December 2 - 5, 1991

 

Monday, December 2, 1991

 

I did the washing. Well we got a miserable day. A quite nice day, a bad storm is coming tonight. I did the ironing today.

 

 

 

Tuesday, December 3, 1991 No School, Trinna

 

A bad storm, snow, sleet and rain. Betty and Carmen or Brogan, BJ and Nick didn’t go to school. I went down to Betty’s and Betty S, Carmen and I help them wrap gifts. It was good being there all day Back Home. Today Trinna was put to sleep. She has been very poorly since Tara’s death. It was good she got out of her suffering. It was so hard to see her go. A very nice dog. We all loved her and her being around.

 

 

 

Wednesday, December 4, 1991

 

It was cloudy when we got up. It cleared away and a very nice sunny day. Today the last hostage left for home. Betty and Carmen back to school. All ice and glaze. Brogan to school. Zac to town doing the shopping. Bro came here after school until Kim came and got her. They went to North Conway where they went grocery shopping for their party.

 

 

 

Thursday, December 5, 1991 I got a haircut and set

 

It was cleared off and a nice sunny day. Dorothea came. I was ready. She took me down to Barbara’s and I got my haircut, colored and set. In p.m. didn’t do much, watched TV shows. Zack down to Betty’s in p.m. Carmen and Betty got home about 6:30 PM

 

November 28 - December 1, 1991 Thanksgiving Day

 

Thursday, November 28, 1991

 

A nice day, on the cool side. A very nice Thanksgiving and delicious one at Betty and Walt. Betty, Walt, Carmen, Brogan, Zac, Dorothea, David, Jeff, Betty S, Billie and me. It was so good. Kim and Tom came in p.m. Jeff showed us all of his snaps of the past year. We stayed for sandwiches and till evening. A nice day. We all missed Fern.

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, November 29, 1991

 

A nice sunny day. I did the washing. Zac did the cleaning etc. Bro here this a.m. Carmen to her doctor for a checkup. Heard the heart beat .

 

 

 

Saturday, November 30, 1991

 

It was cloudy when we got up this morning early. Carmen and Brogan came early. Zac and I went with them to Oxford to Ames to do some Christmas shopping. I got the heft of mine done. Carmen got a few more things. We got home at about 10 AM and her Mammy and Aunt Della came and got her and took her to the Auburn Mall where she saw Santa and out for lunch. She was very pleased and enjoyed it all. It rained hard in p.m. Zac to Lewiston with Betty and Walt and done some more shopping.

 

 

 

Sunday, December 1, 1991

 

Walt up for coffee and made a brief visit. Zac down to his mother’s after breakfast to help her rearrange furniture. Billie out today with Jason, down near the coast where Billie and Lawrence used to go.

 

 

November 24 - 27, 1991 Fern Died and Her Funeral

 

Sunday, November 24, 1991 Fern Aleta Smith Yates

 

At 5:45 AM Fern died. She was at Dorothea and David’s home. Betty, Joy, Carmen was there when she died. She has had a long hard struggle to the end. She will be missed by the family. She was so good to them all and they were to her all her life. We will miss her.

 

 

 

Monday, November 25, 1991 AT FERNS IN EVENING

 

A quite nice day. We did a big wash. Dorothea here and Betty, Carmen and Brogan also. Rev. Dana Beth Wells here in p.m. to talk to me about Fern for her service tomorrow. Zac vacuumed today. He and Betty and Bro went shopping this p.m. for Thanksgiving. Billie had a bad day, his feet and nerves all up. Awful nervous. Dorothea is still up and all tired out from Fern’s sickness of the last week. Very hard. She has a lot of things to take care. We went down to the calling hours for Fern tonight. She looked as though she had suffered a lot. ALL HER FAMILY WAS THERE.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 26, 1991

 

It came in sunny this morning. I’m going to help Zac make a cake. Did some more cooking.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 27, 1991 Fern’s funeral

 

It dawns sunny and clear this morning. On the quite cold side and a dite windy. Got ready and went to Fern’s funeral at 1 PM. A lot of relatives and some of her church friends were there. Had beautiful flowers. After the services all the people all backed up to Dorothea and David’s for a nice sociable gathering and lunch. Very good. All had a good gathering. David and Dorothea gave Fern a very good home and life for the past several years. She had the best of care and happy to be with them. We all loved her as she had no children. Her bearers were Walt, Tom, Zack, the Bracket boys, Weldon and Malcolm, and Steve the undertaker.

 

 

 

November 21 - 23, 1991 Fern Not Well

 

Thursday, November 21, 1991

 

Called about Fern. She is about the same. I went up with Carmen and we stayed until late forenoon. She didn’t improve much all day so they went up and staying at night for a long time. I came home.

 

 

 

Friday, November 22, 1991

 

Raining all day. Early this morning Carmen came and we went up to Dorothea’s. They was very concerned about Fern but she came out of that dilemma. I stayed for an hour or so then Zac and I came home and we changed the beds. Did the washing and he swept, dusted, helped to put the clothes we washed away. Carmen and Bro were here. Fern no better this p.m. Betty had a good sleep.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 23, 1991

 

Cloudy, not much rain since early morning. I done up the work. David came for coffee. Zac stayed down to his house to get rested. Fern not any different. Arnold’s kids went to their grandparents. Arnold working at Betty’s. Brogan and Carmen home today all alone. Brogan liked that very much. Zac to town for me today. Esther called tonight to talk with Betty about the plans for a new home. I told her how low Fern is. CINDY CAME HOME TONIGHT.

November 17 - 20, 1991

 

Sunday, November 17, 1991

 

Walt up for coffee. Didn’t do much. Kim called and Carmen. They had been shopping. Bro called later.

 

 

 

Monday, November 18, 1991 DOROTHEA HAD TEETH PULLED AND NEW ONES

 

Well today Dorothea had her teeth pulled and new ones put in. Betty called also Carmen and Brogan. Betty and Zac shopping today. Also Carmen did some. I did a washing today. Zac doing very good work. I mended a shirt for him. A very nice sunny day.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 19, 1991

 

A very nice sunny day. I wrote Esther and sent a card to Eleanor. Brogan here all p.m. Billie and Zac out riding around. Kim and Tom here in p.m., Tom stayed for supper. BJ was here for a few minutes. She showed me the box her grandmother gave her. Zac went to his pool meet tonight. Our stove or furnace went out today. Dorothy has said that Fern didn’t have a very good day.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 20, 1991 Esther 72

 

Esther’s birthday. Zac downtown and done the shopping. Also he cleaned the breezeway up today. Tonight got a call from Dorothea. Fern is quite weak. Not at all good. So I went up with Carmen, Billie, Kim, Zac and Brogan. We stayed or I did until 1:30. She was quite weak.