper. Well tonight they had their first customer at the new business office up here. It was Kim. This p.m. Carmen took me up to see the new place of business. It is all done and beautiful. I hope they will have more and more customers and the best of luck to them. David had a calf born tonight.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 7, 1992

 

I washed the bedroom curtains. Zak was here and helped to fold them. Bro and Carmen came. Carmen to town and got a few things in p.m. Zac and I over to Lovell to get a certified (gift) for Carmen in the store over at Lovell. The place was closed. It was kind of on the warmish side. Carmen got a good supper. Zak was here. He has thought of going to California. I wish he could get ahead. Kim back for more work on her face, legs etc.